Sep 2: Indivisible Santa Fe Newsletter

National purpose with local action

Next meeting: September 8
Christ Lutheran Church
1701 Arroyo Chamiso Road, Santa Fe

Collective action ✊✊🚀 Amazing turnout in beautiful Santa Fe Fall weather at the Roundhouse. Excellent speakers on topics of Solidarity, Labor, and Collective Action. Read the full debrief here:

Signs of Hope and Resistance

Santa Fe activists in the hundreds gathered at the Roundhouse on Labor Day, September 1, to demonstrate their support for workers over billionaires. The Rally for Collective Action, organized by Indivisible Santa Fe along with a consortium of other grassroots groups,* was part of a nationwide May Day Strong protest

Indivisible Santa FeGary Kowalski

and we have a follow-up post that contains downloadable materials, in case the you missed the rally or were too slow to pick up an available hardcopy:

Follow up to Labor Day Rally for Collective Action

Printable signs and brochures for businesses that want ICE and other law enforcement to respect their constitutional rights

Indivisible Santa FeHeidi Li Feldman

We already have several businesses that are displaying the signs, and we'll have a page up soon that you can use to find pro and anti civil rights businesses (i.e., those that have agreed and those that have declined to display solidarity with 4th Amendment protections)

Hundreds rally in Santa Fe at Labor Day event, calling for safeguards for workers, immigrants

Several speakers urged attendees to support potential legislation to shutter immigrant detention facilities in New Mexico.

Santa Fe New MexicanCarina Julig cjuligsfnewmexican.com

Local Action

Santa Fe Councilor candidates will be holding a forum at 5:30 on Wednesday at SFCC

Santa Fe Candidate Forums | Red Zia Events

The Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe Community College, KSFR and KSWV are partnering to provide civically focused, nonpartisan information on issues, candidates and the voting process for the 2025 Santa Fe Local Elections. The two forums are free, open to the public, beginning at 5:30 p.m., and are likely to be livestreamed for those who can’t attend in person. A three-person panel will ask questions. The panelists are Inez Russell Gomez of The Santa Fe New Mexican, Larry Martinez…

Red Zia Events

This week in the NM interim committees:

• RadioActive & Hazardous Materials (today Tue September 2)
• Economic & Rural Development & Policy (Thu/Fri)
• Revenue Stabilizaton & Tax Policy (today Tue, and also Wed)

NM Interim Committees

Find Out How New Mexico Plans to Protect us Against the Big Ugly Bill Tuning IN To find out details of any meeting, go to nmlegis.gov, and click “committees”, then scan for the “interim committee list”, find the committee of interest and click on it. The page that appears

Indivisible Santa FeISF Leadership

Wednesdays: Walk the Talk

Walk The Talk Wednesdays! 11-12 am St. Francis & Cerrillos

Indivisible Santa FeDonovan Kolbly

Saturdays: Tesla Takedown

Meet Saturdays from 10-2 across from the Tesla Albuquerque dealership at US Hwy 550 & Rio Rancho Blvd

Indivisible Santa FeDonovan Kolbly

New Mexico Indivisible United

We had the statewide conference a bit over a week ago. There were hundreds of folks from all over the state sharing the energy ✊📣 and enthusiasm for keeping New Mexico blue and restoring the rule of law in this country. We captured some highlights for you:

New Mexico United Indivisible

On August 23, folks from Indivisible groups all cross New Mexico met in Albuquerque – the Marriott Pyramid North accommodated the hundreds of folks who came out to meet each other, share ideas, and get inspired by some amazing speakers. The main session with everyone together was about 2/3 of

Indivisible Santa FeDonovan Kolbly

Protecting Our Intelligence Community

Tulsi Gabbard appears to have negligently used social media to blow the cover of a CIA operative.

Our ask: 📣 call Senator Heinrich's office and demand a subpoena of Gabbard to demand her resignation or firing. Heinrich is on the Senate Intelligence Committee and wields considerable force in this area.

Dispatches from the Indivisible Santa Fe desk

Let’s Talk about That 3.5% Idea

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the 3.5% “rule”—the idea that if 3.5% of the population gets active, it is possible to topple an authoritarian regime. That “rule,” popularized by Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan, is based on their extensive research on successful movements.

Indivisible Santa FeDebra Efroymson

and, from the "Joy is a form of resistance" desk, a lot of interesting, thought-provoking, or just downright fun things going on around Santa Fe:

This Week in Entertainment

Let’s face it, resistance is hard work. Take some time for yourself, see a movie or play, go to a concert, peruse some local art!

Indivisible Santa FeSteph Bonzek (she/her)

And we aren't the only ones thinking about how to look up in these dark days...

Why I’m Still Optimistic

We’re exhausted, yes — but angrier than ever. And that’s exactly what winning looks like.

The Resisters' ReportRosie the Resister

Check out our resources page with lots of links to useful information, constantly being updated as we find new web resources to help fight for democracy and the rule of law.

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(Indivisible National newsletter should return next week!)