“What’s NEXT” This WEEK

“What’s NEXT” This WEEK

WEEKLY Edition

Rallies, Zooms, Meetings & Phone Bank

September 20th -27th … Times Vary w/Zoom & In-Person Events

Sunday, Sept 20 @ 9am – Zoom

Join The Literature & Ladle Society Sorting Soup’s (Book Club’s)

Burnout

The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

Sunday 9/20 Bookclub 9am central – ZOOM

_This fall, The Ladle & Literature Society—also known as the Sorting Soup Book Club—this weekend 9/20 has only one 9 an bool club.. the 4 pm is canceled ..one week only ..

_We’ll gather around books that take both the personal toll of organizing and the practical work of winning seriously.

*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.

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.

Tuesday, Sept 22 @6 pm – Zoom

Indivisible Illinois Rockin’ Zoom Phone Bank Party to

GOTV in Illinois

Tuesday, September 22nd, 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 22 @ 7pm – Zoom

Join Climate & Environmental’s zoom

Leveraging Sustainable, Responsible Climate & Enviromental Investments

GUEST SPEAKER: ALEX PAPADOPOULOS

Tuesday Sept 22nd @7pm Central / 8pm Eastern l ZOOM

_With energy markets shifting and complex global conflicts continuing to impact the planet, understanding how to leverage sustainable, responsible, and impact (SRI) investing has never been more critical._

Alex will guide us through how individual and group financial choices can directly influence green energy solutions and shift capital away from fossil fuels.

As community members noted, the current world situation presents steep challenges around global stability, energy independence, and environmental policy.

This meeting offers a practical, actionable path forward. Whether you are following the insightful market e-blasts from EGÉA SRI or are completely new to ESG strategies, Alex’s expertise will demonstrate how alignment between financial portfolios and personal values can drive meaningful environmental accountability. 

_Engage in this urgent conversation, ask questions, and explore local solutions to global energy crises. Mark your calendars, invite your neighbors, and join us online for an engaging discussion on navigating today’s complex energy landscape through sustainable action._

Wednesday, Sept 16 @ 2pm – Zoom

Join NWSOFA-Indivisible

“How To / Hands On” Zoom Tech session:

“work faster, efficient”

Wednesday, September 23rd @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 24 @ 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.

Saturday, Sept 26 @1:00 pm – In-Person

Join NWSOFA-Indivisible

Postcard Writing Events

“Chicago Northwest Burbs: Palatine Library”

Saturday, Sept 26 @1:00p 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.

Sunday, Sept 27 @ 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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