Do Something

Click the Red Button for specific actions each week.

Indivisible West Marin is all about taking action. Some actions are big and some are small, but all are critical to fighting authoritarianism, especially when we do them together. Every act of resistance makes us stronger and Trump authoritarians weaker.

Here is a toolkit of actions we take and why they are effective:
Protesting With Your Body
Waving signs on a street corner, dropping banners over a highway overpass, attending mass rallies — all are ways to be visible. Visiblity lets the authoritarians know we oppose their cruel policies — we are here and not going away. It encourages bystanders to join us and emboldens all of us to continue our resistance. Visible resistance is spreading all over the country. Listen to Professor Erica Chenoweth explain the power and effectiveness of of non-violent civil resistance.

Protesting With Your Pocketbook
Boycotts are increasingly impactful as a tool in resisting authoritarianism. We boycott some businesses because they have abandoned their DEI commitments, some because they contribute money to or overtly work with ICE.
Giving money is as important as withholding it. Every week we suggest organizations to support — organizations that are feeding the victims of Trump’s budget cuts, or going to court to protect democracy, or doing grassroots organizing to increase voter turnout. All are important acts of resistance.

Protesting With Your Pen and Phone
What we call or write about and to whom depends on what the pressing issues are and who needs to hear from us. We write postcards to voters; send emails to and call our local, state, and federal elected officials; write letters to local newspapers; and submit public comments about proposed agency rules.

Protesting With Your Ballot
It is critical that we all vote. But simply voting is no longer enough. We canvass, phone bank, and write postcards to voters.
We work to protect voting rights — from voter registration to finding where and how to cast your ballot. We help secure the ballot, from its initial mailing to voters, to return of the ballot, counting of ballots and then audit of ballot tallies.

Contacting Our Members of Congress
We call and email our Members of Congress. Congressional staffers count the calls and emails. You can find the current messages under Messages to Members of Congress.
Senator Padilla
Email: https://www.padilla.senate.gov/contact/contact-form/
Local phone: 415-981-9369
D.C. phone:  202-224-3553

Senator Adam Schiff
Email: https://www.schiff.senate.gov/contact/
Local phone: 415-393-0707
D.C. phone: 202-224-3841

Congressman Huffman
Email: https://huffman.house.gov/contact/email-me
Local phone: 415-258-9657
D.C. phone: 202-225-5161