Tuesday, January 13 - Know Your Rights Trainings / Health Care Candidate Forum 1/17 / State Legislatures Discussion 1/19
ICA Partner Action: Know Your Rights Trainings
Learn how to protect yourself and your community during encounters with immigration or law enforcement. These workshop will cover our fundamental rights, how to assert them safely, and where to find trusted resources and support.
👉 Know Your Rights and Migra Watch Trainings
Sign Up Now: weekly Migra Watch and Know Your Rights trainings with Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights trainings or Know Your Rights trainings with The Resurrection Project
Hands Off Chicago: Window Signs and More Resources from the Hands Off Chicago coalition.
Sign Up for ICIRR’s "Eyes on ICE" Text Network to receive text alerts when there is verified ICE activity in your IL neighborhood.
👉 Save, Share and Call the ICIRR Family Support Network Hotline: 855-435-7693
Report any ICE activity you witness immediately to ICIRR’s 24-hour hotline (also called the FSN hotline) so rapid response teams can be alerted. Be sure to report information according to S.A.L.U.T.E. - here in English and Spanish.
Partner Action: 2nd District Health Care Candidate Forum 1/17
The Illinois Single Payer Coalition and the Illinois Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Plan are hosting a very timely Health Care Candidate Forum in the 2nd Congressional District.
This forum will be focused exclusively on health care policy. As Democrats and Republicans struggle over health care insurance subsidies, premiums are continuing to soar far past what the average American can afford. The endless and ever-increasing “cost-sharing” measures like deductibles, co-pays, and coverage limits mean Americans are paying more and more out of pocket for health insurance that covers less and less.
It’s more important than ever to get the candidates on the record and inform voters about where they stand on health care.
Action via ISPC
Partner Action: State Legislature Discussion 1/19
Join Indivisible Illinois for a discussion on what each level of government does and the importance of state legislatures in the balance of power.
It's a little known fact that our lives are impacted more by what happens in our state legislatures than by the federal government, but so few voters even know who their elected state legislators are. This is one of the important topics that will be addressed by our guests, Jess Piper and Erica Bray-Parker.
Jess Piper spent 16 years as a high school literature teacher. She then decided to run as a Democrat for state legislature in a red rural district in Missouri, so voters in her district would have the choice to vote for a Democrat. Jess was not elected. But she has used the experience to organize progressives in rural Missouri. Ms Piper will talk about the value of Democrats running for state legislature, even in bright red districts.
Erica Bray-Parker is a high school civics and psychology teacher. She has been on the Wheaton City Council since 2019, and is currently running for state representative. As a civics teacher, Erica has cultivated an expertise in the workings of government at the varied levels (local, state and federal). Ms Bray-Parker will share her expertise with us, so we know what each level of government is responsible for.
👉 What Does Each Level of Government Do? Why Are State Legislatures Important to the Balance of Power on Monday, January 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Action via Indivisibile Illinois
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 partners do not imply Indivisible Chicago Alliance endorsement of specific policies and positions.
📬 Want Daily Actions in your inbox Monday-Friday? Sign up here.
👀 See additional events and resources from Indivisible Chicago