Revised

Revised

“What’s NEXT” This WEEK

WEEKLY Edition

Rallies, Zooms, Meetings & Phone Bank

September 13th -20th … Times Vary w/Zoom & In-Person Events

Sunday, Sept 13 @ 4pm – Zoom

Indivisible Illinois Rockin’ Zoom Phone Bank to

Battleground Wisconsin

Virtual Phone Bank

Sunday, September 13, 4pm Central / 5pm Eastern

Indivisible Illinois Rockin’ Zoom Phone Bank to Battleground Wisconsin organized by Indivisible Illinois

HELP TURN A PURPLE STATE BLUE!

Join Indivisible Illinois on Zoom on Sundays from 4-6 pm CT to phone bank to Wisconsin voters who live in battleground districts.

You will need a computer and a phone.

Co-hosts:

– Champaign County Indivisible

– Indivisible Greater West Loop

– NWSOFA-Indivisible (Northwest Suburbs Organizing for Action) of Chicago

Sunday, Sept 13 @ 5pm – Zoom

Join The Literature & Ladle Society (Book Club)

This Is the Plan* by Ben Wikler

Sundays Bookclub 5pm central – ZOOM

This fall, The Ladle & Literature Society—also known as the Sorting Soup Book Club—offers:

This Is the Plan* by Ben Wikler

If self-care is not your jam, *This Is the Plan* by Ben Wikler offers a clear-eyed, battle-tested guide to turning frustration into durable political power. Drawing on organizing lessons from Wisconsin and beyond, Wikler emphasizes disciplined planning, real relationships, broad coalitions, and the unglamorous infrastructure required to win.

It is an antidote to doomscrolling and magical thinking: organized people change what looks inevitable by showing up, making a plan, and bringing others with them.

Join *This Is the Plan* on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. CST.

Monday, Sept 14 @6:15 pm – In-Person

Join NWSOFA-Indivisible

Postcard Writing Events

“Chicago Northwest Burbs: Palatine Library”

Monday, Sept 14 @6:15 Central – In-Person

Location: This is only an in-person event – Palatine Library, 700 N North Ct, Palatine IL 60067 United States.. Room #2… In-person only

_What can you do in just a few minutes to help protect women’s rights and make sure voters hear what is at stake in this election? Join us for our First postcard-writing event at the Palatine Library!

The NWSOFA-Indivisible Stand With Women Team invites you to attend, bring a friend, and consider donating stamps (postcard stamps) funds for stamps … Together to write personal, powerful postcards that encourage voters to participate—and every card is one more reminder that their voice matters._

We’ll begin with a brief 10–15 minute speaker presentation on women’s rights and the challenges facing women today, helping connect the importance of this election to the postcards we will write. Then we’ll settle in with some quiet, upbeat background music, good conversation, and a meaningful way to take action together.

Postcard writers will have three approved message scripts to choose from, making it easy for everyone to participate while ensuring the postcards contain the required election outreach language.

Attend, bring a friend, and consider donating stamps (postcard stamps) funds for stamps.. We will collect completed postcards at the event so they can be safely held and mailed on the correct date._

Anyone who would like to keep writing at home may take additional unwritten cards and scripts with them.

Tuesday, Sept 15 @6 pm – Zoom

Indivisible Illinois Rockin’ Zoom Phone Bank Party to

GOTV in Illinois

Tuesday, September 15th, 6 – 7:30pm Central / 7-8:30pm Eastern – Zoom

Indivisible Illinois Rockin’ Zoom Phone Bank Party to GOTV in Illinois organized by Indivisible Illinois

Join Indivisible Illinois to phone bank to get out the vote in Illinois for some battleground districts.

GOTV in the Congressional districts of IL-15 and IL-16, the IL-104 State House district and in Kane County.

We will be phone banking on Zoom every Tuesday 6-7:30 pm CT

You will need a computer and a phone to participate

Co-hosts:

Champaign County Indivisible

Indivisible DuPage

Indivisible Metro East

Indivisible Shawnee

NWSOFA Indivisible (NorthWest Suburbs (Chicago) Organizing for Action)

Stateline Indivisible

Tuesday, Sept 15 @ 7pm – Zoom

Join the Longest-Running U.S. Economic Discussion

Fiscal & Economic August Review

“13 Yrs Running”

Tuesday Sept 15th @7pm Central / 8pm Eastern l ZOOM

_Tuesday, September 15th @ 7 PM CDT — Zoom: Fiscal & Economic August Review — 13 Yrs Running — Longest-Running U.S. Economic Discussion. Chaos Continues: Wars, Jobs, Tariff Wars, ICE, Health Care Crisis, Affordability / Inflation & Debt_

Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Sources for August

– nonfarm payrolls increased by 162,000 jobs in August—above the average monthly gain of 31,000 over the prior 12 months.

– The unemployment rate held at 4.1%, with about 7.0 million people unemployed.[bls]

– The labor force grew by 683,000 people in August, lifting labor-force participation to 61.6%.

– The employment-to-population ratio edged up to 59.1%, but participation remains 0.5 percentage point below where it stood in January.[bls]

– Average hourly pay rose 10 cents in August to $37.75. Over the past year, average hourly earnings increased 3.1%. l

There are still serious signs of strain beneath the headline figures. About 1.9 million people were unemployed for 27 weeks or longer—27.0% of all unemployed people. Another 5.7 million people were outside the labor force but said they wanted a job, while 1.7 million were marginally attached to the labor force.[bls]

Affordability remains a crisis for working families. The most recent available Consumer Price Index report showed prices rising 3.4% over the 12 months through July. Food prices were up 3.0%, shelter was up 3.2%, and energy was up 14.7% over the year, including a 24.6% increase in gasoline prices.

We’ll unpack what the August jobs and inflation reports really show, how Trump’s wars, tariffs, deportations, and broader economic instability are affecting working people, and what it means for people here in Illinois and across the country.

_Join us on Zoom to dig into the numbers, cut through the spin, and talk about what we can do together. Come join us, catch up on this year’s U.S. & Illinois economic news, and share your thoughts_

Wednesday, Sept 16 @ 2pm – Zoom

Join NWSOFA-Indivisible

“How To / Hands On” Zoom Tech session:

“work faster, efficient”

Wednesday, September 16th @2pm Central / 3pm Eastern l ZOOM

Today’s Focus: “How to use Tech to work faster, more efficient and produce a more professional evvent or product “

_NOTE: Every 2nd Wednesday Hands On/ How To will move to NOON to allow Indivisible Leadership to attend the Monthly Indivisible National Leadership meetings at 2 pm central.. ALL other Wednesday’s will be at 2 pm central / 3 eastern… _

WORKING HANDS-ON / HOW-TO SESSION

This is a place where Indivisible NWSOFA (Northwest Suburbs Organizing for Action) can connect, brainstorm, and find resources. Here, we engage in passionate discussions and sometimes disagreements, but our greater goal is to support the group and our shared mission.

For the best experience, please join from a computer or tablet with internet access. Ask your Questions.. Let’s Get Organized & Connected!

Thursday, September 17th @ 5:00pm – Zoom

Join Sorting Soup’s

Sorting the Firehose of Information:

Thursday at 5 pm Central / 6pm eastern

_Every Thursday at 5:00 p.m. CDT, Sorting Soup—our Thursday edition—is a weekly space to make sense of the nonstop firehose of news. Together, we sort through major headlines, court decisions, policy developments, cultural moments, and the stories competing for our attention. Bring your questions, useful context, and curiosity as we distinguish what is urgent, what is meaningful, and what deserves a closer look._

Sorting Soup is also a place to process what the news brings up. Through honest conversation and critical thinking, we make room for frustration, concern, hope, and determination—while connecting national developments to the realities in our own communities. The aim is not simply to keep up, but to leave with clearer shared understanding and a stronger sense of what we can do next.

Each gathering continues our focus on Self-Care as Radical Resistance. We will share a short self-care message recognizing that rest, boundaries, connection, nourishment, and care for our well-being are not distractions from meaningful work; they are how we sustain ourselves and one another for the long haul.

Through the November 3 midterm elections, we will also emphasize community-facing voter engagement. We’ll highlight tabling opportunities, explore adaptable voter-education tools, and identify practical calls to action each week—from sharing trustworthy information and inviting neighbors into the work to helping build the participation essential to a healthy democracy.

Friday, September 18th @ NOON – Zoom

Join Indivisible ILLINOIS, Indivisibles: NWSOFA, Evanston & Dupage

NO KINGS NO LIES – No Lies Lab

Let’s fight Voter Suppression and Fear Mongering around Communism

Friday, September 18th @ noon Central / 1pm eastern

Join us today at Noon (central) August 7th for NO KINGS NO LIES: No Lies Lab (formerly Truth Brigade Illinois) from noon to 1:30.

From noon to 1:00, we will create and post messages on social media fighting disinformation and sharing the truth.

For the last half hour we will amplify our messages and other messaging on social media to spread the truth.

Let’s fight voter suppression by pushing back against disinformation and let’s message on fear mongering on communism.

Sunday, Sept 20 @ 9am & 5pm – Zoom

Join The Literature & Ladle Society (Book Club)

Two sessions on Sunday

B) This Is the Plan* by Ben Wikler

Sundays Bookclub @9am & 5pm central – ZOOM

This fall, The Ladle & Literature Society—also known as the Sorting Soup Book Club—offers two routes into the work of sustaining ourselves and building power. Beginning Sunday, August 30, we’ll gather around books that take both the personal toll of organizing and the practical work of winning seriously. Choose the conversation that best meets the moment—or join both, because the mess is multifaceted and, frankly, so are we.

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

*Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle* by Emily and Amelia Nagoski explores why stress lingers in our bodies long after the immediate crisis has passed, and how we can interrupt the cycle through rest, connection, movement, boundaries, and joy. Organizers are regularly asked to absorb urgency, outrage, grief, and other people’s needs; without ways to process that load, exhaustion becomes a predictable political outcome. This discussion is for anyone who wants to build a practice of care sturdy enough to support the long haul—because a movement cannot afford to treat its people as disposable.

This Is the Plan* by Ben Wikler

If self-care is not your jam, *This Is the Plan* by Ben Wikler offers a clear-eyed, battle-tested guide to turning frustration into durable political power. Drawing on organizing lessons from Wisconsin and beyond, Wikler emphasizes disciplined planning, real relationships, broad coalitions, and the unglamorous infrastructure required to win. It is an antidote to doomscrolling and magical thinking: organized people change what looks inevitable by showing up, making a plan, and bringing others with them. Join *Burnout* on Sundays at 9:00 a.m. CST, beginning August 30, or *This Is the Plan* on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. CST.

SAVE THE DATE – No KINGS Vote Early

Saturday, October 17th – NORTHWEST Burbs NKVE Locations & times

Reoccurring Weekly Events, Zoom

Join “COFFEE & CONVERSATION”:

Discussion from Attendees –

Weekday M-F @9 AM CT Zoom!

Every morning M-F- Start Your Day off with great conversations.. and a cup of coffee.. talking about “Stuff” with fellow Progressives…

Extremely Casual .. attendees join from across the US and World..Reacting to the News Cycle of the Day!

Sorting Soup:

Sorting the firehose of information- Thurs@5:00 / Sun@9am &5pm CDT – Zoom

Thursdays @5PM ..Sorting Soup is our weekly gathering where we make sense of the “firehose of information” — serving up news, court cases,.

Sunday is the book club @9am & 5pm CDT ”

Join our Daily Substack

Recaps of Coffee & Conversation / Happy / UnHappy Hour

HANDS-ON / HOW-TO SESSION

Tech session: Using Today’s TECH .. tips and traps

Wednesday @2 pm CDT – Zoom

“Using today’s Tech: “to Promote your messages.. Discussions cover multiple topics .. Wednesday @2 pm CDT

A group of tech users .. discuss’s how to use today’s tech to be more efficient and effective while sharing their screens hands on .. open questions1

Join Fridays “Happy Hour”

Every Friday @5 continuing strong!:

Typically we like to hear.. What is/are you/your groups plans fo Resist

We want to know WHAT YOUR OR YOUR Groups are doing to Rally, organize and educate ..

Are you becoming “Strategically Non-Cooperative”

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