Tuesday, September 6 - Canvass with Jane’s Army / Protect Our Courts Postcards
Actions You Can Take Today
Action 1: Canvass with Jane’s Army to protect the right to choose
Action 2: Protect Our Courts Postcards Sign-Up
Action 1: Canvass with Jane’s Army
Jane’s Army, in partnership with Indivisible Chicago, is organizing canvasses for the next three weekends in September after Labor Day and we hope some of you will join us and/or share with folks in your networks who are looking for a way to get involved in the fight to protect reproductive rights.
We’ll be going door-to-door to voters in key districts to be sure they have a plan to vote pro-choice. Our first canvass is happening on Saturday, September 10th for pro-choice hero, State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, and IL Supreme Court candidate, Judge Mary Kay O’Brien!
Join an upcoming canvass date:
Saturday, September 10th, 11 AM. (845 S. Main Street, #103, Lombard, IL 60148) We’ll meet at 11 AM for a quick update, a training for anyone who is new to door-knocking (or who wants a refresher) & then we’ll head out! Wear walking shoes, bring a smartphone if you have one & bring a friend or two if you’d like!
Saturday, September 17th. The location & time will be announced soon – but save the date! We’re canvassing for State Rep. Suzanne Ness & Judge Elizabeth Rochford
Saturday, September 24th. The location & time will be announced soon – but save the date! We’re joining partner organizations in a day of action for Judge Mary Kay O’Brien
Action via Jane’s Army
Action 2: Protect Our Courts Postcards
The Illinois Supreme Court is the court of last resort in Illinois. Conservatives already control 3 of the 7 seats on the court.
This November there will be two newly-redistricted seats up for election: the 2nd Judicial District (DeKalb, Lake, Kane, Kendall and McHenry Counties) and the 3rd Judicial District (Bureau, DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee, LaSalle and Will Counties).
If right-wing forces take over the Illinois Supreme Court and align with the politicized majority at the U.S. Supreme Court, many hard-won freedoms will be in jeopardy. We have already seen the federal court undermine fundamental individual rights, voting rights, equal access to justice and the democracy of our nation. With the United States Supreme Court controlled by far-right conservatives, the Illinois Supreme Court will become our last line of defense to protect hard-fought rights.
Sign up to write postcards to voters about the Supreme Court elections! Volunteers will be provided with postcards, voter lists, and a short template of what to write. Volunteers and groups are asked to purchase postage (postcard stamps will soon be $.44).
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.