Save the Date -- May 16th at 12:15 Indivisible No. Quabbin Community Gathering for Conversation & Finger Food Potluck Lunch.
Building Up Working Groups and Ideas for Sustaining Our Work
Besides the weekly Stand Outs that continue every Saturday with 65-80 people, we have a Steering Committee and two very active Working Teams of people who work on voting issues and mutual aid (Community Outreach and Self-Sufficiency - COSS). We have also organized to participate in 4 National Actions over the past year (Hands Off and No Kings 1,2, and 3 with 500 or more people each time.)
What Next? Join us on Saturday, May 16th for good food, socializing and an important discussion on possible other working groups and moving toward the November Election. We will gather at the 1st Universalist Church at 31 No. Main St. (2 blocks north of Stand Out).
National Day of Action -- Stop ICE Warehouse Detention
Thank
you to those who came to the National Day of Action to Stop ICE Warehouse
Detention on April 25th Indivisible is joining with the Detention Watch Network and Project
Salt Box to stop the purchase of industrial warehouses that are unfit for human
habitation. We will have more actions around this important theme this summer
and fall. Please see Fact Sheet and pass it on to those
you know --
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QXCM1Y9bFupOXRrGVPDJGfFKBWQhQS71/ and also see Rachel Maddow's Burn Order at https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-presents-burn-order
Join May Day Activities -- No Shopping on May 1st
Find an action in Massachusetts to attend on Fri., May 1st. There will be a rally in Greenfield starting at 12noon and running until 1 p.m. There are events in Holyoke, Worcester and some in smaller towns. Go to www.mobilize.us and use the filters to find events in MA or details for towns such as Barre, Keene, NH and other places. Hopefully you did not shop yesterday.
Working Groups and Current Activities
At this point there are two very active Working Groups that include work on voting issues and continuing work involving mutual aid.
Voting Team -- The Voting Team has three subcommittees working on voter registration, postcard campaigns, and voter suppression. If you are new and want to join this team email indivisiblenorthquabbin@gmail.com, and we will put you in touch with the Team Leader.
Mutual Support (Community Outreach & Self-Sufficiency) -- The Orange Food Pantry continues to need our support. They are seeing more and more people every Thursday from 10-3. On Sat., May 2nd, the Orange Food Pantry will start to be open on Saturdays from 12noon - 2 p.m. You can stop by 81 E. River St. on Saturday to see if volunteers are needed on the upcoming Saturdays. They still can use donations of personal care items.
North Quabbin Towns: Orange, Athol, New Salem, Wendell, Royalston, Warwick, Petersham,
Erving, Phillipston
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