Voting is the bedrock of our democracy: if it can be broken, every other right we rely on can be taken away. Many IEB’ers are doing critical work registering voters and canvassing in swing districts. To make sure those hard-won votes are counted, we must improve the security of our elections. Expert Jim Soper explains … Continue reading Help Preserve All Votes
Glad to See You in September
With apologies to Walt Whitman: “We are large, we contain multitudes.” Indivisible East Bay sprawls across three congressional districts, two counties, and more than a dozen cities. Despite logistical struggles (“where should we meet!?”) IEB’s breadth is a strength - from west-most tip, Richmond, out to East County, our membership boasts a wide diversity of population, … Continue reading Glad to See You in September
IEB Meets With Senator Feinstein’s State Director
Several IEB members met with Senator Feinstein’s State Director Sean Elsbernd on September 5. Our first question at this first meeting since the Senator failed to hold a Town Hall during the August recess was (surprise!): when will the Senator have a real Town Hall!? Sean’s rationales aside, we heard two things loud & clear: … Continue reading IEB Meets With Senator Feinstein’s State Director
Take Back the Vote National Conference
The California Election Integrity Coalition, a non-partisan voting rights organization, will host its Second Annual Take Back The Vote National Conference on October 7-8 in Berkeley, CA at the South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis Street, corner of Ashby Avenue (near Ashby BART station). Over 30 nationally recognized election integrity leaders from across the country … Continue reading Take Back the Vote National Conference
IEB All-Member Meeting September 17
Please join us at Indivisible East Bay's All-Member Meeting! Our monthly meeting is for members and newcomers interested in opposing the Trump agenda. Meet fellow activists and Indivisible members, find out what IEB is doing and how you can join in. For more information, visit indivisibleeb.org. WHEN: Sunday September 17, 2017, 2:00 – 4:00 PM … Continue reading IEB All-Member Meeting September 17
You May Say I’m a DREAMer, But I’m Not the Only One
On Tuesday, coward-in-Chief Trump sent his toady Attorney General (Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III) to deliver the damning decision rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program through which President Obama, by executive order, had protected more than 800,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation. With DACA, we promised young DREAMers who were brought here as … Continue reading You May Say I’m a DREAMer, But I’m Not the Only One
A New DA in Town … Soon
Three months after Contra Costa County District Attorney Mark Peterson pled no contest to felony perjury and resigned, the Board of Supervisors is set to appoint an interim replacement. The Board will interview the 5 finalist applicants at its September 12 public meeting, and could make the appointment that day or at its September 19 meeting. … Continue reading A New DA in Town … Soon
Don’t take them from their homes
This cold-hearted administration has been unfailingly cruel to the immigrant families who bestow their work, their hard-earned money, their very lives upon this country they’ve chosen to be their home. But nothing, not the refugee and Muslim ban; not the ICE raids detaining and deporting thousands, leaving millions behind to live in fear—skip school, doctor’s … Continue reading Don’t take them from their homes
Standing Up for Public Lands
On Thursday August 24, over 60 activists attended a rally in front of the Department of Interior's regional offices in San Francisco, to protest the close of the Trump Administration's review of 27 national monuments, and breaking news that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended the reduction of numerous national monuments.
First hand account of the Berkeley rally
Many of us are still thinking about Charlottesville and its aftermath in our own communities. As local grassroots activists, we need to remind ourselves of the local lived experience and not lose that perspective amidst the wider national media narrative. I was at the August 27 Bay Area Rally Against Hate in Berkeley, and I want … Continue reading First hand account of the Berkeley rally
