Actions for the Week of May 4
Local protests, virtual trainings. Never a dull moment.
Editor’s Note:
Here is a sampling of this week’s Rallies, Protests, Calls to Make, Meetings to put on your calendar, 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.
Direct Actions
Free America from Tyranny
By Tom Benthin
It’s time for us to build this movement together. There is a role for each of us to play. Our task is to build a large, broad coalition of citizens who will confront and oppose fascism both through actions and in their daily lives.Here are some ways to get started now.
Attend a protest rally. Rallies are popping up all over - see our calendar and action listings to find the one(s) that’s a fit for you. Be peaceful, but be visible and loud. We need to let everyone know that we’re in danger, now - and we are here to fight back. Find the right rally for you below, and in our calendar.
Take the lead on forming neighborhood or cafe gatherings. Go local. Invite people in your immediate neighborhood to get together, get to know each other, and plan actions. Meet in your home (easier for confidential conversations) or at a cafe (more visible for drawing others to you). If you’re willing to lead, write to us here at Indivisiblesoco@gmail.com and tell us where you live. We’ll help put out the word that there’s a new group forming there.
Here’s the newest group:
Friday, May 9,⋅8:30am
West S. R. Resistance Group
Come for coffee and discussion in the park across the street from Criminal Baking Co at 819 Donahue St, Santa Rosa. Join with some like-minded people for support and inspiration in the resistance to this administration. Be prepared to share two things that give you hope, one thing you’re concerned about, and an action item.
Please rsvp to resistgroupsr@gmail.com
More actions coming soon. The pivot from constituent pressure to direct action is a big one for us. We’re moving as fast as we can, so expect new actions to pop up. If you have ideas for actions, write to us at Indivisiblesoco@gmail.com. And if you want to help lead actions, let us know!
Making Our Calls
Stop the Voter Suppression (aka “SAVE”) Act
5.4.25
The House has passed what Republicans call the “SAVE” Act, legislation that would cause over 21 million Americans to LOSE their vote by imposing voting requirements that they cannot reasonably meet, even though they are fully eligible to vote. The act does this by stripping away the right to vote from anyone who can’t produce documents that millions of Americans don’t have, can’t afford, or struggle to access.
(By the way, four House Democrats voted for the bill (which would have passed without their votes. Remember their names: Jared Golden, Marie Glusenkamp Perez, Henry Cuellar, and Ed Case all need to be primaried and replaced by Democrats who oppose, rather than enthusiastically support, fascism.)
Now the bill is in the Senate, where it must be defeated. Senator Padilla has vowed to “lead the charge” to defeat the bill in the Senate. Democrats can do this by staying unified, since the filibuster will require a supermajority of votes for the legislation to pass. It will not be enough for either Padilla or Schiff to merely vote no. We also need them to pressure their colleagues to vote no as a unified block. No flinching, no defections.
Let’s make some calls!
CALL YOUR SENATORS: OPPOSE THE VOTER SUPPRESSION (aka “SAVE”) ACT
Please call your Senators and say:
I’m calling to ask the Senator to lead the charge to defeat S. 128, the so-called “SAVE” Act, by not only voting no himself, but also by pressuring all of his Democratic colleagues to do the same. The caucus must stay unified and defeat S. 128, which is pure MAGA voter suppression.
CALL YOUR SENATORS: OPPOSE THE ATTACK ON OUR COURTS
Please call your Senators and say:
I’m calling to demand that the Senator oppose the so-called No Rogue Rulings Act, and any other attempt to rewrite the federal court system. Impeaching judges and changing their constitutional authority just because Trump doesn’t like their rulings is grossly authoritarian and must be stopped.
CALL YOUR CONGRESSMEMBERS: DEMAND DONALD TRUMP’S IMPEACHMENT
Trump is committing impeachable offenses.
Every. Single. Day.
Every Democrat should be on record, calling for his impeachment.
Please call your Congressmember and say:
I’m calling to ask if the Congressmember has publicly called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. If not, what is he waiting for?
CALL YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS: WE NEED TO SEE YOU WITH US!
It is not enough for our members of Congress to vote “no”. Not enough to just hold town halls. We need to see them showing up in protest. With us.
Please call your Members of Congress and say:
I’m calling to ask the [Senator/Representative] to join us in the streets. We are marching. We are rallying. I’m tired of hearing politicians brag about standing on the Edmund Pettus bridge. I want to see the [Senator/Representative] by my side in this fight.
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.
CALL YOUR STATE SENATORS: DON’T GIVE TRUMP ACCESS TO OUR POWER GRID!
A truly awful bill, killed several years ago, is back. The Pathways bill, SB 540, would forfeit California’s autonomy over our power grid, opening it to control by other states and, most worryingly, Trump’s regime. It must be stopped.
Please call your state senators and say:
Please oppose SB 540, the Pathways bill. Do not sell us out by handing control of our energy grid over to Trump and his minions. Keep our energy future in our hands. Vote NO on SB 540.
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
Want to make a difference? Do it with your Dollars!
Boycotts work. Here’s the most current information I could find on scheduled boycotts.
Walmart, the world's largest retailer, said in November that it was rolling back DEI policies, including no longer considering race and gender when making decisions about suppliers, ending various diversity programs, and removing the words "diversity" and "DEI" from documents in favor of language about "belonging."
What To Know
The initial boycott, which concluded on April 14, included all of Walmart's online and retail stores and services, and pharmacy and grocery pickup and delivery services. Club stores like Sam's Club are also being boycotted. All private-label brands affiliated with Walmart, like Great Value and Parent's Choice, are also part of the blackout.
The People's Union USA says it's nonpartisan and that its movement is "just getting started" and "not stopping anytime soon."
READ MORE Boycott
The "economic blackout tour" has dates listed until July 4, with some of the most well-known companies on Earth among those impacted:
Amazon Boycott 2 – May 6-12
Walmart Boycott 2 - May 20 to 26
Target Boycott - June 3 to 9
McDonald's Boycott - June 24 to 30
Independence Day Boycott – July 4
"It's simple: stop spending," The People's Action USA says on its website. "On blackout days, avoid shopping, streaming, online orders, fast food, and everything in between. If you absolutely need something, buy it from a small, local business.
Our calendar is updated regularly. Check our calendar regularly to stay current!
MEETINGS
Connect & Commit: Political Action Accountability Group
Sun, May 4, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm | US/Pacific
Aqus Café
Connect & Commit meets monthly in Petaluma to support politically active community members--or those who want to be!
You're welcome to just show up, but RSVPs are appreciated. (https://forms.gle/XmHqaBv8mKf7Ghx2A)
Indivisible Sonoma County After Hours Support / Brainstorm / Activist Group
Thu, May 8, 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.
What’s the Plan? Weekly Conversation with Indivisible?s co-founders
Thu, May 8, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm | US/Pacific
The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back.
The antidote: Coming together in community to process what’s happening, to sift through what’s important and what’s just noise, and coalesce around strategies for fighting back.
Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin each week, as we carve out an hour to discuss what’s happening and – more importantly – what’s the plan.
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/773746/
Events
Indy Soco Film Series: The Producers
Wed, May 7, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm @ Rialto Cinemas
Wed, May 7, 2025 7:00pm - 9:00pm | US/Pacific
Joan Baez and Heather Cox Richardson: Bay Area Coalition Speaker Series
Thu, May 8, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm | US/Pacific
Join the Bay Area Coalition for our popular Speaker Series featuring legendary musician-activist Joan Baez and author-historian Heather Cox Richardson. Joan Baez will kick off the event with a few songs (maybe a sing-a-long!) followed by our friend Heather Cox Richardson, author of the Substack "Letters From An American" and "Democracy Awakening," in conversation with our own Bay Area Coalition activist and broadcast veteran Celeste Perry.
RSVP here for online link.
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
Democracy Rally - Sebastopol
Tue, May 6, 2025 4:30pm - 6:00pm | US/Pacific
Location: Sebastopol Four Corners
Cotati Weekly Protest
Thu, May 8, 2025 5:30pm - 6:00pm | US/Pacific
VA Clinic Weekly Action
Fri, May 9, 2025 11:00am - 1:00pm | US/Pacific
Veterans Administration Clinic
Join and support the Veterans Administration Clinic weekly action. Meet at 11:00 at 2285 Challenger Way, Santa Rosa. The Sonoma Freedom Singers will be on hand!
Sonoma Plaza Vigil against Trump
Fri, May 9, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm | US/Pacific
Sonoma Plaza
453 1st St E, Sonoma CA 95476 US
Stand-Up Fridays at the Guerneville Plaza
Fri, May 9, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm | US/Pacific
Healdsburg Weekly Protests for Democracy
Sat, May 10, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm | US/Pacific
Join us on the corner of Healdsburg’s Plaza Saturdays from 11am to Noon
Meet your neighbors on the corner of Healdsburg Ave. and Matheson Street.
Brings signs if you like or simply come and join the group. (There will be extra signs available.)
Petaluma Protests - Every Saturday
Sat, May 10, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm | US/Pacific
Tesla Takedown - Santa Rosa
Sat, May 10, 2025 11:00am - 1:00pm | US/Pacific
You are invited to join a sign-waving event this weekend on the sidewalk outside the Tesla showroom in Santa Rosa. 3286 Airway Drive, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403.
Bring signs to wave!
Please stay on the sidewalk and do not block entrances. Do not engage with counter-protests.
This is a volunteer-organized visibility event to protest Musk.
Actions targeting Musk-owned businesses are designed as accountability actions against Musk in his DOGE role as a political actor and are not framed around any intent to cause economic harm to any business interest.
Protest Avelo Airlines’ Plan to Carry Out Deportation Flights - ONGOING
Sun, May 11, 2025 11:00am - 1:00pm | US/Pacific
We will protest the decision by Avelo Airlines to assist with deportations by the Trump regime. The company’s hub in Arizona is poised to start these deportations in May. It’s time to send a message to travelers to stop giving Avelo their business and assisting this enterprise.
We will be on the sidewalk leading to the Charles M. Schultz, Sonoma County Airport, which is for now a hub for Avelo's flights. This is in the morning when a maximum number of travelers will see our protest.
It is also good opportunity to protest federal layoffs with the FAA.
Sign up here.
Calls, Postcards, Texts, Training
National Guided Phonebank for Virginia
Tue, May 6; Thu, May 8 2025 3:00pm - 5:00pm | US/Pacific
We are calling Black voters in Virginia, encouraging them to vote in the June Primary elections for the Statehouse and providing resources that make it easier to check where they are registered and find the voting information they need.
Make calls with us every Tuesday from 3 pm PT/6 pm ET to 5pm PT/ 8 pm PT.
Sign up here!
Training with RepresentUS - Module 2: How to Hold Elected Officials Accountable
Tue, May 6, 2025 4:00pm | US/Pacific
In this session we will equip you with the tools to effectively contact elected officials and hold them accountable. You'll learn about the legislative branch and its two big purposes in our government. As a check on the other branches of government you’ll learn why constituent pressure matters, how to tailor your approach based on a lawmaker’s stance, and the most effective methods of engagement—from office visits and town halls to calls, letters, and bird-dogging. Through role-playing exercises and actionable strategies, you’ll gain confidence in making your voice heard. By the end, you’ll be ready to take action, and help build pressure to hold them accountable through activities like making calls, or organizing a group to attend a town hall.
More Info: https://act.represent.us/sign/organizing-moment-training/
Bluesky Training with Field Team 6
Wed, May 7, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm | US/Pacific
Excited about what you’re hearing about Bluesky? Over 25 million people are already using it!
Join us to build awareness for Field Team 6’s Voter Registration efforts all from the comfort of your own social media account!
If you're ready for more, check out our Advanced Bluesky session
Advanced Bluesky Skills for Social Storming with Field Team 6!
Wednesdays
3 – 4pm PDT
You have a Bluesky account and now you want to learn more about it?
Join us to build awareness for Field Team 6’s Voter Registration efforts all from the comfort of your own social media account!
Training with RepresentUS - Module 3: Mobilizing Others to Take Action
Wed, May 7, 2025 4:00pm | US/Pacific
In this session, you'll learn how to rally others in your community to protect democracy through effective strategy and tactics. You'll practice explaining the urgency of the threat, inviting others to take action, and developing achievable strategies that keep people engaged and create real impact. Through interactive exercises, you'll explore how to match tactics—like rallies, media events, and outreach efforts—to your goals. By the end of this session, you’ll be ready to reach out to others, plan the right action for your goal, and know the steps to implement it.
More Info: https://act.represent.us/sign/organizing-moment-training/
Phone Banks into CA Congressional District 22 – Rep. Valadao
Thu, May 8, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm | US/Pacific
Location: Democratic Party Headquarters
There will be in-person phone banks calling Valadao’s constituents during the month of May on Thursdays. All information can be found by clicking on the Sign Up link. If you would prefer to call from home on other days and times, email Janet Reynolds at hqvolunteer@sonomademocrats.org.
Postcards at Dem HQ
Fri, May 9, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm | US/Pacific
Democratic Party Headquarters
Friday Postcard Parties every week from 1:00-3:00 at the Sonoma County Democratic Headquarters at 348 Sebastopol Ave in Santa Rosa.
Please bring postcards. Addresses, scripts, and instructions provided.
Indivisible Sonoma County provides information about events. Unless specifically labeled as "Sponsored by Indivisible Sonoma County" or "Sponsored by Indivisible National," these events are organized and conducted by individual local activists and organizations who are solely responsible for their conduct.
I have been engaged since djt one; trying to remain calm by taking action, meeting with different groups with like thinking, writing and learning about what can be done to restore the rule of law to the country, but after seeing the appalling attached image I wanted to do even more the minute I saw this.
Because of djt, I have learned more about the government which is the only good thing I can say about the incompetent in the White House. Out of curiosity i wanted to know if the Supreme Court could hold anyone, including a president in contempt of court and put them in jail, and the answer was yes. I also found out that we can write to each member of the Supreme Court( they want old fashioned mail, not email) including Chief Justice Roberts.
I wasn't sure about how to keep my letter a page long, but after I saw the appalling image of djt as Pope that he postd on truth social. I was able to organize my thoughts. I am hoping that everyone had the same disgust and reaction. It was embarrassing enough when he showed up at the Pope's funeral in a blue suit to call attention to himself, like an opportunity for a photo op, but this appalling image that he posted was so over the top that I had no problem writing my letter appealing to Chief Justice Roberts.
I limited my thoughts, centering on the "kidnapping" of American citizens without due process, a lack of evidence or proof, retracting immunity, and djt's ignoring the court's order to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home.
I believe that the members of the Supreme Court need to hear from us. Let's go right to the top and let them know we are watching them. We can't wait and see what will happen in the department of Justice; we have to act and show them that even though they are appointed by a president, they are supposed to be impartial. I let him know that we don't respect the court anymore when they don't impeach 2 judges that along with their nasty wives are still supporters of a president who wants to overthrow the government. I believe that there is no time to waste. The damage that has been done in 100 days is mind boggling; let's not let this president and all his enablers continue to try to destroy us, mentally or physically.
Let's flood the court with letters before Memorial Day!