Actions for the week of March 30
A really big rally. Tesla Takedown. Winning elections. More ways to fight back.
Editor’s Note:
Here is a sampling of this week’s Rallies, Protests, Calls to Make, Meetings, and Actions you can take to change the direction of our country. More opportunities to get involved happen all the time — and we post them on our calendar. Stay current!
Don’t miss our upcoming rallies! Details below
Saturday, April 5 3-5 - Hands OFF!
Saturday, April 19 11-1 (The anticipation for this surprise event is just getting to me. All I can tell you is to wear your walking and dancing shoes, and be prepared to sport an amusing hat.)
Making Our Calls
CALL YOUR SENATORS: IT’S TIME FOR SCHUMER TO STEP DOWN
Chuck Schumer betrayed the nation, as well as House Democrats, when he capitulated on the MAGA no-strings-for-Elon budget. Democrats can’t oppose Trump/Musk or win with a weak and ineffective leader. Please call your senators and ask them to force Schumer to step down as minority leader. Until he does, don’t donate to any of the national Democratic organizations (individual races or state efforts are fine). Thanks!
CALL YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS: OPPOSE THE SAVE ACT
The SAVE Act pretends to be a solution to the non-existent problem of “voter fraud”. Instead, it is a MAGA bill to keep Democrats from being able to vote by making it difficult or impossible for voters to register. We need every single Democrat to oppose it.
(To learn more about the SAVE Act, read about it here).
Please call your members of Congress and say:
I’m calling to ask the senator/congressman to oppose the SAVE Act, which is designed to keep Democrats from being able to vote.
Senator Alex Padilla
DC phone: 202-224-3553
SF phone: 415-981-9369
Senator Adam Schiff
DC phone: 202-224-3841
Congressman Jared Huffman
Phone: (San Rafael) 415-258-9657
or
Congressman Mike Thompson
Phone: (Santa Rosa) 707-542-7182
CALL YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS: DON’T BREAK THE SOLAR CONTRACT
Governor Newsom's CPUC has proposed to break the solar contracts, slash the solar credits, and slap with a solar tax all of the solar customers who signed up for solar before April 2023 (NEM1 and NEM2). Our best chance of stopping this proposal is to make it Dead On Arrival in the State Legislature.
Please call your state legislators and say:
Please oppose the CPUC’s proposal to break two million solar contracts.
The root cause of high rates is utility spending and profits, not rooftop solar. Rooftop solar saved all ratepayers $1.5 billion in 2024 by reducing utility spending. It is part of the solution.
Stop blaming consumers who are doing the right thing. Please get real about controlling utility spending, and don’t break the solar contract.
Assemblymember Chris Rogers
Santa Rosa phone: (707 576-2526
Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
Sacramento phone: (916) 319-2004
Assemblymember Damon Connolly
Santa Rosa phone: (707) 576-2735
State Senator Mike McGuire
Santa Rosa phone: (707) 576-2771
State Senator Chris Cabaldon
Santa Rosa phone: (707) 576-2093
Our calendar is updated regularly. Check our calendar regularly to stay current!
Marches / Protests / Rallies
Make certain you are prepared for whatever could happen when you are where others could confront you. Read Indivisible National’s advice, here: https://indivisible.org/resource/safety-security-and-digital-preparedness-second-trump-administration
Art and Soul of Sebastopol.
Thursday , April 3,
10:30 am to 1 pm
Protest Sign- Making Event
Bring Sign – Making Art Supplies
Purchase Art Supplies at 10% Discount for Sign Makers
NEEDED
Wide Chisel Tip Markers & Eco Board, Paint Brushes and Paints.
Scissors to use, Cardboard
DONATED
25 Wooden Handles/ duct tape staple gun and nail gun to use
12 Poster Boards to double for use
Some Cardboard
Bring Creativity. Bring A Friend.
707 867 7337
Hands OFF Posters to download
Hands OFF Designs and Slogans
Here’s the link
Sebastopol RESIST and RE-FORM PROTEST
Tue, Apr 1, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm | US/Pacific
Sebastopol Four Corners
Save Our VA protests in Santa Rosa -- Every Friday!
Fri, Apr 4, 2025 11:00am - 1:00pm | US/Pacific
Location: Santa Rosa VA Clinic
Sonoma Plaza Vigil against Trump
Fri, Apr 4, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm | US/Pacific
At Sonoma Plaza
Fridays NOON - 1 PM
Sonoma Plaza (Broadway and E. Napa St.)
Sign up here!
Stand-Up Fridays at the Guerneville Plaza
Fri, Apr 4, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm | US/Pacific
Join us on Fridays at Guerneville Plaza (weather permitting) for an hour of sign waving and happy (mostly) hollering as our neighbors come home from work and visitors drive by to start their weekends.
Tesla Takedown - Santa Rosa
Start: Saturday, Apr 5, 2025•11:00 AM• 1:00 PM
Location:Tesla Dealership•3286 Airway Drive, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403., Santa Rosa, CA 95403 US
Hands OFF!
April 5 Hands OFF Mass Mobilization events
Sign up for one or more (it’s possible to fit more than one into your life!)
Sonoma: 10 am - 12 noon
Sebastopol: 10 am - 12 noon
Calistoga: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Napa: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Cloverdale (and Caravan!) 1:00pm - 2:00pm
And
Hands Off! Indivisible Sonoma County Fights Back
Saturday, April 5 3 – 5pm PDT
Old Courthouse Square
Between 3rd and 4th street
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. Indivisible Sonoma County is fighting back!
They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the time to act is now.
🚨 On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the streets to fight back with a clear message: Hands off! 🚨
Sign up here
End Tax Injustice Caravan and Rally
Come out and join rallies and caravans to protest TAX INJUSTICE on April 15. Decorate your cars; make your signs and join your friends and allies to speak out on the corrupt and unfair tax code that favors the wealthiest 1%.
Please click on the button below to view the online sign up sheet.
Film Series!
Indy Soco Film Series: The Manchurian Candidate
Wed, Apr 2, 2025 1:00pm @ Rialto Cinemas
Indy Soco Film Series: The Manchurian Candidate
Wed, Apr 2, 2025 7:00pm | US/Pacific
Panel discussion to follow 7 pm show.
Rise for Freedom Training Series
Thu, Apr 3, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm | US/Pacific
We don’t have kings in America, and we won’t let a handful of billionaires run our country into the ground.
This is a call for everyone interested in learning how to organize under advancing autocracy and mobilizing in this moment. We'll be talking about two exciting ways to take action and build pro-democracy power in this moment of crisis:
The Rise for Democracy Training Series and the HandsOff! Sat. April 5th Nationwide Mobilization.
Learn more about the HandsOff! Nationwide Mobilization on 4/5 at:
https://handsoff2025.com/
Join Rise for Democracy Training for a series of live online trainings intended for in-person groups nationwide on Thursday evenings over 7 weeks. The goal of the training series is to bring people together, grow & strengthen their local networks, and get ready to mobilize to demand democracy in this new challenging environment.
Indivisible Sonoma County After Hours Support / Brainstorm / Activist Group
Thu, Mar 27, 2025 6:00pm | US/Pacific
In Santa Rosa / In Person!!
Come to one or all of these meetings to gather with a community of progressive folks active in grassroots actions.
Each of us has something to contribute to this existential responsibility that rests on all of us.Do More - Take Action
Calls, Postcards, Texts, Training
National Guided Phonebank for Wisconsin
Tues, April 1, 2025 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Make calls with us every Wednesday from 3 pm PT/6 pm ET to 5pm PT/ 8 pm PT.
Sign up here!
Wisconsin Dems Phonebank
Mon, Mar 31 - Tues Apr 1, 2025 | US/Pacific
Join WisDems to make calls to voters! We’ll be making calls to talk to voters in Wisconsin about what issues are important to them & the importance of our Supreme Court Race and Spring Elections!
https://www.mobilize.us/wisdems/event/749814/
Gay Valimont for Congress Phone Calls
Multiple days through April 1, 4:00pm - 6:00pm |
Join Team Valimont for a Weekly Phone Bank on Tuesdays!
Details and signup form:
mobilize.us/s/Z3akrT (4 pm PT / 6 pm ET)
Balance in the WI Supreme Court is up for Grabs
Tue, Apr 1, 2025 3:00pm - 5:00pm | US/Pacific
April 1 is Election Day! Join the Bay Area Coalition as we call with the Wisconsin Dems and Center for Common Ground to make calls to voters in Wisconsin!
We will call to connect with Wisconsin voters and get out the vote for the Spring Elections. The goal is to highlight the importance of Electing Susan Crawford to the Supreme Court and other democratic candidates up and down the ballot.
RSVP today and invite a friend to join us!
https://www.mobilize.us/swingleft/event/754108