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Hands Off! Rally
You Killed It!!
You came out in the rain! You brought your posters! You brought your voices! And you sent Donald Trump and Elon Musk the message – Hands Off!
YOU made a difference and together we will continue to make a difference. Thank each and every one of you! A special thank you to Dustin Reinstedler, Ky Senator Gerald Neal, Ky Representative Nima Kulkarni, and US Congressman Morgan McGarvey for leading our march.
To keep up the energy and momentum, this week bombard your senators and representatives with calls telling them Hands Off! If you can’t get through, go old school and write a letter. It works better than an email. All you have to say is Hands Off! whatever you want their hands off. One call or letter a day sends the message that we are not going away. You may not feel that this makes a difference, but it does. It keeps the pressure on. Think how many calls and letters that would be if thousands of us participated in this Shower of Power.
Mitch McConnell
317 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-2541
601 W. Broadway, Rm. 630, Louisville, KY 40202
502-582-6304
Rand Paul
295 Russell Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-4343
1029 State St., Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-782-8303
Morgan McGarvey
1527 Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-5401
Romano Mazoli Federal Bldg. Ste. 216, Louisville, KY 40202
502-582-5129
In case you missed it…
On March 29 Trump fired nearly all Institute of Peace staff based in the U.S. but said he wouldn’t fire those involved in the Signal chat and that if the price of cars went up because of the tariffs, he didn’t care.
On March 30 he gave Musk’s price slashers access to a federal payroll system.
On April 1 he let go thousands of federal health workers, including scientists and senior leaders, who are in charge of our food and drugs, people who research new cures and protect us from disease. He also fired one of the lead FDA veterinarians researching bird flu. In addition, he fired the entire staff running a program to help low income Americans pay their utility bills.
On April 2 he put forth his global tariffs, froze funding for educational programs in Maine as retaliation against its Democratic governor, and demanded more cuts at the CDC.
On April 3 he fired the general who heads the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command on the advice of Laura Loomer, a right wing activist. He threatened withholding federal funds from public schools unless states showed they had eliminated all diversity programs.
Now I ask you, do you feel safer? Do you feel more secure? Do you have more money to spend? Do your groceries cost less?
(*Facts from the New York Times, Sunday, April 6)
THE RESIST LIST
4-7-25
Calls to Action
FEDERAL
Call Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and tell them:
TO OPPOSE HB22, the SAVE Act, which is an attempt at mass disenfranchisement, disguised as an election integrity bill, requiring every voter to show proof of citizenship bearing their current name when registering to vote. This would end online and mail-in voter registration. It means showing a birth certificate or passport. The last name on the birth certificate must match the person’s current name.
TO CALL for the resignation of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
TO REINSTATE the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program and the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program. These programs give schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers, money that schools and childcare facilities are counting on.
TO OPPOSE any budget bill for 2026 thatslashes vital programs for the American people.
TO RETURN the 17 people who were deported to El Salvador.
Call Mitch McConnell and tell him:
TO OPPOSE the deceptively named National Right to Work Act, proposed by Senator Rand Paul. These laws would weaken unions, suppress wages, and strip workers of their power. Destroying unions gives move power to corporations. Stronger unions lead to benefits for all workers. They set higher standards for wages, benefits, and safety regulations. If this bill becomes law, every worker in America will be affected.
Call Rand Paul and tell him:
YOU ARE OPPOSED TO his defense of Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education.
Call Morgan McGarvey and tell him:
TO BLOCK any bill that slashes funding for vital programs in the budget for 2026.
TO OPPOSE HR22, the SAVE Act.
It is expected the House will vote on this bill Thursday, April 10. The bill requires voters to show proof of citizenship documents that match their current legal name, something tens of millions of Americans simply don’t have. It would cause massive challenges for married women and trans and nonbinary people who’ve changed their names, and disproportionately impact people of color.
YOU APPRECIATE his responsiveness to his constituents.
STATE
The Legislative session is over.
Action Events
The Housing Crisis in Louisville: Solutions and Obstacles
Presented by the League of Women Voters
Monday, April 21 from 6-7:30
At the League’s Center, The Lang House
Doors open at 5:30
Featured presenters are:
Andrew Owen, Metro Council Representative, District 9
Tony Curtis, Executive Director, Metropolitan Housing Coalition
Rae Martin, Executive Director, St. John Center Elizabeth Strojan, Executive Director, Louisville Metro Housing Authority
PEOPLE’S UNION USA BOYCOTTS
April 7-14 – Walmart boycott
April 18 – Economic blackout asking shoppers to avoid spending any money, including fast food and gasoline
April 21 – General Mills boycott.
Shopping at locally owned stores is encouraged through the boycotts. The People’s Union seeks to fight back against corporate rollback of DEI initiatives.
“TARGET FAST” FOR LENT BOYCOTT sponsored by the Black faith leaders. Now through April 17
INTERFAITH ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION SUMMIT
Co-sponsored by All Peoples Justice Center
Friday, April 25 from 8:30am-1pm
Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. Second
This event is free but registration is required. Register here.
Reminders:
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See below, the list of phone numbers, along with the best ways to make phone calls, the Indivisible Guide for Red States (that’s us) and What KY GOP Did This Week from the Kentucky Democratic Party.
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Action Circles
Want to get even more involved? Indivisible, Louisville Chapter, has created Action Circles. We have nice circles and each circle focuses on a different issue. Choose the one that interests you the most – immigration, healthcare, veterans, energy and the environment, freedom of speech and press, reproductive rights, education LGBTQIA+, and foreign policy. You can sign up below just by clicking on the Action Circle of your choice. Make a difference. It starts here.
Veterans Action Circle
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Freedom of Speech & Press Action Circle
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Environment & Energy Action Circle
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Immigration Action Circle
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Reproductive Rights Action Circle
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdN9BI8-ti85cql4mrBHX5Y9VhkD8sSQhz9czZFEPSi5DjCfQ/viewform
Healthcare Action Circle
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBv1Ll3HoPtmk4u8WctoHUlTrRNOgnFswbCJffPnuOVUK84A/viewform
Education Action Circle
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7RAUtGb6ZFToa20MI014pfAnAgcVpvod9_0tg3UtGcvoCDQ/viewform
LGBTQIA+ Action Circle
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScO9pZhB0yesaZCF4s0glgaU4EpKvaIfii5k1cdVUOhIKOrkg/viewform
Foreign Policy Action Circle
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