Monday, June 3 - Canvass Training / Hold the Supreme Court Accountable
Actions You Can Take
Action 1: Canvass Training for the 2024 election on Wednesday, June 5 from 6 – 7:30pm
Action 2: Call on Senator Durbin to hold public hearings or conduct an inquiry on SCOTUS ethics
Senator Durbin | DC: 202-224-2152 | Chicago 312-353-4952 | Email Sen. Durbin or call another office
Action 1: Canvass Training on Wednesday
Ask any political pro: the most effective work we can do is face-to-face conversations with voters at their doors. But door-knocking is a stretch for a lot of us. That’s why we’ve developed Yes You Canvass, our training class for newbies (and experienced canvassers who want to brush up).
We take the mystery out of canvassing. It’s easier than it looks!
You’ll learn what to expect, how it works, things to do and avoid. We’ll answer your questions and pass along tips accumulated over years of successful canvassing. And we’ll be joined by some friends from Chicago’s improv community, who will share the communication skills they’re famous for.
These training sessions are being hosted by Indivisible Chicago chapters but are open to activists across the city. We’ve also invited our friends at Swing Left and other allied groups to join us.
See the Indivisible Chicago calendar for more training and canvass dates.
Action 2: Tell Durbin to Investigate SCOTUS Ethics
Dick Durbin is one of the most powerful leaders in the U.S. Senate. He's Majority Whip, he's Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and he's our Illinois senator. In the face of the emergency situation in the Supreme Court, we, as constituents of Senator Durbin, have a duty to urge him to act now.
Justice Samuel Alito displayed insurrectionist flags at his home and his summer home, and he lied and covered up key aspects of one of the incidents. In spite of a blatant conflict of interest, Alito refuses to recuse himself from two Jan. 6-related cases. And Chief Justice John Roberts has refused to meet with Senator Durbin.
This is an emergency that threatens democracy in the United States. Senator Durbin had called on Justice Alito to recuse, but after Alito declined, Mr. Durbin has fallen back on re-stating the need for the Senate to pass the SCERT Act (pronounced "skirt"), the Supreme Court ethics bill he has co-sponsored (see tweets here and here).
We appreciate Dick Durbin's advocacy for SCERT, but it will do nothing for the crisis before us now. We must call on Senator Durbin to issue subpoenas to Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts and to hold public hearings NOW.
Call Senator Durbin at his Chicago district office or another district office, if you can’t get through there:
Chicago: 312-.353-4952
Springfield: 217-492-4062
Carbondale: 618-351-1122
Rock Island: 309-786-5173
Suggested script: Hello, my name is __________ and I'm a constituent in zip code ______. I thank Senator Durbin for sponsoring the SCERT ["skirt"] Act. But SCERT will not help us NOW as we face the immediate crisis in the Supreme Court. We need Senator Durbin to use his power as Senate Judiciary Chair to subpoena Sam Alito and John Roberts and to hold public hearings. Our democracy hangs in the balance. We need Senator Durbin to use all his power to act now!