Friday, August 1 - Protect America’s National Parks / Change Starts Here Panel 8/5 / Unite for Trans Youth Lives 8/10
Partner Action: Protect America’s National Parks
America's national parks are a treasured public resource, with 433 sites covering 85 million acres across the country. However, they're under threat from budget cuts and mismanagement. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has prioritized superficial improvements like clean restrooms and visitor centers over park safety and environmental protections.
The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act slashed the National Park Service (NPS) budget, and House Republicans propose further cuts of $176 million in their 2026 appropriations bill. These cuts endanger parks, rangers, and the NPS itself.
Our national parks belong to all of us and deserve adequate funding to protect and preserve them for future generations.
👉 It's time to demand that Congress restore NPS funding and stop attacking our cherished national parks.
Contact Senator Durbin at 312-353-4952 or at other numbers listed here
Contact Senator Duckworth at 312-886-3506 or at other numbers listed here
Script: Hello, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP]. I’m calling to urge [REP/SEN NAME] to restore the funding for our national parks and the National Park Service. Even after the drastic budget cuts in H.R. 1, House appropriators are now trying to cut even more money from our beloved national parks. Congress must provide the needed funding to protect and preserve our national parks for future generations.
Action via 5calls.org
ICA Partner Action: Change Starts Here Panel 8/5
Join Indivisible Downtown Chicago for the second event in our Change Starts Here Speaker Series, focusing on strengthening and safeguarding our communities. We'll discuss how legislation, advocacy, and grassroots action are defending our schools, housing, and safety.
Featured speakers include Illinois State Senator Robert Peters, Alderwoman Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th Ward), and Vicki Kurzydlo of the Chicago Teachers Union. They will share real wins, challenges, and insights into how policies intersect—and how you can help create change. Attendees will leave with clear, actionable steps to get involved, from contacting legislators to organizing locally.
👉 Join the panel on Tuesday, August 5, 7 – 8:30pm at Grace Place (637 S Dearborn St.).
Action via Indivisible Downtown Chicago
Partner Action: Unite for Trans Youth Lives: Rally & Protest 8/10
From hospitals cutting off gender-affirming care to federal rollbacks of emergency mental health services, trans youth are being stripped of the right to exist, thrive, and access life-saving health care.
Illinois is a sanctuary state for transgender rights — yet major institutions are walking back care and leaving families in crisis. This is a state of emergency and we are fighting back against these attacks on gender affirming medical and mental health services.
This is a call to action. Show up. Speak out. Fight for trans futures!
👉 Join us on August 10th to demand:
Immediate restoration + expansion of gender-affirming care
Protection of 988 LGBTQ+ crisis services & The Trevor Project contract
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.
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