May 15, 2026 Email to Active Group

This “Active Group 2” email is in addition to our monthly update that goes to the full list. It’s meant for members who want to take action and don’t mind more frequent messages (about once every 1–2 weeks). In this web version, some sensitive details may be omitted; the best way to stay fully informed is to sign up for the email list.

------ SELMA MOVIE NIGHT

As part of the post-Callais national day of action on Black voting rights, "All Roads Lead to the South", join me to watch the movie Selma after our monthly meeting tomorrow night, 6pm, Saturday May 16: https://www.mobilize.us/blackvotersmatter/event/955850/

------ ELECTEDS OUTREACH

We have started working more with our state and local elected officials, currently mostly on issues surrounding detention, ICE, and mass surveillance. There is a lot more action on this front lately and I need more of you to step up so we can make some real change happen. We have been and will be meeting with our Senators, Representatives, State Assemblymembers and Senators, City Council, and so on. If you want to help with research, be in the meetings, report to the group about various coalition actions, please let me know!

CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF CALIFORNIA CITY DETENTION CENTER

We'll be meeting very soon with Rep. Zoe Lofgren staff and Rep. Sam Liccardo staff regarding our letter demanding direct congressional oversight for the California City Detention Center. If you are a constituent of either (esp. Zoe) and want to shut down detention centers, please let me know ASAP.

ICE OUT OF DUBLIN

Have you submitted a public comment to get ICE out of Dublin? I have done so on Wednesday. It's not just about Dublin or immorality of concentration camps: having an ICE facility nearby will increase ICE harassment in the entire Bay Area. Here's the info / toolkit. Deadline June 1st.

FIGHT FLOCK MASS SURVEILLANCE

Multiple city-based groups are forming around the need to fight mass surveillance and Flock cameras. If you want to join such a group as part of our Blue Turn Indivisible efforts, let me know what city group you're interested in joining (usually it would be the one you live in :).)

CALIFORNIA BILLS TO GET ICE OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES

Can someone go and take notes at this virtual event, May 21? California bills to get ICE Out Of Our Communities (this is an action from NDLON): https://www.mobilize.us/ndlon/event/952396/

TOM STEYER Q&A

There will be an Indivisibles-only private Q&A meeting with Tom Steyer on May 17th from 6:00 pm to 6:25 pm. If you want to be in it, let me know your Zoom name and email address.

------ MORE BLUE TURN INDIVISIBLE UPCOMING ACTIONS

See all at https://blueturnindivisible.org/

May 20 and every Wednesday: Bannering visibility brigade https://www.mobilize.us/itsblueturn/event/888664/
May 21: Join us to assemble know-your-rights whistle kits for the Central Valley: https://www.mobilize.us/itsblueturn/event/908194/
May 23: Signs of Fascism silent protest visibility action: https://www.mobilize.us/itsblueturn/event/908945/ and Chalk pro-democracy messages in Redwood City: https://www.mobilize.us/itsblueturn/event/955709/

------ FROM OUR FRIENDS & ALLIES

Knock on doors in Los Banos with Swing Left Peninsula & Ground Truth Saturday, June 13th, 9am-1pm (carpools leave 7-7:30am) RSVP & get info here. In 2024's closest House race, Dem Adam Gray won by just 187 votes. Help hold this very vulnerable Central Valley seat (CA-13) as we seek to flip the House. Los Banos is a short 1.5 hours away in a fun Peninsula carpool! Advance and on-site training available.

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