Hello All,
You may be wondering what comes next after the highly successful nationwide No Kings 3. Indivisible reports that at least 8 million protesters participated. There were also additional No Kings protests planned across Chester County, which is a amazing. The more locations we have, the more people are able to come out and join us. We must keep this momentum going and continue encouraging others to get involved.
Our next message will focus on May Day Strong on May 1st. People across the country are encouraged to take action and demand a nation that puts workers over billionaires with many refusing business as usual through “No School. No Work. No Shopping”. Together, we will flex our collective economic power. We’re inspired by the Twin Cities’ Day of Truth and Action, where teachers, faith leaders, workers, students, and business leaders stepped away from work, school, and shopping to make their voices heard. May Day Strong.
Attending Stand With Our Neighbors and providing mutual aid to those in need will help support the May Day Strong effort. It can be more challenging for some people than others to take time off from work or school, which makes community support even more important. Consider joining us on April 12 and bringing a friend to meet your neighbors and representatives from across the county. You can contribute by bringing $20 gift cards or donating to the Chester County Food Bank. Sign up for this event below.
Midterm primary elections are coming up on May 19th when we choose our candidates for the general election in November. We need to vote, encourage our neighbors and friends to vote, volunteer at the polls, volunteer for a candidate’s campaign, and take action to keep our elections fair and accurate. There will be more information coming out in the weeks ahead with opportunities to get involved.
On a NK3 follow up: ICC purchased a larger sound system and we hope it sufficed. We know that providing sound to everyone is a monumental task that we will never succeed at, but we are trying to reach as many as we can. It was expensive and we could not have done it without the donations from of our community. Thank you all for your generous support, monetary, volunteering or otherwise. It all matters and helps build our community. We know people have opinions about these rallies and what is coming up so please feel free to reply to this email and share.
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OTHER EVENTS
PEACEFUL PROTEST IN COATESVILLE: Peaceful gathering in Coatesville every Friday, Gateway Park, at the intersection of route 82 and business route 30, 1-2 PM, No RSVP Required.
PEACEFUL PROTEST IN KENNETT SQUARE: Weekly Peaceful gathering in Kennett Square, Corner of S Union Street and State Street, Join on Saturday, 3-4 PM, No RSVP Required.
PEACEFUL PROTEST IN WEST CHESTER: Weekly protest In West Chester in front of the Social Security office on 3 next to Shoprite, 1101 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382. Join us every Wednesday from 4 - 5 PM. Hosted by ICC and SaveSocialSecurity.net
Takedown, DEVON: Every Saturday, 11:00am-12pm, 470 Lancaster Ave, Devon More Info
Overpass Bannering in Southern Chester County: Join the weekly bannering overpass action in southern Chester County on Sunday mornings from 11:30am–12:30pm.
-Weekly Rally: We have pivoted from overpass to doing pop up rallies in different locations south of Kennett Square. The location is different each week, so please contact us to get information on how to find us.
Contact Melissa at indivisiblescc@yahoo.com
-Walnut Street Overpass (over Route 1 in Kennett Square just past Anson Nixon Park)
Contact Donna at hilbetj@aol.com
Please contact the organizer before attending so we can coordinate safely and effectively.
Take Action
National Day of Action Movement Call: Join us for a call to plan and be a part of planning a nationwide day of action to oppose the Trump administration’s expansion of ICE warehouse detention and its attack on the due process rights of immigrants and all Americans. Register here.
Help make calls into GA-13 to inform voters about the upcoming primary election on May 19th. Sign up for the first round of phonebanks for GA-13 and we invite you to register and invite your friends to do the same. REGISTER: Phonebanks for Jasmine, April 22 and April 23, 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT
Things to Know
RAM (Remote Area Medical) is a charity organization that is made of volunteers that provide pop up medical clinics to help underserved Americans. It started off as an organization providing healthcare in other countries but started setting up clinics in the US because of the high need. This is a clear example of how the US government is failing it’s citizens and also how Americans stand up for their neighbors in need. For more info on RAM watch this video or read this article.
PA - A group of Pennsylvania counties has billed the federal government more than $21 million in recent years to detain immigrants in their jails. Read article by PA Spotlightth.
Chester County Members of Congress (MoC):
John Fetterman (D): DC (202) 224-4254, Philly (215) 241-1090, WEBSITE
Dave McCormick (R): DC 202-224-6324, Philly, (215) 405-9660, WEBSITE
Chrissy Houlahan (D): DC 202-225-4315, West Chester (610) 883-5050, WEBSITE
We are Stronger Together,
The INDIVISIBLE Chester County Team
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ICC Photo Gallery by Tom Weisshar, professional photographer, One More Shot
The rallies may be over but our movement to restore decency and demand accountability is only getting stronger. Let’s keep our message going.
Here’s how you can help: Visit the photo gallery, find and share your favorite photos or use your own. Post on social media and tag us with #NoKings & #IndivisibleChesCo .
Fact-checking websites - FactCheck.org or PolitiFact: Non-partisan fact-checking sites to verify specific claims and reduce the spread of misinformation.
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Indivisible Chester County (ICC) is a people-powered movement that believes in democracy that has a voice in politics. Our mission is to defeat the Trump agenda, elect progressive leaders, and realize bold progressive policies.