Bridge Brigade for Roe! And Good Trouble weekend of action July 17-19

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Hope you’ll join Sharp Objects tonight for the bridge brigade on the anniversary of Roe being overturned. The message will be…      ”NOT YOUR UTERUS. NOT YOUR CHOICE!”

Stand with us. Be seen. Be heard.

Wednesday, July 22nd at 5pm

Seneca Park I-64 Overpass

Pee Wee Reese Boulevard

Bring your signs, Bring your friends. Bring your passion!
Critical Issue from our Environmental Action Circle

  • Louisville’s proposed regulations for data centers have been reviewed by experts with many critical deficiencies that would allow for some data centers to be approved with review by only one City Planning Commissioner, no public notice or public hearings.
  • The proposed plan is based on sq footage of the building which does not correlate to intensity of use, meaning how much electricity, water, generator back up, waste mgmt, heat dispersed, etc will be required.
  • Many other deficiencies that would impact the neighbors have been identified.
  • The proposed regulation has no provision for monitoring and oversight.
  • Work on public comments will be completed within this week and distributed to the public with information on how to make comments to the Planning Commission by a July 8 deadline
  • This work to protect the citizens of Jefferson County from the negative effects of data centers, i.e. increased utility bills, increased air pollution, impact in heat island effect, constant noise and bright lighting, environmental impacts, etc.

The next Environment Circle Meeting will be July 28th by Zoom. All are welcome. Contact Virginia Bush for further information 502-550-0997.

Indivisible Louisville x The Solidarity Project:

Food & Supply Drive Continues

We still have many people in need and are proudly partnering with The Solidarity Project for a citywide mutual aid drive supporting organizations across the city helping individuals and families that are in need. Together, we’re collecting food, clothing, and essential supplies to support Louisville families, homeless youth, and anyone struggling.

Every  item makes a real difference.

Immediate needs:

WE ARE FOCUSING ON FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS, DIAPERS AND SUMMER CLOTHING FOR KIDDOS THIS MONTH

Other Donations:

Rice – Canned Food – Cereal – Socks & Underwear – Canned Fruits – Peanut Butter – Fruit Juice – Nonperishable Foods – Soup – Beans – Pasta – Clothes – Hygiene Products

Contacts: indivisiblelouky@gmail.com and @indivisiblelouky on all social media.

Drop off locations:

Southern High School, 8620 Preston Hwy, 40219

1201 Story Avenue #402, 40206

Let’s make sure no one in Louisville goes hungry.

Your weekly to-dos

  1. Continue to urge your Members of Congress to demand dignity for detained immigrants at Delaney Hall and detention centers across the US. Just last week, Members of Congress were denied access to immigrants detained at Delaney Hall during an oversight visit after previously being allowed to speak with people inside. We must insist that Members of Congress do everything in their power to escalate their oversight actions and bring attention to the horrifying conditions and human rights abuses at Delaney Hall and Trump’s concentration camps around the country.
  2. Keep calling your US senators and urge them to oppose AI mass surveillance. FISA, an infamous spying law that opened the door for warrantless surveillance of American citizens, expired earlier this month. Unless our Members of Congress want to be complicit in the continued chilling of our freedom of speech, they must hold the line for our civil liberties.
  3. Once you’ve called your US senators, call your US representative and demand the same. Given FISA’s potential to be supercharged by AI and abused by this regime, serious guardrails on this legislation are more important than ever. You can follow up with a quick email to all of your Members of Congress.
  4. Register for our Immigrant Justice Summer Training Series, beginning July 9, to learn how to build a safe, hyper-local, immigrant-aligned response when ICE comes to your community. ICE announced it’s offloading 7 of the 11 warehouses it bought for mass detention after communities across the country organized, sued, and showed up. With $70 billion in new DHS funding, the fight isn’t over. We need to be prepared on how to respond in our own communities. Immigrant Justice Summer will give you the tools you need.

Good Trouble Lives On

Good Trouble Lives On Weekend of Action July 17-19

Mark your calendars for the Good Trouble Lives On Weekend of Action (GTLO) on July 17-19!

GTLO honors the legacy of civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis and brings communities together to take peaceful, non-violent action to challenge injustice. This year’s theme is Teach! Reach! Preach! and encourages non-partisan voter engagement, civic education, and faith-based organizing.

Amid the most dangerous rollback of civil and voting rights in decades, it’s up to us to carry the spirit of John Lewis’ call for “Good Trouble” forward.

Find a Good Trouble Lives On event near you!
LOCAL ACTIONS

THIS ONLINE CALENDAR gets updated continuously and includes action circle working meetings (sign up here to get involved), plus chapter activism & national Indivisible events. Our chapter is young and growing, so check back periodically, be patient and pitch in. Don’t see your event? Contact your action circle leader.

For relevant local events by non-chapter organizations, including weekly protests at Mitch McConnell’s office (Moral Mondays 11:30 am organized by Repairers of the Breach/Poor People’s Campaign, as well as Fridays 10:30 to noon organized by Louisville Democrats, and much more, see ForwardKY.com.
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