National purpose with local action

Next meeting: January 12, 2026 – back to 7:00pm time
Christ Lutheran Church
1701 Arroyo Chamiso Road, Santa Fe

Welcome to 2026 🎆 The year has started with a bang; we couldn't go 3 days without the regime dragging the United States down in world standing, endangering our troops, and violating international treaties. Early on January 3, the Trump regime launched an attack on Venezuela and abducted its (admittedly terrible) leader. We organized an emergency protest and 60-100 people gathered in the Plaza to protest the action 🚀

U.S. Out of Venezuela

Indivisible Santa Fe is holding an Emergency Protest tonight, Saturday January 3 at 6:30, at the Plaza to protest the illegal attacks and abduction of a foreign leader by the Trump Regime. It’ll be dark and starting to get cold – bring a flashlight and warm wear! Consider protest hygiene

Indivisible Santa FeDonovan Kolbly

Heidi wrote up a clear description of how and why the attack was illegal:

The Unlawfulness of the Recent U.S. Attack on Venezuela

The Trump administration’s attack on Caracas clearly violated international law. The administration seems to be attempting compliance with domestic law, by relying on a law that gives Presidents the chance to use troops for armed force in another country and get Congressional authorization later.

Indivisible Santa FeHeidi Li Feldman

Jan 10: Signs of Fascism

The Signs of Fascism is back at the Railyard on Saturday, January 10. Meet at the REI garage first level at 9:30 for a march around the Railyard and a visit across the street from Whole Foods And if you haven't read Steph's reflection, here it is again:

Signs of Fascism: The Quiet Power of a Somber Protest

For anyone who has attended, organized, or participated in any of the public events over the last year, you may share the sentiment that saving democracy takes a lot out of a person. There’s the phone calls, the permits, the merch, the waking up early, the making of signs,

Indivisible Santa FeSteph Bonzek (she/her)

Jan 12: New Mexico Legislation Tracker training

At the meeting next week (January 12) Jane S will lead a breakout room demonstrating how to navigate NMLegis.gov to follow bills and view activities and committee hearings at the Roundhouse. I'll be there to help, too.

Regular protests

Wednesdays: Walk the Talk

Walk The Talk Wednesdays! 12-1 at 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

Upcoming Events

Jan 10: Effective Citizen Advocacy

LWV is holding an Effective Citizen Advocacy discussion on Jan 10, 10am-noon on zoom.

Indivisible Santa FeJanie Thelin

Jan 20 YUCCA March

On January 20th, YUCCA (Youth United for Climate Crisis Action) is holding a mass mobilization with a march from the Plaza to the Roundhouse.

Hi Friends, As we close out the year and step into the fights ahead in 2026, we know that we’re up against growing attacks on our communities and crises we didn’t create. That’s why on January 20th, thousands of New Mexicans will take to the streets in Santa Fe for the We Got Us Mass Mobilization - on the Opening Day of the Legislative Session. We’re calling on you – young people, community members, organizers, and movement allies across New Mexico – to join YUCCA and 18+ partner organizations in Santa Fe for a march, rally, and mutual aid fair to show decision-makers what it looks like when we all stand together and put forward a visionary platform for the future. Together, we’ll demand bold action on the climate crisis, investments in the resources our communities need, livable wages and futures for all of us, an end to the systems of criminalization that target our families, justice for our migrant communities, and collective liberation that makes freedom possible for all of us – from Palestine to New Mexico.

All partner organizations have agreed to YUCCA’s Principles of Engagement. You can view them here.

US Attack on Venezuela

HCR breaks it down in and helps, as usual, frame things in a clear way...

Plus, one has to appreciate her deadpan off-hand comments (talking about the fact that Venezuela traffics primarily in cocaine, not fentanyl)

Cocaine is nothing to take for your health... but it's not Fentanyl.

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Trump’s War on Latin America Must Be Stopped

The attack on Venezuela signals a new phase of US power in Latin America — one defined by coercion, intimidation, and open-ended intervention.

Branko Marcetic

Postmark Rule Changes

This may affect important US mail that relies on a postmark, like mail-in ballots and tax returns, by shifting some responsibility from the USPS onto the people:

USPS Postmark Rules Change: What You Need to Know

Dates on mail now reflect when it’s processed, not when it’s dropped off

AARPAaron Kassraie Comments Published December 31, 2025

Dispatches from the Indivisible Santa Fe Desk

The Unlawfulness of the Recent U.S. Attack on Venezuela

The Trump administration’s attack on Caracas clearly violated international law. The administration seems to be attempting compliance with domestic law, by relying on a law that gives Presidents the chance to use troops for armed force in another country and get Congressional authorization later.

Indivisible Santa FeHeidi Li Feldman

The Television Presidency

We are currently witnessing the peak of the “television presidency.” According to historian Heather Cox Richardson, the current administration has turned the White House into a production studio where the primary goal is capturing “eyeballs” through a constant stream of sensationalized content. This phenomenon didn’t start with Donald Trump. To

Indivisible Santa FeEllis Taylor

2025 Survey Results

The results of the 2025 survey (conducted at the Dec 15 meeting) are in

Indivisible Santa FeISF Leadership

2025 in Review, 2026 in Preview

The year 2025 saw both unprecedented threats to constitutional democracy and the rise of mass resistance to stop the authoritarian takeover of America. It was a year of action for Indivisible. What did we accomplish? Thousands turned out in the streets for protests in Santa Fe (and millions across the

Indivisible Santa FeGary Kowalski

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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The Trump regime's weekend attack on Venezuela, taking of President Maduro, and declaration that the US will "run" that country until some indeterminate date in the future was wildly irresponsible, wholly immoral, and can only lead to disaster -- unless Congress acts.

No one voted for another war. No one voted for an authoritarian regime that puts service members and the American public at risk. No one voted for placing the oil wealth of a few oligarchs above international law, the Constitution, and common sense. No one voted for a king. As Indivisible co-founder Leah Greenberg said in a statement on Saturday: 

The power to declare war belongs to Congress and the American people. Trump has once again taken power that's not his. He is attempting to drag the country into war by decree, all while treating the presidency like a throne. Congress must act immediately to stop these illegal strikes and hold the Trump regime accountable. No Kings, No War.

The regime's been telegraphing the weekend's actions since Hegseth’s “Department of War” first launched strikes on boats in the Pacific and Caribbean last fall, then moved on to attacking and seizing Venezuelan oil tankers. The excuses have been paper thin and fluid, one day focused on a supposed "invasion" by Venezuelan gang members, the next on Fentanyl trafficking (despite expert opinion the Venezuela plays virtually no role in Fentanyl trafficking into the US), and over the weekend, concern for the Venezuelan economy. 

But Trump gave the game away by mentioning oil 25 times at Saturday's Mar-a-Lago press conference. This is about Venezuelan oil, billionaire corruption, and Trump's aspirations to be America's first dictator, even as he and the GOP ignore skyrocketing healthcare costs and unaffordable grocery bills here at home. We can't let him succeed. 

WHAT YOU CAN DO

We need to make it crystal clear to Congress: This lawless violence must stop.

• First: Use our scripts and call tools to place a call to your Members of Congress. Trump must not be allowed to drag the country into yet more chaos. Saturday's military operation may be over, but Trump is talking about keeping US forces on the ground in Venezuela indefinitely, and explicitly threatening other countries in Latin America. Click here to call your senators, and click here to call your representative.
• Next: Use our email tool to drive the point home. Click here to email your Members of Congress to demand an end to military action against Venezuela.
• Then: Register for the Healthcare Not Warfare grassroots call we're hosting with MoveOn, the Working Families Party, Win Without War, and Public Citizen, this Wednesday, January 7, at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT. We'll be joined by Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Greg Casar and other leaders in the fight against fascism, and want to be sure you're there with us.

None of us is alone; the more we work together, the stronger we'll be. Trump wants to be a wartime king. We the people demand: No War, No Kings.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team

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