Join us THIS Weekend!

Dear Indivisible Members,

We have a busy weekend ahead with our regular Musk or US protest on Saturday at 11AM in Westmont (sign up HERE to join us).

More Local Events:

Marshal Training- April 30th

 On Wednesday, April 30th at 6PM Indivisible Chicago and Indivisible Westside are hosting this training for new and experienced marshals. We will review the basics of serving as a safety marshal at a rally, march or other action, and spend most of our time together reviewing our responses to various scenarios that we could face. This is an opportunity to learn together and to build a team. Sign up HERE for details and to attend.

Our group NEEDS trained marshals to continue our Saturday Musk or US protests, so please consider getting trained and joining our Marshal Team!

International Workers' Day March on May 1st

Indivisible Chicago will join the Consejo de Resistencia en Defensa del Inmigrante on May Day 2025, International Workers' Day! Join us to stand in solidarity with all immigrant communities and in defense of immigration rights.

We will meet up with Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and the Coalition Against the Trump Agenda at Union Park to rally and march together in opposition to Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the Trump Administration’s catastrophic attacks on our nation and the world.

Gathering location at Union Park isTBD. Sign up HERE to join the rally and be updated with details closer to the date.

More Local Actions:

Join our Witness Slip Team

Join our group's Witness Slip Team to let Illinois legislators know whether you support or oppose a bill. The process is simple and makes an impact. Click the link below. Once you join you will receive instructions and periodic emails that will require a quick turnaround action.

IL Witness Slip Team Group signup  

The Food Pantry was thrilled with all the bags and food we dropped off in the last week alone! The Westchester Food Pantry's USDA allotments have been cut by 40%, and local clientele continues to rise. Let's keep helping them out:

Current most needed items include: paper grocery bags-with handles, Pasta (other than elbows), Pasta Sauce, Cereal, Jelly, Meals in a Can (Ravioli, Chili, Stew, Spaghettios), Condiments (Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo, Salad Dressing, BBQ Sauce), and Coffee/Tea.

Any donations of unexpired, non perishable items are always greatly appreciated!

We now have 3 Donation Spots! 

LaGrange Park- at both

621 SHERWOOD ROAD 

346 N. ASHLAND

Western Springs- at

5405 CAROLINE AVE

We'd love to have more drop off locations in Brookfield, LaGrange and other surrounding communities. If YOU ARE WILLING to accept donations for the Food Pantry at your home, and transport those collected items to the pantry email Abby at abbyindivisible@gmail.com

Take Action- Adopt a Board

Speaking of local boards, local government is crucial to our daily lives and immediate communities. We need folks who are willing to attend local meetings of Village Trustees, School Boards, Library Boards and so on, and keep our elected officials committee up to date on what's going on at the most local level. Sign up HERE to help keep us all informed!

Take Action- Texting Team

Our group will be piloting  the use of texting to our members when a rapid response is needed for legislation, witness slips, protests, and any other immediate actions. Some of you may have volunteered for texting programs during the recent elections. If you would be interested in being a part of this effort, either helping to organize or in sending and moderating  texts, email Jeanette  at jiq@valeko.com for further information.

Postcarding Opportunities

Postcards to Swing States is gearing up to launch a larger postcard program than expected for the remainder of 2025. They need help packing orders at (231 S Frontage Rd, Unit 11 in Willowbrook) starting on Tuesday, April 15. 
Here's the Office Shift Sign-Up Form.

There will be a webinar all about new programs in 2025/2026 on Wednesday, April 16 at 7pm CT. RSVP here. It will be on YouTube live, so the recording, “Postcards to Swing States”, will be there if you're not able to watch it live. 

Postcards to Swing States will be sending 10.5 million postcards to voters in Virginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania for November elections. They're also innovating a new program called "News Boosting" that will feed appropriate headlines, paired with handwritten messages, to target voters in Virginia. The goal of news boosting is to influence people's likelihood of turning out in November. Sign up at the above links.

With love and solidarity in all we have come through, and on our journey ahead,

Your local organizers in

Indivisible West Suburban Chicago