Dear Indivisible Members,

At our lively meeting last week, IWSC members huddled in nine mini-groups to propose actions for our group to organize next.  Action teams are forming now to develop and pilot these ideas.  Watch for ways to get involved!

1. Build Power Locally through yard signs announcing IWSC events, recruiting within our social circles, and messaging about how to get involved.

2. Protect Our Neighbors by making the effort to get to know them, encouraging sharing of contact info, and partnering with like-minded organizations that need support. 

3. Escalate and Innovate to test our movement capacity such as May Day actions like the protest in Forest Park and the pledge to not shop, not dine out, not spend any money, or not work on May 1.  Another idea being developed is a boycott card with reasons and companies to boycott.

4. Defend Our Elections from Sabotage through voter education via canvassing, phoning, texting as well as stepping up to serve as election workers.

Join us for our May meeting and social event featuring famed columnist Heidi Stevens. You know her as a writer of the nationally syndicated column which appears in the Chicago Tribune and elsewhere, Balancing Act, which she has been writing for a decade. Ms. Stevens will be speaking on the success of home-grown grass roots efforts to protect democracy. 

Details are below; RSVP via this Mobilize registration link.

WHAT: Indivisible WSC monthly meeting 

WHEN: Wednesday, May 13, 7 - 9 pm

WHERE: American Legion Post 1941, 900 S. La Grange Road, La Grange

MISC: There will be a cash bar and we will be accepting donations to put toward the fee to rent the venue. There is no fee to attend the meeting. Food pantry donations are welcome and appreciated!

Across the country, millions of us have held the line for months demanding an end to the violence and terror of ICE and Border Patrol. As reports are circulating that Democrats are open to considering a deal being floated by the White House, it’s time to remind them that our demands have not changed: The only way ICE and Border Patrol get so much as a single penny more is if Democrats fail to lead.

If reports about the proposal are true – this “offer” would constitute a blank check to Border Patrol and add to ICE’s already bloated budget – merely separating out “deportation” operations’ to be funded later. And this funding could very well come without any guardrails to curb ICE brutality and terror operations. Your Democratic Representatives need to hear from you today: Any vote for this proposal is a vote to support ICE or Border Patrol’s terror, violence, and the authoritarian Trump agenda.

HERE'S YOUR SCRIPT:

"I’m calling to urge Representative [NAME] to reject the terrible DHS funding ‘deal’ struck between Trump and Republicans. No Democrat should vote for a single additional penny for ICE and Border Patrol, or give their votes to a full DHS funding bill that fails to to impose serious restrictions on those violent, lawless agencies.

Republicans are on the ropes. We can get TSA funding passed without giving ICE or Border Patrol thugs more resources to terrorize our communities. Tell Representative [NAME] not to give in now."

You can learn more about this Action HERE.

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.

Mano A Mano is a food pantry in Berwyn that started as a one person operation in response to  Midway Blitz, delivering food to people who were afraid to leave their homes due to ICE. It is now an organization with a stocked,  free pantry,  shelves filled with donated clothing, and continues to make food deliveries to those in need. Come celebrate their official Grand Opening Ceremony on Saturday, April 25th 6236 W Cermak Rd in Berwyn from Noon- 6PM. Donations are welcome and appreciated!

Let's get together and make FUN and CREATIVE signs for upcoming MAY DAY events. Bring the whole family! Come make your perfect sign at the LaGrange Park Library on Thrusday, April 28 from 7:00-8:45 pm. We Have Supplies! Bring your ideas!!

Registration is limited! Register HERE so not to miss out!

May Day Strong- On May 1, 2026, workers, students, and families rally, march, and make their economic power known across the country to demand a nation that puts workers over billionaires, with many refusing business as usual through No School. No Work. No Shopping. Take a look at the map at May Day Strong to see where you can participate in this national day of action. There are many local events including:

RSVP for the Forest Park 10AM event HERE (closest event on the May Day Strong map so far)

RSVP for the Chicago event in Union Park at 1PM HERE 

Indivisible is in coalition with more than 200 organizations promoting rallies, marches, teach-ins, and other non-violent disruptions in cities across the country. If you feel called to create your own hyper-local May Day event, let us know so we can help you promote it!

May Day is about solidarity, so whether you participate on your own, with friends and neighbors, or at a larger group event, Indivisible is encouraging everyone to really make a conscious effort to have our economic power felt.

No matter how you participate, be sure to post it in our Facebook group!

Join us for our postcard writing parties while meeting old and new like-minded friends.  Postcard writing is a fun and productive way to encourage likely left leaning voters to get out and Vote!! Meet old and new like-minded friends, while also learning of other ways to get involved. We supply postcards and addresses...You supply stamps!!  

A very popular way to make a difference is to mail hand-written postcards to encourage voting. Postcards are an easy and very FLEXIBLE action:

1. You can join an upcoming postcard party.  While you write cards, you can chat with others about the news of the day and suggest/learn more ways to take action. RSVP for Monday morning 5/11 HERE and Thursday evening 5/14 HERE.  We provide the postcards in packs of 25 and instructions, you provide the stamps and mail them on the designated date! You can take home extra packs home too. 

2. You can pick up extra packs of postcards from the front porch at 346 N. Ashland in La Grange Park. 

3. From our friends at Progressive Turnout Project - Postcards to Swing States who ship bundles of postcards to volunteers across the country (tell your far-away friends!): Online sign-ups begin May 1st for “Get Out the Vote” postcards for the November 2026 midterm elections. 

Sign up for the YouTube event on Tues. May 12 at 7:00 p.m. to learn about the “Get Out the Vote” postcard program for the 2026 midterms. The results of research measuring the effectiveness of the innovative News Boosting postcards will be shared! Find out how your friends across the country can have bundles of postcards sent directly to their home so they can get involved in this action too! Initial states include Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Sign-ups for competitive US House races begin in June. All the mailing dates for these programs are in October. 

Upcoming Postcard Parties

Morning Postcarding at Thomas Ford Library in Western Springs. Sign up HERE
Monday, May 11th, 10:00-11:30am.
Monday, Jun 1st, 10:00-11:30am.
Monday, Jul 13th, 10:00-11:30am.
Monday, Aug 3rd, 10:00-11:30am.
Monday, Sep 14th, 10:00-11:30am.

Evening Postcarding at Imperial Oak in Brookfield. Sign up HERE

Tuesday, April 21st, 7:00-8:30pm.

Evening Postcarding at Hop District in La Grange Park. Sign up HERE

Thursday, May 14th, 7:00-8:30pm.
Thursday, Jun 11th, 7:00-8:30pm.
Thursday, Jul 30th, 7:00-8:30pm.
Thursday, Aug 13th, 7:00-8:30pm.
Thursday, Sep 24th, 7:00-8:30pm.

There are also ways to help the Progressive Turnout Project:

Volunteers opportunities are still available at the Postcard Office Mon - Fri 9AM-3PMThe postcard office is located at 231 S Frontage Rd, Unit 11, Willowbrook, IL 60527.  Here's the Office Shift Sign-Up Form .

If you want to order the News Boosting postcards for shipment to your home, click HERE.

Midterm Postcards & New Research

From our friends at PTP Postcards to Swing States:  Sign up for the YouTube event on Tues. May 12 at 7:00 p.m. to learn about the “Get Out the Vote” postcard program for the 2026 midterms.

The results of research measuring the effectiveness of the innovative News Boosting postcards will also be shared! 

Online sign-ups begin April 28th for “Get Out the Vote” postcards for the November 2026 midterm elections. Initial states include Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Sign-ups for competitive US House races begin in June. All the mailing dates for these programs are in October. Sign up for the May 12th YouTube event for more details.

Sign up HERE.

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!

AT&T Boycott Update

Scan the above QR code or click this link.

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.

IL Witness Slip Team Group signup  

Cancel Spotify

Spotify is running ads recruiting agents for ICE, the federal agency charged with mass deportation and surveillance of immigrant communities.  We refuse to help fund fascism.  Cancel your spotify subscription–Instructions below. 

Indivisible National's Cancel Spotify campaign

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

Canvassing with Indivisible Illinois

Indivisible Illinois is Canvassing NOW in key districts! This program will focus on setting up canvassing across the state and in key battleground districts in neighboring states. Whether you want to canvass in your own neighborhood or help us flip critical districts, in Illinois and surrounding states we want you on board. Sign up here to receive more info on this effort.

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 - 5 Calls website

Take action any time from any place - Click here to link to the 5 calls website.

Take Action - Truth and Share

Access the website by clicking here.

Indivisible West Suburban Chicago meeting - November 12, 2025

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

Your local organizers in

Indivisible West Suburban Chicago