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With so much going on, it’s hard to know what to do or how to do it. Our weekly newsletters gather as much information as we can find and organize it to make taking action as easy and accessible as possible. You don’t have to do ALL the things, but you should do SOMETHING. Our most current edition is below, and you can sign up to receive future newsletters here.

June 22, 2025

Last week, NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was violently arrested by masked ICE agents while he was accompanying a New Yorker named Edgardo out of an immigration hearing at 26 Federal Plaza. Arresting the Comptroller was a moment of gross authoritarian overreach, and it was also an example of how we need our leaders — and all of us — to show up in this moment. Brad joined a community of advocates and put his body on the line for Edgardo, even though he was ultimately unable to protect him. We showed up for Brad and against fascism, as hundreds of us rushed to Foley Square to demand that Brad and everyone kidnapped by ICE be released. Even Governor Hochul came and called it bullsh*t (though her actions to protect immigrants still need work). 

But showing up in this moment isn’t a one-day thing. The forces aligned against us are powerful. Their attacks come in the form of masked ICE agents, and in the form of a stack of expensive mailers in your mailbox maligning progressive politicians. We have to roll up our sleeves, and do the work again and again — together — to defeat the authoritarian regime and build the just and joyful world we want. Brad knows this; he is already back alongside immigrants and other advocates at 26 Federal Plaza. Here are a whole bunch of ways for us to keep showing up this week — STARTING TODAY! — by voting and canvassing and protesting and phonebanking. Let’s do it together, with our eyes on the future.

Your Top 4 actions for this week

  1. 🗳️ Vote! – and tell 3 friends to do it too! Primary Day is this Tuesday (6/24) and the last day of early voting is TODAY! Check vote.nyc to confirm your registration, find your poll site and voting hours, and see a sample ballot so you’ll be ready to go. Then remind three friends to vote! Indivisible Brooklyn encourages everyone to vote for the following candidates:
    • Mayor: Brad Lander #1, Zohran Mamdani, Adrienne Adams, Zellnor Myrie, and anyone who’s not Cuomo
    • Public Advocate: Jumaane Williams
    • Comptroller: Justin Brannan
    • Borough President: Antonio Reynoso
    • City Council
    ◦ District 33: Lincoln Restler
    ◦ District 35: Crystal Hudson
    ◦ District 38: Alexa Avilés
    ◦ District 39: Shahana Hanif 

  2. ✊🚪 GOTV. Winning the NYC primaries is one of the best ways we can build progressive power for a safer present and a better future. The key to winning is showing up in what is usually a low-turnout election and talking with your neighbors about why they should vote for our endorsed candidates. There are just three more days left in Indivisible Brooklyn’s canvass-of-the-day, and the last day is the BIG ONE! Whether you join the campaigns for our endorsed candidates or a #RankTheSlate shift, or you friendbank your own network, now is the time to get out the vote if we’re going to beat Cuomo and elect the progressive leaders we’ve endorsed.

  3. ☎️ Oppose the MAGA Murder Budget! The Senate is proposing even deeper cuts to Medicaid to fund tax cuts for billionaires, and is working to pass this dangerous reconciliation bill by July 4th. We made a simple toolkit with phone bank options, a call script and a note to share with friends to boost more calls. You can find it all here: Toolkit to Oppose the Budget in the Senate

  4. ‼️ Tell Congress: No war with Iran! As of last night, Trump has dragged the US into an unconstitutional war with Iran -- a move that could ignite a regional conflagration and put our troops and countless civilians in harm’s way. Members of Congress in the House and Senate have introduced war powers resolutions that would explicitly forbid the administration from entering into a war with Iran without congressional authorization. Democrats in the House and Senate must sign onto these bills, and also respond immediately and forcefully to condemn this illegal and dangerous action and confirm that they only have the constitutional power to declare war. Find your electeds’ phone numbers here and call using the sample script below. You can also use Indivisible national’s tools to email your senators and MoC.

    Sample Script: Hi, my name is… and I’m a constituent from [zip code]. I am calling on you as my elected representative to come out quickly and forcefully against Trump’s illegal war with Iran. We cannot allow another endless, catastrophic war that makes us all less safe. I’m calling on you to publicly oppose war with Iran and support the War Powers Resolution to block further escalation of Trump’s illegal and dangerous war.

Upcoming Events

#RankTheSlate Election Day Poll Visibility: Tuesday, June 24 (various times and locations). As voters head into the polls on Election Day, let’s give them the information they need about ranking our full mayoral slate and working families champions down the ballot! WFP is spreading out across the city, so sign up for a shift at whatever time and place works best for you. RSVP here.

Election Day for Shahana Hanif: Tuesday, June 24 (various times from 6am to 9pm). #TeamShahana will be out in force all across District 39 on Election Day. From doors to streets to polls, we're ensuring everyone votes Hanif #1! Help us seal the deal to keep a progressive leader in office! RSVP here.

Disappeared in America Photo Petition Action: Thursday, June 26 at 12 PM at 40 Foley Square. In America, we don’t let the government disappear people. Join the Workers Circle for a national photo petition day. We will take photos with posters of those who have been disappeared and flood social media with the truth about what the administration is doing to our communities. RSVP here. 

Fund Care, Not Billionaires Day of Action: Tuesday, July 1 at 11am in Staten Island. Join us at Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’s District Office (1698 Victory Blvd) to protect our right to health and oppose attacks on essential public health services that keep our communities healthy and safe. On this Day of Action, we will come together to demand that Congress and the administration fund care, not billionaires, by pledging to defend Medicaid and Medicare, Social Security, the VA and federal health workers, and public health protections. RSVP here. 

Save the Date! INBK Summer Picnic:Wednesday, July 9 at 7pm (location TBD). Join us for a potluck picnic in Prospect Park as we connect, eat, drink, and fabulously fight fascism! Sign up here.

Last but not least

Sign up for a No Kings Follow-up Training. One Million Rising is a national effort to train one million people to help lead in this moment and gain the skills to lead others. To join this three-part training on fighting authoritarianism on July 16/July 30/August 13, RSVP here.

Learn about ranked choice voting: Practice using NYC’s Ranked Choice Voting system by playing this online ranked choice voting game from Brooklyn Voters Alliance (BVA)​​ to learn more about the ranked choice voting system you’ll need to vote today or Tuesday. BVA’s website also provides a voting plan checklist for you to follow, and a link to this informative video on ranked choice voting put out by the Board of Elections. If you find the website as helpful as we do, please share it with your friends and neighbors! And don’t forget to check your voting registration before you go to vote!

In solidarity,
The INBK crew