Dear Indivisible Members,
Much thanks to those who made it out for our community screening of Lightworkers, and to filmmaker Bobby Roth for joining us via Zoom to answer questions afterwards. You can screen the film for free HERE.
For the upcoming election, suburban Cook County voters can begin casting ballots at six different early voting centers beginning on Wednesday, October 7. Additional early voting sites will be available on Monday, October 19th. A full list of early voting sites can be found here.
We're kicking off early voting with our No Kings: Vote Early Event on Saturday, October 17th. Want to try Craftivism? We need a few volunteers to help to get ready for No Kings Vote Early by making buttons and other crafty things beginning October 7th + 3 more dates. You can also join us for our monthly Book Club on October 22nd (see details below).
Besides getting your vote in early, dive in deeper- it's time to try phone banking. On October 3rd at 2pm CT, National Indivisible is holding a live training on how-to phone bank training . This space is for those who have never made calls before to learn how to do so in a strictly learning environment. See below for details, plus FAQs, and a pre-recorded training video.
Canvassing, texting, post carding, and protecting voters also need volunteers. See below, with special attention to support for our Michigan and Wisconsin neighbors.
Take a look below and sign-up to take action. We'll see you out there!
No Kings - Vote Early Rally- Saturday, October 17th
Saturday, October 17th at 1PM. We all know how important it is to protect the vote, thus IWSC is hosting NO KINGS: VOTE EARLY, a festive and informational gathering. You will learn ways to encourage people in our community to VOTE EARLY and to protect the vote in other ways too! We will have a real opportunity to encourage high voter turnout, as it's the best democracy-saving, election-protection tool we have. Please register to join us on October 17th at our NEW location.
We decide who represents us. We decide what comes next.
For more than a year, millions of people have come together to reject the idea that power belongs to kings, billionaires, or politicians who believe they are above the people and the law.
Now, we are taking the next step, turning people power into voter power. Unlike previous No Kings actions, No Kings: Vote Early, is not purely a honk-and-wave protest. Instead, on October 17th, it's a day of nonpartisan voter participation: we are bringing our community together to make a plan to vote early and ensuring every eligible voter understands their options for how to vote and has the opportunity to make their voice heard.
The event will be from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Tower Green in downtown Western Springs, 914 Hillgrove Ave. Please register here to join us there!
At the 10/17 event, you'll learn more about, and be able to sign up to Volunteer at, our
EARLY VOTE PROMOTER events :
Early Vote Promoters-Downtown LaGrange-10/19 5-7PM
Early Vote Promoters-Western Springs train station-10/20 7-10AM
Early Vote Promoters-LaGrange Road train station-10/21 7-10AM
Craftivism Meetup - Wednesday, October 7 + three more dates
Join fellow crafters, makers, and creatives from the Indivisible community when we meet up to make physical objects to spread the word about Voting Early and Protecting Our Vote!
Great family event for teens accompanied by parents! All skill levels are welcome. All supplies provided and organizers will guide you along.
WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW as we fold Zines into booklet form and make Vote Early Buttons with the library's button-maker. Our finished work will be shared at the No KIngs Vote Early event.
Craftivism is a form of activism that combines traditional and modern crafts with social and political change.
This is a low-key and cozy meetup that is also a great opportunity to learn something new and also share ideas for future craftivism! Space for 6 at each day/time: Morning of Oct 7th and 15th. Evening of Oct 8th and 14th. Be sure to sign up so that you will get notified if location or times change.
Election Judges Still Needed
From Diana Aliasi, the Judge Coordinator for Lyons Township:
We are still in need of Election Judges for the upcoming November 3, 2026 election in your area. We would greatly appreciate your assistance. You can apply online at www.cookcountyclerk.com/work or by scanning the QR code above.
Thank you for your help and support!
Linktree Updated - Ready for the Election!
Our Indivisible WSC Link Tree is a landing page with all our important links and resources in a single spot. It has been updated to include important links for Early Voting, Election Protection, Researching Your Ballot, and more! Check it out HERE.
Learn to Phone Bank with Indivisible National Saturday, October 3, 2pm CT
Sign up HERE to Join Indivisible National to learn how to use Scale to Win to help engage voters in key races across the country, driving turnout for candidates who will bring the change we need to DC, and build a party that fights for us.
This is a great opportunity for those who need a little more time learning new systems or who just aren’t that tech-savvy to participate in a training-only space. We’ll walk through an in-depth training on how to log in and navigate using the Scale to Win autodialer. The training will also cover what it looks like to make your first call, including a script review.
Please note that this is a training only. You won’t be required to call voters during the training. This space is for those who have never made calls before to learn how to do so in a strictly learning environment.
If you miss the October 3rd training, there's a recorded 19 minute training video and FAQs here.
Are you a phone bank pro? Head to https://2026.indivisible.org/phone-banks/#calls to sign up for our next phone bank!
Phone Banks with Indivisible Illinois
Join Indivisible Illinois to phone bank to:
Wisconsin and Illinois' 15th District on
Get Out the Vote in key IL race on
Support Our Michigan and Wisconsin Neighbors: Canvassing, Phone Banks, Texting, and Voter Protection
Join Indivisible Chicago in the fight for our rights, freedoms and democracy.
Indivisible Chicago is supporting our neighbors in Michigan and Wisconsin. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed must win a tossup Senate race that will get us one step closer to a majority. In tight governors’ races, Jocelyn Benson is up against a MAGA loyalist and David Crowley takes on an election denier. We can take back the House majority by helping Sean McCann in MI-04, Mitchell Berman in WI-01 and Rebecca Cooke in WI-03 flip MAGA-held seats.
Sign up to reach voters by canvassing, phone banking, or texting.
Or volunteer for voter protection in Michigan and Wisconsin.
We can win this fight. Whatever your interests, skills, or schedule, we have a way for you to help. Together, we’ll make history.
Indivisible National Election Calls and Info
Miss a recent Indivisible national call or training? Can't find the follow-up email in your inbox? Accidentally unsubscribed but need the recording?
Click HERE to access this running Google Doc with links to recent follow-up emails/materials from recent national calls and trainings led by or significantly partnered on by Indivisible. Individual follow-up emails will link you to recordings, resources, and more.
Phone Bank with Indivisible National
It’s go time! Join Indivisible to make calls to voters in key states and districts across the country. No matter where you live, you can play a part in taking back the House and Senate.
Having one-on-one conversations is still one of the most effective methods of engaging people who care about the fate of our country’s democracy and providing them with up-to-date information on when, where, and how to cast their ballots. So sign up for a shift – or many – and help power a historic landslide this November.
Canvassing, Phone Banks and More with Indivisible Chicago Alliance
We can join the fight for the midterm elections NOW with these events via Indivisible Chicago Alliance - canvassing, phone banks and many more ways to participate. Check out the multitude of opportunities HERE.
Text Unregistered Voters Thursdays in October
Thursdays in October, 5-6:30pm- Join Field Team 6's free Text on Tap text team - and text millions of unregistered likely Democrats in key swing states to win key elections in 2026! It's a great way to register new Democrats in Arizona, California, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.
There are a few things you'll need to get started, you can find out more about that, and sign up to join them HERE.
Postcards
Oct 5 - Postcard Party
Attend the IWSC postcard party- Oct. 5 at Thomas Ford Library in Western Springs. While you write cards, you can chat with others about the news of the day and suggest/learn more ways to take action. RSVP today!
Progressive Turnout - Postcard Help
Progressive Turnout Project - Help Pack Postcards Monday - Friday until October 12th
From the folks at Progressive Turnout Project:
We are in the final month of packaging postcards for shipment to writers, and we'll need a ton of help constantly to ship orders through Monday Oct. 12th.
Here's the Office Shift Sign-Up Form. Postcard Office Hours: Mon - Fri 9AM-3PM, (2-hour shifts) at 231 S Frontage Rd, Unit 11, Willowbrook, IL 60527
If you have friends who haven't volunteered before, now is a great time to mention it!
Indivisible Book Club
The IWSC Book Club will meet on Thursday, October 22 at 6:00pm (NEW TIME) at the Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library. The book we will discuss is Separation of Church and Hate. It is described as a sane person’s guide to taking back the bible from fundamentalists, fascists and flock-fleecing frauds. Author, John Fugelsang, son of a former Catholic nun and a Franciscan brother, takes readers through common fundamentalist arguments on abortion, immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, and more – exposing their hypocrisy and inaccuracy through scripture, common sense and humor. He offers practical tips on how to debate friends and family using the Bible they claim to follow. And, he encourages us to fight for the love, mercy and service that make up the heart of Christianity. Sign up here to join us!
Daily Action Challenge!
Is it worth contacting our elected officials even when we know they have voted the peoples' way on an issue?
YES! because they keep tallies of the number of contacts they get, and more contacts ramp up the pressure to continue to vote the peoples' way!
This chart shows Illinois way behind other states in making calls to elected officials using 5calls. A GOOD and EASY daily habit we can all practice: Use 5 Calls to choose an issue and get scripts and phone numbers to call your elected officials.
CHALLENGE! - The 5calls dashboard lets us see how many calls are going to individual legislators as logged by 5calls (does not include calls made another way). We'll start tracking call volume to our U.S. House members and Senators and let you know if we see an upturn in future newsletters!
Here are the # of calls they each received through 5calls in the past 7 days as of 9/3/26:
IL-4 Rep. Jesus (Chuy) Garcia - 6 calls
IL-6 Rep. Sean Casten - 4 calls
IL-7 Rep. Danny Davis - 7 calls
Sen. Dick Durbin - 136 calls
Sen. Tammy Duckworth - 138 calls
Can we double that in the next week or two? YES WE CAN!
Log into 5Calls.org with your address or zip code, then choose at least one issue and call today! Here are some ideas.
Are you concerned about data centers on FEDERAL land In the STATE of ILLINOIS?
How about election interference by the Trump Administration? It's the #1 issue other people are calling about nationwide.
This site is constantly being updated and currently lists 49 different topics. Pick one and be heard today!
Thinking Ahead to Local Elections 2027
Recently the 204 School Board (LTHS) shared this information regarding upcoming elections in 2027 and we wanted to pass it along to inspire those interested in getting involved:
"The Board of Education invites community members who are passionate about public education and committed to serving our students, staff, and community to consider running for the Board of Education in the upcoming April 6, 2027 Consolidated Election.
During this election, three (3) seats on the Board of Education will be open. School board members are elected by their local communities in a non-partisan election and serve four-year terms. Across Illinois, nearly 6,000 men and women serve on local public school boards, helping govern the education of nearly 2 million students in more than 850 school districts.
School board elections are held on the first Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year (unless the date conflicts with Passover, in which case the election is held the following Tuesday). In Illinois, most school boards consist of seven members with staggered four-year terms, resulting in three or four seats being up for election every two years.
Individuals interested in becoming candidates for the Board of Education may begin circulating nominating petitions on August 25, 2026, for the April 6, 2027 Consolidated Election.
To help prospective candidates learn more about board service and the election process, the Board of Education will host a Prospective Board Candidate Workshop on Monday, September 21, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Board of Education Room (NC 103). Community members interested in serving are encouraged to attend.
The Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) also offers a variety of resources for prospective candidates, including webinars and guidance on the election process, the role of a board member, and the responsibilities of effective school board leadership. Helpful resources include:
Key Dates for Candidates – 2027 Consolidated Election
2027 Election and Campaign Finance Calendar
The functions of boards of education
Responsibilities and duties of a board member
For additional information and access to these resources, please visit the IASB Elections webpage at www.iasb.com/elections.
Take Action Today!
Urge Your Senators to Oppose and Stop Trump's Crypto Corruption
Hang in there!! Grassroots pressure has thus far kept the CLARITY Act from gaining enough Senate support to pass. The Indivisible Team opposes this bill because: "It’s a Trump and crypto industry-backed crypto regulation bill, which means exactly what you’d imagine: It does next to nothing to regulate a massively corrupt industry and absolutely nothing to prevent Trump and his family from receiving bribes via their cryptocurrencies."
The Indivisible Team is asking us to keep up the pressure to oppose this bill! Use this email tool to tell your senators to oppose the CLARITY Act. For more background on this bill, see Friday's letter from the Indivisible Team.
Tell Congress: Protect Forests & Reduce Megafire Risk
"It has become increasingly clear that we are in a new era of destructive megafires, due a combination of climate change, vegetation changes from widespread fire suppression, and development at the wildland-urban interface." To learn more, see the full post from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
What can you do?
CALL - or- WRITE to urge Congress to take action to protect forests and reduce the risk of megafires.
Want to have more impact? Make your letter personal. More than 50 percent of Congress members report that form emails into their offices have some or a lot of influence over their position on an issue. But 92 percent report that individualized email letters have some or a lot of influence!
Weekly Thursday Zoom Calls with Leah and Ezra
Want to know more about what's up with Indivisible National? We encourage people to sign up for "What's The Plan", with Indivisible founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin.
Join them on a Zoom every Thursday at 2pm CT to break down the week’s biggest political stories, answer your questions, and map out strategies for taking action.
This is people-powered politics in real time. Questions can be submitted via the Q&A function during the live event. Real talk. Real people. Real action. That's the plan.
Anyone who signs up for the Zoom gets a follow-up email with a link to the recording which is posted on Indivisible's YouTube.
Giving Opportunities
Mano a Mano Unidos
Local member Patty Gamboa's organization Mano a Mano Unidos is always in need of clothing, household goods, food and toiletries to assist local families affected by ICE in Berwyn, Cicero and beyond.
CURRENTLY, the greatest need is for:
1. Baby Enamel Formula (yellow and purple)
2. Diapers in sizes 5, 6 and 7.
Volunteers are also needed. You can volunteer and/or drop off donations at:
Mano a Mano Unidos, LTD
6236 W. Cermak Road Berwyn, IL 60402
Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 pm
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
You can also contact Patty via phone: (708) 420-6172 or email: pattygamboa345@gmail.com
Support Local Food Assistance
We collect food for the Westchester Food Bank at our monthly meetings, but also want to share the opportunity to assist the Share Food Share Love food pantry in Brookfield and the St. Cletus Food pantry in Countryside.
Thank you for your support of our local food assistance organizations!
Ongoing Actions
Join our Indivisible Teams
IWSC Elections Team
You may have heard at our last meeting that we are forming an Elections team. If you have yet to reach out, and would like to join us please email: abbyindivisible@gmail.com to learn more.
IWSC Bridge Brigade Team
RUSH HOUR RESISTANCE is the goal of our IWSC Bridge Brigade Team. We create messages and post them on bridges, while waving to traffic from the safety of overpass bridges.
Providing physical messaging in the real world to connect with and activate voters to demonstrate that resistance is possible. Join our team HERE, and help make it happen! Once you've joined you will receive details on times and locations to meet.
IWSC Immigrant Rights Team
Our Immigrant Rights Protection Team is standing up for immigrants to show them they are essential and welcomed members of our communities.
Once you join the team, you’ll be kept informed of protests as well as other immigrant rights protection work, including our new Signs of Solidarity campaign, Know Your Rights, and Rapid Response, protests and trainings.
You can sign up to join the team here.
IWSC Witness Slip Team
Our group's Witness Slip Team is off to a great start! We combine efforts to let Illinois legislators know our support or opposition to a bill. The process is simple and makes an impact. Click the link below to join us. Once you join you will receive instructions and periodic emails that will require a quick turnaround to file a witness slip online.
IWSC Accepting Donations
Indivisible West Suburban Chicago is 100% volunteer run. We use donated funds to pay for supplies and materials for events, website and texting subscriptions, meeting room and equipment rental, training materials, speakers and more. We appreciate all donations at:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/indivisiblewestsuburbanchicago610499156
Another way you can help is to join us as volunteers at various events. You can sign up to be on the list for volunteer opportunities as they arise HERE:
Adopt a Local Board
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, and hold our elected officials accountable. Sign up HERE to help! If you would like to learn more you can email Abby at abbyindivisible@gmail.com.
Project 2025 Tracker
The group Red Wine and Blue has created a Reality of Project 2025 website – a resource which not only explains how extremists are implementing this plan, but what we can do to stop it. We wanted to share this site to educate ourselves and continuously monitor this. You can check out the website here
Take Action - Truth and Share
Access the website by clicking here.
Indivisible West Suburban Chicago meeting - May 13th, 2026
With love and solidarity in all we have come through, and on our journey ahead,
Your local organizers in
Indivisible West Suburban Chicago