Thursday, September 10 - Michigan Canvass 9/13 / AI Kill Switch Act / Know Your (Civil) Rights 9/14
ICA Action: Michigan Canvass 9/13
Come and join Indivisible Chicago talking to voters in the critical swing state of Michigan. We'll listen to voters, talk about our candidates and underline the importance of voting in this year's Midterms elections.
We'll make the 90-minute drive from Chicago to where we’re headed in Michigan. After a pre-canvass briefing, we'll split off into pairs to knock doors and talk with voters. We'll provide all the info and prep you'll need and will have carpools for anyone needing a ride.
👉 Sign up for the next canvass on Sunday, September 13, or check out upcoming dates.
Ready to try Ground Truth canvassing? Check out MS NOW’s coverage of our Michigan canvassers in action.
Community Action: Support the AI Kill Switch Act
AI companies have been deploying increasingly autonomous systems and recent incidents show these systems slipping out of human control. In July 2026, two of OpenAI’s most advanced models escaped their testing sandbox and hacked into the AI platform, Hugging Face, putting user data at risk. A month earlier during an authorized security test, Anthropic’s most powerful model broke into nearly all of the agency’s classified systems within hours.
These incidents point toward a deeper problem: AI technology is advancing more rapidly than humans’ understanding of it, and it’s not just outsiders who are alarmed by the pace. In July, more than 1,300 employees from leading AI companies signed an open letter voicing concerns that AI is developing faster than humans’ ability to understand, oversee, or control it.
H.R. 9917, the AI Kill Switch Act, is a bipartisan bill that would require AI companies to maintain the technical infrastructure to slow down, suspend, or fully shut down their models, report serious safety incidents, and submit systems for mandatory testing before deployment.
👉 Call your representative and urge them to cosponsor and pass the AI Kill Switch Act to ensure that AI companies are able to reign in their own technology in an emergency.
Script: Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [ZIP code]. I’m calling to urge Rep. [NAME] to cosponsor and support H.R. 9917, the AI Kill Switch Act. AI capabilities are developing at a speed that could exceed human understanding. We should act now to ensure that companies have the tools and infrastructure they need to regain control of their technology in an emergency.
Action via 5calls.org
Chapter Action: Know Your (Civil) Rights 9/14
Worried about Flock cameras? Your privacy when protesting? ICE? Protecting the vote? Do you have other civil rights/privacy concerns? Indivisible Naperville will engage in a conversation with Kevin Fee, Legal Director of the ACLU of Illinois to share with us their major concerns as we head into the election season and then we'll have a Q&A session, so bring your questions.
👉 Join Know Your (Civil) Rights on Monday, September 14 at 6:30 p.m.
While some of these Daily Actions come from our own work as Indivisible Chicago Alliance, others are from our many partners working to advance the progressive agenda. We invite you to join us in supporting their work. Postings from community partners do not imply Indivisible Chicago Alliance endorsement of specific policies and positions.
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