ISF's Formal Letter to our MoC's expressing our disappointment over their support for a flawed NDAA.
ISF has sent a formal letter to our MoC’s expressing our disappointment over their role in America’s endless wars. Read it here.
It's been 10 years since Citizens United. We see the effects. Now we can reverse it with Move To Amend.
It’s time to end Citizens United. But, as a Supreme Court ruling on constitutional grounds, the only way to overrule it would be through a Constitutional amendment. MoveToAmend is working on such an amendment - here’s how you can help.
We met with the staff of Senator Feinstein!
We met with Jim Lazarus (State Director) and Abby Ellis (Field Representative) at the Dianne Feinstein’s San Francisco office Thursday. We discussed avoiding war in Iran, our concerns about the NDAA, and the importance of a fair impeachment trial in the Senate.
Reproductive Rights in this year's California Legislative Session
NARAL CA activist Allie Lahey came to one of our General Meetings late last year to discuss what's up with reproductive justice issues in California. Here's a quick recap of what NARAL CA is supporting in the current legislative session!
The Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity: Oppose Transnational Corporate Power
Stand with those around the world who are fighting for economic and political justice by posting a photo of yourself with the hashtags #BindingTreaty and #StopTNCImpunity and a message of solidarity demanding that government officials act to rein in corporate power.
“Power of the Purse” Campaign Status Report Update - September 25
The budget fight in Congress is coming to a close, for now, with the passage of Continuing Resolutions. Our MoC’s were able to prevent any poison pills from entering the resolutions, but were unable to enact any restrictions on Trump and the Republicans’ abuses.
ISF November 2019 Voter Guide
Indivisible SF’s November 2019 Voter Guide covers the six City propositions on the November 5th ballot. These propositions cover funding for affordable and teacher housing, new taxes on ride-hail companies, campaign finance disclosures, regulation of vaping products, and more.
Is generating profit a corporation's sole duty? For the first time in 40 years, America's CEOs no longer think so.
The Business Roundtable just issued a new statement of policy overturning their 40-year-old position that a corporation's sole duty is to generate profit for shareholders. This is more than just a platitude - it’s an acknowledgement of changing attitudes to business.
Report on our meeting with Sen. Feinstein's staff in August 2019
We met with Sen. Feinstein’s staff earlier this month. Here’s a summary of the meeting.
We got a letter from Sen. Feinstein about the Border Supplemental Appropriations Bill
At our most recent meeting with Sen. Feinstein’s staff in her SF office, we received a letter addressed to seven Indivisible chapters, including us. In it, she laid out her reasoning for voting for the bill, including substantive responses to our concerns.
We beat them before. We'll beat them again.
If you feel the need for some inspiration, please read here the words of one of our members, Bruce Hartford, that he delivered in a speech at the San Francisco Lights for Liberty event on July 12th.
Gov. Newsom Bails Out Negligent PG&E At The Expense of Rate-Payers and Fire Victims
Last week, a $26 billion utility bailout bill, AB1054, passed through the Assembly and Senate with the help of Governor Newsom.
Lights For Liberty SF flyer
Some Indivisible SF members helped organize the Lights For Liberty vigil on Friday, July 12th, 2019. As part of that, they produced this flyer to hand out to attendees of the event. With the authors’ permission, we’re publishing the PDFs online for the rest of the world to be able to distribute it.
Testimonies from Members of Congress who visited CBP facilities in July 2019
MoCs went to the southern border and witnessed horrifying mistreatment being done in our name.
Reports of mistreatment of detained immigrants
This is an incomplete collection of press accounts of mistreatment (negligence and/or active abuse) of people detained in ICE and/or CBP facilities.
Notes on Contacting your Members of Congress
How can we be effective Indivisible SF citizens? Let's look at communications between constituents and a Member of Congress (MoC). Excerpted from Bruce Hartford's MoC and Their Constituent's Thoughts, 2019
ISF condemns the attack on the Muslim community in New Zealand
ISF condemns, in the strongest terms, today’s white nationalist and fascist-inspired attack on the Muslim community of New Zealand.
Letter to SF Board of Supes and Mayor Breed on the harassment of homeless people living on the streets of San Francisco
Under the leadership of Mayor Breed, City officials have quietly continued to enact homeless encampment sweeps, despite a court ruling them unconstitutional last year. Learn more about the City's ongoing criminalization of poverty in the midst of a widespread housing crisis, by reading this letter that we sent the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor early in 2019.
The Emergency is Trump
Trump’s “national emergency” is a fake emergency, not for national security, but to usurp power that belongs to Congress.