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Meaningful Holidays, Meaningful Actions

12/11/2025

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Dear Friend,
As 2025 winds down, we wish you a Happy Chanukah (12/14-12/22), a warm and renewing Solstice (12/21), a Merry Christmas (12/25), a bright and meaningful Kwanzaa (12/26-01/1), and a hopeful and active New Year!
While we work to actively oppose ICE actions, here are some alternatives to holiday gift giving that can make a difference in the lives of our immigrant neighbors:
The Neighbor to Neighbor Fund is Langley Methodist Church’s grassroots community fund dedicated to supporting our immigrant neighbors by providing low-barrier financial assistance for essential needs — rent payments, transportation, immigration legal fees, and more.
The Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice provides legal and accompaniment services, among others. A great alternative to Chanukah gifts!
The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project uses the legal system to fight illegal actions by Homeland Security, Immigration, and ICE, and to provide other valuable assistance.
The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network provides deportation defense, trains communities to resist ICE, and more.

National Action: Secretary of War Crimes
Since early September, Pete Hegseth’s “Department of War” has killed at least 87 people in strikes on boats in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean. The regime has claimed that these boats were carrying drugs destined for the US — a claim refuted by evidence in several cases, and one that wouldn’t justify the strikes, even if true. Last week, we learned that the strikes began with an order by Pete Hegseth to leave no survivors. Consequently, the US military struck the shipwrecked survivors in blatant violation of the Law of Armed Conflict.
If this regime can kill anyone it chooses, with no legal justification of any kind, none of us are safe. As Hegseth himself once said in a recently unearthed recording, “If you’re doing something that is just completely unlawful and ruthless, then there is a consequence for that.” Amidst the lies and lawless actions by this regime, Congress must launch immediate investigations into these operations and bring an end to these ruthless strikes. These investigations must be public; Hegseth must testify under oath. Click here to email your Members of Congress to demand investigations into Hegseth’s extrajudicial killings. During business hours, please use our scripts and call tools to call your senators and representative.
We cannot let the Trump regime get away with bluster and excuses as it plans yet more strikes; we have to do everything we can to stop them.

TAN Made Easy
As we head into the 2026 Washington Legislative Session, we are working hard to get more Indivisible Whidbey members into the Take Action Network (TAN). This digital platform makes it easy for you to have a voice in state and national policy issues. While TAN is easy to learn, many valuable TAN training sessions will be offered in the next few weeks.
Sign up for TAN on our website
Sign up for a TAN training.

Civic Calendar
Stay aware and involved in what is happening on Whidbey Island. Check out the civic calendar at the end of this email for this month's important meetings.

Building Community, Taking Action
Our community socials are a great way to interact with like-minded neighbors. At our next few socials, we will also help people get up and running on TAN and share plans for 2026, with an eye toward how you can get involved and have an impact.
Coupeville Community Social (4th Tuesday of every month, 6-7:30 pm). Next meeting: December 23rd.
Oak Harbor Community Social (1st Monday of every month, 6:30-7:30 pm). Next Meeting: January 5th.
Our first South Whidbey Community Social drew a great crowd. We will gather again on January 22nd, 6-7:30 pm. We plan to hold these on the third Thursday of each month. Mark your calendar and look for details on the location shortly!
Our next All-island Membership Meeting is on Saturday, January 24th, 2026, at the Clinton Community Hall at 1:30 pm. These meetings are an important opportunity for us to come together as an island. At the January meeting, we will share our work on the 2026 Washington Legislative Session and plans for the midterms on Whidbey Island, in the State, and in the Nation. We have ways for everyone to be involved and have an impact, so please come!

In Solidarity,
Indivisible Whidbey Steering Committee

Civic Calendar
December 11th, 2025, 3:30 pm: City of Langley - Special Civil Service Commission Meeting
December 11th, 2025, 5:00 pm: Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue District – Board Meeting
December 17th, 2025, 5:30 pm: Coupeville School District – Board Meeting
December 29th, 2025, 12:00 pm: Oak Harbor Public Schools - School Board Consent Agenda Meeting

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King Tides Today. Blue Wave Tomorrow

12/6/2025

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Dear Friends,

With King Tides this week, it’s time to start thinking about the Blue Tide that is going to sweep the nation in next year’s mid-term elections. Momentum is shifting. People across the country are waking up. The fascist regime in power will end, and We the People will reclaim our democracy!

Indivisible Whidbey is planning for the 2026 tsunami, including:

Advocating for democracy and civil rights in the upcoming Legislative Session in Olympia.
Participating in next year’s elections on Whidbey Island by encouraging people to run for office and supporting candidates who align with our values.
Using the might of Indivisible Whidbey to have an impact in key races in Washington State.
Creating avenues for Whidbey Islanders to help in elections in other states.

Are you in? Look for ways to get involved coming soon, and plan to attend our January membership meeting to get to work.

Meanwhile, here some immediate actions:

Ready to TAN?The Take Action Network (TAN) is an easy and effective way to stand up for democracy and make your voice heard on a variety of issues. Once you sign up for TAN, you will have access to a statewide organizing hub where you can select issues of interest and also see issues Indivisible Whidbey is sharing, along with actionable steps and suggested scripts for phone calls and emails. With a few clicks, you can have your say and make sure Washington leaders hear your voice.

Join TAN via the Indivisible Whidbey website. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the link to sign up.

Look for us to feature TAN actions for Indivisible Whidbey members to take regularly. Our goal is to build TAN membership (currently at 142 people) and increase actions taken (currently about 100 in the last six months). Join TAN today and tell a friend

Whidbey Civic CalendarPlenty is going on right here on Whidbey Island. Your eyes, ears, and voices are needed to hold local leaders accountable and ensure they make decisions that serve the people. At the end of this email is a civic calendar featuring upcoming island events. Please consider participating!

Indivisible Whidbey GatheringsGathering as a community is an important part of building the movement. Please consider coming to one of our local community socials! They are a great way to be reminded that we are not alone!

Coupeville Community Social (4th Tuesday of every month)

Oak Harbor Community Social (1st Monday of every month)

Our first South Whidbey community social drew a great crowd. We will not host one in December, but we will have another gathering soon!

Please prioritize attending our All-island Membership Meeting on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the Clinton Community Hall. Whether you live north or south, this is a time for us to all come together, affirm our values and commitment to the movement, and each find our role in protecting democracy and civil rights.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Whidbey Steering Committee

Civic Calendar
Know what our local leaders are doing!
LangleyDecember 08, 2025, 10:00 am: Finance and Personnel Legislative Commission
December 11, 2025, 3:30 pm: Special Civil Service Commission

Central Whidbey and CoupevilleDecember 09, 2025 08:00 am: Cemetery District No. 2 (Sunnyside Cemetery) – Commissioners Meeting
December 09, 2025 06:00 pm: Coupeville Town Council – Meeting
December 10, 2025, 10:00 am: Port of Coupeville – Board Meeting
December 11, 2025, 05:00 pm: Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue District – Board Meeting

Island CountyDecember 09, 2025 10:00 am: Island County Commissioners – Board Meeting
December 10, 2025, 09:00 am: Island County Commissioners – Work Session

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Music for a Cause THIS SATURDAY

11/25/2025

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We hope to see you this Saturday as we come together for Whidbey Rising, a benefit concert to feed our island community. We have an incredible array of island musicians who will inspire and delight you. We’ll have an informal community reception afterward to celebrate the work we are doing (and the fun we are having!) while supporting our neighbors.

Whidbey Rising
Saturday November 22
2:00 pm (Doors open at 1:30)
Coupeville High School Performing Arts Center

Pay what you can, and please give generously. You can donate now even if you can’t make the concert. Money raised will go to the Whidbey Food Resilience Fund, administered by the Whidbey Community Foundation. It will be shared across the island with food banks, meal programs, and other community-based organizations, ensuring that Whidbey residents have reliable access to nutritious food during the holiday season and beyond.

Donate now
Let us know you are coming (arrive early, admission not guaranteed)

“We Ain’t Buying It”
Join a nationwide movement to make sure our dollars count as the holiday season approaches!

The "We Ain't Buying It" campaign is an effort to pause shopping with major corporations that are enabling the administration's lawlessness.
From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, pledge to refrain from buying anything from:

Target: For caving to the administration's demands to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Home Depot: For allowing ICE to use its property to terrorize laborers.
Amazon: For (among other things) Jeff Bezos's donation of more than $1 million to the administration and the company's working conditions for warehouse employees and drivers.

Redirect Your Spending: Rather than supporting companies that undermine our democracy, shop small and local with businesses that affirm our humanity and our communities!

Decline to Sign
There are organized efforts underway nationally and here in Washington State to make it harder for people to register to vote and maintain their current registration.

Initiative Measure IL26-126 would require all voters to have an enhanced driver's license or provide documentary proof of US citizenship in person. Voters who fail to do so will have their registrations cancelled.

Remember that noncitizen voting is so vanishingly rare as to be statistically irrelevant. The Initiative Measure is a voter suppression effort thinly disguised as a "solution" to a made-up problem. It would be both burdensome for eligible voters and costly for counties to implement.

Most importantly, it would disenfranchise a significant number of eligible voters, which, of course, is a goal of the administration and its allies. It would disproportionately affect women and less affluent people.

Initiative backers have until January 2 to gather and turn in signatures of nearly 309,000 voters, at which point it goes to the State Legislature, where lawmakers could:

Adopt it as written.
Approve an alternate initiative, which would appear on the November 2026 ballot next to the original one.
Decline to act, sending the measure to voters for a decision.

It's better to ensure this measure fails now. If you encounter signature gatherers for Initiative Measure IL26-126, decline to sign!

Opportunity to Act: Tennessee Special Election
There is a special election in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District that presents an opportunity to flip a red seat blue!

You can help by participating in a phone bank to get out the vote for Aftyn Behn. Previously, Aftyn was a fellow Indivisible, so you'll have a wonderful opportunity to help send someone who shares our values to Capitol Hill.

All you need is a phone and a computer, and organizers will provide brief training before each session, so first-timers are welcome to join! It’s easier and more fun than you think. Yes, you CAN do it!

Sign up here!

Community Socials and Membership Meeting
Indivisible and SOS Whidbey are co-sponsoring a get-together TONIGHT in South Whidbey! Please join us to chat, connect, and strengthen ties.

November 20, 6 pm-7:30 pm, Fellowship Hall, United Methodist Church, Langley
Sign up here.

Don't forget our other opportunities to join your like-minded neighbors to build community and resilience ... and to have fun!

Coupeville Community Social (4th Tuesday of every month)

Oak Harbor Community Social (1st Monday of every month)

All-island Membership Meeting, Saturday, January 24, 2026, Clinton Community Hall.

We hope to see you at one (or more!) of these community socials, and at the all-community concert and fundraiser on Saturday!

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Music, Community, A Great Cause. Join us!

11/13/2025

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Dear Friend,

It’s been a wild week of news, but here at Indivisible Whidbey, we are focused on supporting our neighbors as an act of resistance. To that end, we are proud to co-sponsor Whidbey Rising, a benefit concert supporting food security across our island. The Trump government shutdown will have long-term impacts on food banks and other services that help people feed their families. Together, we will fill the gap left by the cruel regime.

Whidbey RisingA Benefit Concert to Feed Our Island Community
Saturday, November 22, 2 pm (Doors open at 1:30)
Coupeville High School Performing Arts Center
Pay what you will, and please give generously.

Take a look at the amazing list of performers!

Make an immediate donation to ensure everyone has food on the table.

Sign up here to attend the concert and arrive early to ensure a seat. There is sure to be a full house!

Read all about the concert in the South Whidbey Record.

United Student Leaders Walkout
Climate change and white supremacy are both pressing issues that threaten each of us, our democracy, and our world every day. South Whidbey High School’s United Student Leaders (USL) is leading a school walkout to highlight these issues. They’ve invited us to join them and support them as they press for action on Friday, November 14, at 1:30 pm.
Meet at the South Whidbey Community Park (Castle Park) picnic area. Read more about their demands here.

Indivisible Whidbey supports USL as they raise important issues and hone their leadership skills. They are our future!

Meet Our Representative

Representative Clyde Shavers is hosting a town hall meeting this Sunday, November 16.
11:00 am, Whidbey Nordic Hall, 63 Jacobs Rd., Coupeville

He will provide an update on the 2026 legislative session and take questions from community members. Come make your voice heard!

What Do You Care About?
Speaking of making your voice heard, Indivisible Whidbey is working with Indivisible chapters across Washington to have an impact in the 2026 Legislative Session, to advance our priorities, and hold our elected officials accountable.

You can have a voice by filling out the Washington Indivisible Network Legislative Priorities survey. This will help Indivisible leaders set priorities and push for what matters most when legislators convene in Olympia in January.

Mobilize Against ICE
As the actions by ICE become more and more outrageous, we must prepare for increased presence and militarization in our state and in our community.

Sign up now for ICE Mobilization Alerts.

We will stand together and be ready, including training on de-escalation and strategic non-cooperation, distributing whistle kits for community defense, and sharing information so individuals know their rights.

Washington is our home. Let’s be ready if the current regime decides to make it a military target.

Come Together!
Whatever your neighborhood, we have a community social for you!. Join us to meet your neighbors, discuss issues, and build community!

Invisible and SOS Whidbey are co-sponsoring a South Whidbey get-together to chat, connect, and strengthen ties.

November 20, 6 pm-7:30 pm, Fellowship Hall, United Methodist Church, Langley

Sign up here.

Other opportunities:

Coupeville Community Social (4th Tuesday of every month)

Oak Harbor Community Social (1st Monday of every month)

All-island Membership Meeting, Saturday, January 24, 2026, Clinton Community Hall.

Got Storage?
Indivisible Whidbey is looking for a clean, dry place to store our “stuff,” including signs and banners for rallies, meeting supplies, and other items. We don’t need tons of space, but maybe 5x5 would be great. Can you help? Please email us!

Community is an act of resistance. Let’s keep coming together and making a difference!

In Solidarity,
Indivisible Whidbey Steering Committee

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Whidbey Rises: Coming together to feed the island

11/9/2025

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Dear Friend,

In case you've missed it, it's been a monumental week for people around the country who share our values! Voters have spoken, and the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races and the New York City mayoral election stand as resounding rejections of the administration's authoritarian overreach and immoral policies. California voters overwhelmingly chose to obstruct the GOP's desperate attempt to gerrymander congressional seats to hold their slim majority.

Here on Whidbey Island, Indivisible endorsed candidate Anne Johnson kept her seat on the South Whidbey School board. Thanks to everyone who participated in her campaign and worked to ensure our values are exemplified on the school board. More local election results here.

As we look ahead to 2026's midterms, it's clear that we're not alone and that momentum is on our side.

In the meantime, however, there is important work to do. Among the Trump presidency's most abhorrent policy choices has been to starve people. It's up to us to help our neighbors, and we have the will and resources to do so. Read on for how you can help us feed our island!

Whidbey Rising Benefit Concert
Join us as an array of musicians and performers from across Whidbey Island come together for a benefit concert to feed our island community.

The concert will be at Coupeville High School's Performing Arts Center on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 2:00 pm. Doors open at 1:30.

Pay what you want and give generously! Money raised will go to the Whidbey Food Resilience Fund, administered by the Whidbey Community Foundation. It will be shared across the island through rapid, equitable grants to food banks, meal programs, and other community-based organizations, ensuring that Whidbey residents have reliable access to nutritious food during the holiday season and beyond.

Take a look at the amazing list of performers and make an immediate donation here!

Sign up here and arrive early to ensure a seat. There is sure to be a full house!

National Action
Email our Democratic senators and urge them to keep standing strong in the Trump Shutdown. As Trump’s “maximum pain” shutdown strategy ramps up, Democratic leaders need to hear we’re still with them. We do NOT have to trade short-term pain for long-term suffering and a broken healthcare system. Tell Senators Murray and Cantwell that we’re thankful they are fighting, and urge them to hold the line.

Indivisible Meeting with Senator MurrayRepresentatives from Indivisible groups around the region met virtually with Senator Murray’s staffer Shayna Daitch earlier this week.

After sharing a video detailing healthcare premium increases and food assistance issues, many individuals called in to share their experiences with open enrollment, which is currently in process. Sharing constituent stories is helpful, as the prolonged government shutdown and employee furloughs have made it difficult for Senator Murray to get information from federal agencies.

The House has been in recess, yet Representative Michael Baumgartner (WA-5/Eastern Washington) seems apathetic toward his constituents' food and healthcare challenges. If you have family in Eastern Washington experiencing difficulties, encourage them to share their story with the congressman's office — pressure on GOP legislators makes a difference!

For example, Senator Hawley from Missouri is one of 14 Republicans voicing support for a Democratic-sponsored stand-alone bill to address these specific issues, due to pressure from his constituents. Earlier in the year, pressure from Oklahoma farmers forced the administration to back down on closing weather offices they needed for tornado alerts. Encouraging GOP voters to pressure their representatives could help lead to negotiations.

Attendees noted how videos that Senators Murray and Cantwell share on their websites and BlueSky show that they're fighting for us. Social media is powerful, so share widely with your family and friends!

Student Walk Out
South Whidbey High School’s United Student Leaders is leading a school walkout against climate change and white supremacy. They are inviting community members to join them:

Friday November 14, 1:30pm. Meet at the Castle Park Picnics. Read more about their demands here.

Indivisible Whidbey supports United Student Leaders as they bring attention, focus and action to important issues and hone their leadership skills. They are our future!

Community Counts!
North, South, and Central Whidbey: we have the island covered with community socials. Join us to meet others, discuss issues, and build community!

This month, we're co-hosting a special South Whidbey Social with our partners, SOS Whidbey.

November 20, 6 pm-8 pm, United Methodist Church, Langley

We hope you'll join us as we get to know one another and practice finding common values through short storytelling in small groups. We will also share seasonal pies and crisps!

Coupeville (4th Tuesday of every month)
Oak Harbor (1st Monday of every month)
All-island Membership Meeting, Saturday, January 24, 2026, Clinton Community Hall.

Take a moment to celebrate this week’s electoral wins on Whidbey and across the country. Then join us at a community social and the benefit concert. Together, we are having an impact!

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