National purpose with local action
Next meeting: October 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM (📣 with Stephanie Garcia Richard!)
Christ Lutheran Church
1701 Arroyo Chamiso Road, Santa Fe
Voting has begun! Cast your ballot, get your button, and encourage your friends and family to vote!
Protests, Rallies, and Events
Showing up with the Body Politic
Operation Button Brigade Begins Today
5000 early voting buttons have arrived in Santa Fe. You can join Operation Button Brigade to hand them out to early voters!
Sign up for a shift to distribute buttons to early voters in Santa Fe.
Don't put it on until you vote. Don't take it off until November 3rd.
Vote Early Campaign
If you’re one of the many who receive the weekly newsletter or check out the website but don’t attend meetings, here’s the perfect opportunity to participate in some fun, powerful Visibility Brigades during October.
Melinda Hall
Banner Drops happen several times a week at overpasses throughout Santa Fe. Help remind thousands of passing drivers that early voting is underway!
Vote to Restore sign waving reminds the public what we're voting to restore – and there's a lot, from the Rule of Law to Bodily Autonomy. You can join in every Friday from 12:00-1:00 PM at Cerrillos & Zafarano, in conjunction with the regular Honk and Wave events.
If Fridays don't work for you, you can still take part! A host of Vote to Restore outings are set for Wednesdays and Saturdays in the coming weeks.
Contribute to No Kings! 🚫👑
Thanks to the nine individuals who responded last week to our request for donations to support our Vote Early drive. Together, they contributed $495 for the cause.
Our total budget for the No Kings Vote Early campaign , which centers on October 17 but includes banner drops, sign waving, leafleting and radio spots the entire month, is around $4000. And we hope to hold some money in reserve in case it is needed to address post-election fraud.
Indivisible Santa Fe is an all-volunteer-powered organization that depends on grassroots support. If you would like to contribute to our movement to defend democracy in these critical times, please click here to make a secure gift through ActBlue. Thank you for your generosity!
Drinking Liberally 🍷
The next Drinking Liberally is today, October 6, 5:00-7:00 PM at Boxcar SF, 133 Water Street, Santa Fe. The speakers will be Joe Cardillo, Deputy Director of ProgressNow NM; Representative Matthew McQueen (D-50); and Katharine Clark, Santa Fe County Clerk.
You'll hear overviews of all of the proposed amendments to the NM State Constitution that are on the ballot this year, and you'll learn about the current state of play of the upcoming election.
Radio Interviews - Thursday 📡
On October 8 at 1:00 PM you can listen to ISF members Ellen H and Debra E live on KSFR FM 101.1 with Bird Thompson on "Function at the Junction."
Also on October 8, at 2:00 PM, Paul D and Gary K will appear on The Richard Eeds Show. Tune in to KTRC 1260 / 103.7 (or listen via live-stream) to get their take on the midterms and how to take back our democracy.
Postcards ✍️
Another postcard writing party is approaching! On October 11, from 2:00-4:00 PM, Georgia and Hugh S will host. Contact Georgia S or Tina K for more information! Come, write for a good cause, enjoy snacks and beverages. We appreciate all of you who have been coming out to support various candidates, get out the vote and more! You’re the best!
Don't forget, postcard writing events will be held every Monday at 6:25 PM, at Christ Lutheran Church, before the weekly ISF meeting. Contact Steph B for more details.
Speaker Series: Stephanie Garcia Richard
Stephanie Garcia Richard is the outgoing New Mexico Commissioner for Public Lands. She is also the Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor of New Mexico! She'll speak at the regular ISF meeting on October 12. Come meet the candidate!
Guest post
Project Jupiter Comment Period 🏭☁☁
Public comments are open until October 23 for Project Jupiter's Air Quality Permit application. Please submit your comment.
If you're unsure of what to write, David B has prepared a helpful list of suggestions.
Regular protests & events
- Speakers' Corner - October 10, 10:00-11:00 AM, on the sidewalk near Sky Coffee, in the Railyard. Look for people wearing ISF shirts, and keep an eye out for the Vote to Restore crew – or sign up on Mobilize to join them!
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Donovan Kolbly
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In the News
What folks are saying, of interest around here and elsewhere
ISF Radio Interview Recording 🎙️
Last week Ellen H and Will S appeared on the Richard Eeds show to talk about No Kings Early Voting. Here's the recording of their discussion. Thanks to FM 103.7 for their coverage and gratitude to our fearless Steering Committee leaders for being our public voice on this vital topic!
LWV Voter Guide 📋
Are you looking for extra information about candidates and issues on this year's ballot? As ever, the League of Women Voters of Santa Fe County has you covered. Their election information page includes a downloadable 2026 Santa Fe County Voter Guide.
Santa Fe Strengthens Immigrant Protections
At its regular meeting last Tuesday, the Santa Fe County Commission passed an ordinance prohibiting the use of county property for civil immigration enforcement activities.
The next day the Santa Fe City Council unanimously passed similar legislation that prohibits using city property for civil immigration enforcement activities, and that requires employers to inform their employees if they're required to complete an I-9 audit.
Carina Julig cjuligsfnewmexican.com
One who spoke at the city council meeting was Edgar Chacon-Miranda, who was arrested by ICE on August 19 in the La Familia Health Clinic parking lot. Mr. Chacon-Miranda is in the United States legally on a U Visa. Despite this, he spent 23 days in the Torrance County Detention Facility. The Santa Fe New Mexican has written about his experience.
🎤 Indivisible Santa Fe Radio
This week Donovan and Gary interview our own Communications Director Scott Romans about all the reasons to vote early. Listen here (where you can catch some of our previous shows that feature guests from NM Money Out of Politics, NOW, the NAACP and other local activist organizations) or simply search for Indivisible Santa Fe Radio on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart or your favorite listening platform. Thanks for tuning in and don't forget to give a Five Star rating!
From the Desk of Indivisible Santa Fe
Gary K explains why the midterms are so important, and how voting early helps ensure a free and fair election.
Gary Kowalski
Stay in touch with us
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Indivisible National
Some nights you really feel the wave building. Last night I was in New York for an Indivisible and We Stand United event preparing for No Kings and election defense. You may have seen some of the viral moments -- Robert De Niro leading the crowd in several chants of “Hands off our f***ing vote” (nobody curses like De Niro) or Mark Ruffalo’s heartfelt defense of immigrants.
The best way to take down a would-be king is democratically. For my little speech, I focused on what we've learned from pro-democracy movements abroad, and what that means for No Kings and election sabotage. Six months ago, Viktor Orban, Hungary's authoritarian leader of 16 years, was swept out by a wave election built by a national grassroots movement focused on the costs of corruption (sound familiar?). The turnout was so huge and the margin so big that Orban couldn't sabotage it, and the pro-democracy movement won a two-thirds supermajority -- enough power to usher in an era of accountability and reform.
Trump has made it no secret that he wants to rig these midterms. Our answer is the one Hungarians gave: show up in numbers that are -- as LaTosha Brown with Black Voters Matter put it in her speech -- too big to rig. No Kings is how we prevent election sabotage here, and how we build a mandate for what comes next.
If you want a deep dive on how Orban fell and what the first 100 days after Orban have wrought, I’d recommend a brand new report by DHUB: Breaking the Spell: 100 Days After Hungary’s Parliamentary Election. Just last week, two of Orban's corrupt ministers were arrested. There are more to come. That's what democracy with rule of law looks like.
Building beyond the wave. But it wasn’t just the speeches that gave me hope. After the event, I got a late dinner with Aru from Sunrise Movement, a climate justice org organizing youth around the country; Brianna and Brendan from Generation Vote, who are boosting youth turnout in battleground states; Natalia from Make the Road NY, a statewide org fighting for immigrant rights; and Julia from We Stand United, a group that organizes artists, actors, and musicians.
There was plenty of talk of wave building, election defense planning, and the immediate aftermath of the election. But a lot of what we talked about is what comes next -- the push to make meaning of the win, the work to insist on real accountability, the campaign to get Democrats to use their newly won power to fight against ICE and AI data centers, and to present a bold vision for the post-Trump era.
The single best thing we can do to make that future bright is to make these next four weeks count. That's the Hungary lesson: a margin too big to steal, and a mandate too big to ignore. This week that means all of us doing our part to boost No Kings for October 17. We’ve got thousands of events already registered. We need more. If your group hasn't registered one, do it today. If you have, spend this week turning people out.
The wave is building because we’re building it.
In solidarity,
Ezra Levin
Co-Executive Director, Indivisible
Your weekly to-dos
- Host a No Kings event or find one near you NEXT SATURDAY, October 17 and join the millions of people committed to fighting Trump’s election subversion. Just last week, Trump said he hasn’t ruled out declaring a national emergency or invoking the Insurrection Act around the midterms. This corrupt regime may operate from a place of chaos, panic, and fearmongering, but we know that calm preparation and planning will keep us grounded in our communities and ready to take action. That’s why this No Kings Day, we’re not only sending a message to Trump -- we’re driving historic early vote turnout and getting our neighbors in election protection formation.
- Missed the No Kings coalition’s Election Protection 101 training in September? You’re in luck! Catch the training again this Thursday, October 8 to learn how you can take action to defend the vote this fall, no matter where you live (8pm ET/5pm PT). Together, we’ll discuss local polling place election protection, how to spot potential voter suppression issues, and what to do when you see them.
- Print and share our brand-new zine about what to do if you see ICE at the polls, illustrated by acclaimed comic book artist Greg Pak, with your neighbors and community. Sending ICE and federal agents to polling places is blatantly illegal, but that’s never stopped Trump before. Our new zine provides a pocket-sized guide on safety steps for voting, crucial First Amendment rights and protections, and what to do if you’re stopped by law enforcement. Here are some folding instructions so you can easily assemble the zines and distribute them at community orgs, little free libraries, democracy-minded local businesses, and more.
- More than two weeks after Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez was shot by ICE while making a DoorDash delivery, the company has refused to speak up about ICE’s repeated violence against its drivers. Delete your app and account until DoorDash takes action. Last week, DoorDash apologized for supporting the GOP legislation that attacks DC home rule – one of the three main demands of the Delete DoorDash campaign – but they still have yet to speak out about Wilber’s treatment or ICE brutality against other drivers. We must continue to pressure DoorDash to stand up for their workers and against ICE cruelty.
- Thursday, October 8, make calls to New Jerseyans to get out the vote for Zack Mullock (NJ-02) and Rebecca Bennett (NJ-07)(5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT). We have an opportunity to unseat two Trump loyalists in the Garden State, including Jeff Van Drew, the former Democrat who famously pledged his “undying support” to Trump and changed his party affiliation to Republican in 2019. We can flip these seats blue and take back the House, but only with your help. Paid for by Indivisible Action. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.
- THE WEEK AHEAD: Next Wednesday, October 14 at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT, call Mainers in support of Troy Jackson (ME-Sen) and Matt Dunlap (ME-02). Early voting is already underway! Indivisibles were so fired up at our last phone bank for Troy Jackson that we’re adding another! This is our best chance yet to defeat Susan Collins, and while polls look good, we can’t take anything for granted. Paid for by Indivisible Action. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.
P.S. With less than one month until Election Day, we’ve got a significant budget gap to make up in order to cover the costs of all the get out the vote work needed to win the House and Senate. Over the next 29 days, we’re training hundreds of phone bank volunteers, calling tens of thousands of voters who have the power to flip the House and Senate, and equipping Indivisibles in our 40 target races with the tools to talk with their neighbors about the importance of voting in the midterms. If you can, please chip in to help us get a running start in October and sustain our get out the vote work across the country.
Upcoming events + Election shifts
These nationwide events, calls, training sessions, and electoral volunteer opportunities are coming up soon. For even more Indivisible happenings, check our national calendar and get in touch with Indivisible groups near you!
Indivisibles On the GroundSpotlight of the Week: Texas Indivisibles
This weekend, Immigrating Youth Texas mobilized community members to travel from Houston to Dilley Detention Center, where immigrant children and families have been cruelly detained by ICE. Many Texas Indivisibles, including from Indivisible Austin and Greater Woodlands Indivisible, joined the rally outside of Dilley to put handmade butterflies on the center’s fence line. The butterflies were created by community members to represent “children, freedom, movement, and transformation,” and were placed to direct the attention of passersby to the facility and the children and families held there. At the rally, people spoke about why child detention must end now. We must continue to advocate for children and families held by ICE, let them know they have not been forgotten, and demand their release. Want to get involved in your own community? Find a local Indivisible group here. |
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