Washington Indivisible Podcast

In partnership with the Washington Indivisible Network and Indivisible Tacoma, we bring you our Insider Town Hall Series, speaking with key decision-makers in Congress and the state legislature about issues Indivisibles care about.

Today, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. As the Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, she has occupied a central place in the national discussion about how progressives both define and advocate for their agenda.

In this town hall, we hear about her caucus’s instrumental role in inserting direct payments and enhanced unemployment insurance for people and families into the recently passed COVID relief bill. We also talk about the CPC’s 2021 legislative agenda, The People’s Agenda, and we learn about the many ways Indivisible’s agenda dovetails with it, and about how we can work together to achieve common goals.

This conversation was recorded on the evening of Tuesday, December 22nd.

The People's Agenda, the 2021 legislative agenda of the Congressional Progressive Caucus:

https://twitter.com/RepJayapal/status/1341184366756716545

In partnership with the Washington Indivisible Network and Indivisible Tacoma, we bring you our Insider Town Hall Series, speaking with key decision-makers in Congress and the state legislature about issues Indivisibles care about.

Today, 8th CD Congresswoman Dr. Kim Schrier. As the only physician representing our state (and as the only woman doctor in Congress), she joins us to talk about the COVID vaccine—what we know and don’t know at this point about its distribution and its effectiveness. The Congresswoman also shares her work on a rapid home-test that could be a game changer in the fight against the virus.

We also discuss Indivisible’s priorities for 2021, and how we can all work together to achieve them.

This conversation was recorded on the evening of Thursday, December 17th.

In conjunction with the Washington Indivisible Network Indivisible Tacoma, and Indivisible Eastside, we bring you our Insider Town Hall Series, speaking with key decision-makers in Congress and the state legislature about issues Indivisibles care about.

Today, a discussion with 9th CD Congressman Adam Smith. He is the Chair of the Armed Services Committee, and he joins us to discuss a wide array of crucial of topics: this year’s defense spending, Indivisible’s legislative agenda, and Trump’s ongoing attempts to overturn our election—and our democracy.

This conversation was recorded on the evening of Thursday, December 15th.

The 2021 Re-Wire Virtual Policy Conference happens this Thursday, December 10, and it features lawmakers and other insiders discussing everything from policy issues on racism, climate, and the pandemic, to the challenges over this year’s budget.

It’s being presented Washington State Wire, an online news source for all things Washington politics, and we’re joined by the CEO and Publisher, DJ Wilson, to hear more about it, and to get his thoughts on the coming session.

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Washington State Wire: https://washingtonstatewire.com/

In our new Insider series, we will be talking with committee and caucus members in both the House and the Senate about these key issues in order to learn what their priorities are, hear what they feel can get accomplished in 2021, and then talk about how we as activists can best work together with them to achieve our common goals.

Join us for this in-depth discussion about proposed legislation on police reform, immigration, and gun safety for the 2021 legislative session.

With:

- Sen. Jamie Pedersen (Chair of Senate Law & Justice Committee)

- Rep. Debra Entenman (Chair of Black Members Caucus)

- Rep. My-Linh Thai (Vice Chair of House Civil Rights & Justice Committee).

The one thing everyone can agree on in the GA Senate runoff is that money is needed on the ground. So Olympia Indivisible is sponsoring a Facebook livestream concert to benefit Black Voters Matter's Can't Stop Won't Stop campaign. It is called, appropriately enough, Georgia on My Mind.

The concert will be on Sunday, December 6th, at 5:30 PM Pacific, and it’s going to feature an incredible lineup roots-based music. This is the brainchild of Lisa Ornstein, who is co-founder of Olympia Indivisible, and is a musician herself.

We are also joined by Cameron DeWhitt, who will emcee the event. Cameron is also a musician, and is host of the roots music podcast, Get Up in the Cool.

Georgia on My Mind Concert

Sunday, December 6th

5:30 PM Pacific

View it by joining here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quarantinehappyhourmusic

Links:

http://www.camerondewhitt.com/

http://www.camerondewhitt.com/podcasts

With the presidential election behind us, all eyes turning to Georgia, specifically toward the two Senate runoff races that will determine control of the Senate, and with it, the possibility of Indivisibles and Democrats alike being able to enact our agenda of democracy reform across the board.

It’s going to take a lot of work to win, and members here in Washington are ready to jump in to help. We talk with Washington's Senior Regional Organizer, Nina Moussavi, to get some guidance on how we can approach this work in the most impactful way possible.

Links:

DONATE:

Split donation to Ossoff and Warnock campaigns: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dufor2020runoff

Fair Fight's Georgia 101: Fair Fight training: https://www.mobilize.us/fairfight/event/363590/

- Indivisibles in Georgia (Doing No-Knock Lit. Drop Effort and other printed materials, will need funding for that effort) https://indivisible-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1QDpfJ2X-UxkB2OknFRcfNlj6X5PKw_-HngugV6CmrmA-0&key=YAMMID-47801714&link=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1bJ3eCSdaRXyd6SpHri6V_d7Fx3L46Hh7QYrL8o9YSPQ%2Fedit

- New Georgia Project (Leading Voter Registration Efforts, Voter Reg Deadline is 12/7, so they could use resources now!)https://indivisible-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1QDpfJ2X-UxkB2OknFRcfNlj6X5PKw_-HngugV6CmrmA-0&key=YAMMID-47801714&link=https%3A%2F%2Fnewgeorgiaproject.org%2F

- Black Voters Matter: https://indivisible-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1QDpfJ2X-UxkB2OknFRcfNlj6X5PKw_-HngugV6CmrmA-0&key=YAMMID-47801714&link=https%3A%2F%2Fblackvotersmatterfund.org%2F

Mijente (Focused on knocking every Latino voter door in the state): https://secure.actblue.com/donate/latinogeorgia

ACTION:

Indivisible has partnered with VoteFWD for letter writing into Georgia, you can sign up here for this effort: Indivisible x VoteFWD: https://indivisible-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1QDpfJ2X-UxkB2OknFRcfNlj6X5PKw_-HngugV6CmrmA-0&key=YAMMID-47801714&link=https%3A%2F%2Fvotefwd.org%2Findivisible

- A “How to Help in Georgia!” Resource created by Fair Fight that provides some additional opportunities and links. https://indivisible-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1QDpfJ2X-UxkB2OknFRcfNlj6X5PKw_-HngugV6CmrmA-0&key=YAMMID-47801714&link=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1ivURsjHiT0VKU6f8F7uQ3P6pm7hAFlVHUIczb35s3eo%2Fpreview%3Fpru%3DAAABdeGToFQ*Mb-GjAC3dMOtQnKnA4rr5g

- Do you have friends and/or family in Georgia who want to get involved in this effort? Encourage them to take action locally by filling out this form (https://indivisible-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1QDpfJ2X-UxkB2OknFRcfNlj6X5PKw_-HngugV6CmrmA-0&key=YAMMID-47801714&link=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSd4nI-hMJ8ajZiMvaRbzfH0c9GXKzQUnuAlS7gLg0MvuzNxag%2Fviewform) and sending an email to [email protected] to reach out to the Indivisible Georgia Coalition and find ways to connect to activists on the ground. Note: this is only for Georgia volunteers.

Indivisible Vashon's resources on ways to get involved: http://www.indivisiblevashon.org/gotvga/

Today, we wrap up the November 3rd election, looking at results, and the narratives emerging about those results, at the federal level and back here at the state and local level.

We also take a hard look at how we can defeat Trumpism over the coming months and years, how we avoid intraparty fractures, and especially how we keep our fellow activists involved as we shift into at least partial offense during the Biden Administration (words I love to type).

Where to donate in the GA runoff:

Raphael Warnock campaign:

Indivisibles in Georgia (Doing No-Knock Lit. Drop Effort and other printed materials, will need funding for that effort)

New Georgia Project (Leading Voter Registration Efforts, Voter Reg Deadline is 12/7, so they could use resources now!)

Black Voters Matter

Fair Fight Action

For Indivisible, last Tuesday’s election was the culmination for four years of work. It has given us a lot to celebrate, some things to assess, and a chance to consider what is next, both in the days and weeks leading up to President-elect Biden’s inauguration on January 20th, and then into 2021 and beyond.

We are joined by Indivisible co-founders, Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin, to talk about our big win, and to break down the game plan between now and Inauguration Day, a series of action steps called “Closing the Door on 2020.”

Closing the Door on 2020: https://indivisible.org/resource/showing-2020-door

Because of the pandemic, our state is facing a projected $4.4 billion budget shortfall over the next three years. In the upcoming legislative session, Republicans are expected to push for so-called austerity measures, which disproportionately impact people of color and the working class.

Democratic Senator Joe Nguyen (LD 34) is actively pushing back. He joins us to talk about the fight ahead, and he lays out his vision for progressive taxation.