Weekly inbk newsletter

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.

September 14, 2025

This has been a traumatic and emotionally wrenching week in our nation’s history. It can be hard to feel hopeful in the face of the upheavals and the hate being amplified by many on the right. But we can generate that hope by recommitting ourselves to actions rooted in strategic nonviolence and rejecting the fear-mongering intended to push us to give away our democratic rights. We showed that commitment this past week by turning out a big group of volunteer canvassers to help elect Zohran Mamdani as NYC’s next mayor, launching our Highway Visibility campaign, and gathering together in our communities to organize in support of our immigrant neighbors. Join with us this week as we continue to organize with, and in support of, our neighbors, to demand our electeds take a stand, and to call for economic and climate justice. 

Your Top 4 actions for this week

  1. Tell Schumer and Gillibrand not to cave again on Monday, September 15 at noon in Midtown. Back in March, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Gillibrand helped pass a MAGA spending bill that funded Trump’s coup through September 30. Now it’s time to pass new funding to avoid a government shutdown, and once again Republicans need Democrats’ votes. Last week, they finally drew a line and promised to vote against MAGA healthcare cuts; now we need to make sure they hold the line. Join us outside their Manhattan offices (780 3rd Ave) to let them know we can’t afford another Schumer Surrender. RSVP here. Can’t make it? Use Indivisible’s script to tell Schumer and Gillibrand we can’t afford them surrendering again. Learn how Republicans and Democrats can rein in Trump’s regime, protect access to healthcare, and take away his slush funds for terrorizing our communities here.  

  2. Join us for INBK’s monthly Organizing Meeting on Tuesday, September 16 at 7pm in Sunset Park. We will be gathering together to organize actions in support of immigrant New Yorkers, to organize in our neighborhoods, and to make our resistance movement more apparent through our newly-launched highway visibility campaign. RSVP here. Planning to attend? Consider attending the Weekly Vigil for Democracy immediately beforehand at 6pm at Third Ave & 29th Street, Brooklyn. RSVP for the vigil here.

  3. Make Billionaires Pay Mass March and Rally: Saturday, September 20 at noon in Midtown. Join the Make Billionaires Pay Rally and March in New York City — a people-powered takeover demanding a livable climate for all, and an end to billionaire polluters and fascist attacks on migrants. It’s going to be huge and you’ll want to be there! Learn more here.

  4. Canvass for Zohran Mamdani with Indivisible Brooklyn on Sunday, September 21 at noon in Bed-Stuy. With Trump signaling he plans to interfere in our mayoral election, it’s more important than ever that we show up for the Democratic nominee: Zohran Mamdani. Let’s get out the vote for a Mayor who will fight for an affordable city that stands up to Trump! RSVP for the Bed-Stuy canvass on 9/21 hereto canvass with other Indivisibles, or choose another date and location from their website that works for you!

Upcoming Events

Malliotakis Monday: Monday, September 15 at 4:45pm in Bay Ridge. Help build constituent power at the first of an anticipated regular series of pop-up actions at Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ district offices. This Monday we'll peacefully use our First Amendment rights to stand up for the survivors and raise awareness about how the congresswoman has yet to support release of the full Epstein Files. RSVP here.

Marshaling and De-escalation 101: Monday, September 15 at 6pm in Fort Greene. In this political moment, with harsher political repression and punishment of organizing and protest, it's more important than ever to practice how we keep us safe. JFREJ and partners are offering a joint training for people to learn direct-action safety and security skills, including marshaling and de-escalation. RSVP here.

Virtual Town Hall with Rep. Dan Goldman: Tuesday, September 16 at 6:30pm on Zoom. NY-10 constituents are invited to join Rep. Goldman for a short Q&A on what he’s doing to protect New Yorkers from the Trump regime and how he can do better. RSVP here.

BK Forge Talks with Jessica Valenti: Tuesday, September 16 at 7pm on Zoom. BKForge proudly hosts this exclusive, live (via Zoom) Q&A with Jessica Valenti, writer and founder of Abortion, Every Day and the nation’s leading journalist reporting every angle of the current climate of attacks on reproductive rights, health care, and access to care. RSVP here.

Dignity Not Detention September Letter Writing! Wednesday, September 17 at 7pm (7:30 for returning letter writers) in Midtown or on Zoom. The NY Dignity Not Detention coalition will be facilitating letter writing to people in immigrant detention. Whether you plan to attend on Zoom or in person, please have paper, a writing utensil, and stamps on hand! RSVP here.

No Kings National Day of Action Kick-Off Call: Tuesday, September 18 at 8pm on Zoom. Get ready for the next major national day of action, which will take place on Saturday, October 18 – mark your calendar now! Learn more about the vision, urgency, and strategy behind this national day of action. RSVP here.

.New Yorkers Against Ice Rally: Thursday, September 25 at 6pm in Foley Square. Join Make The Road, Indivisible Brooklyn, and many of our partners for a large rally in support of immigrant New Yorkers. Together, we’ll call for an end to ICE abuses at Federal Plaza and in our communities, no troops in NYC, and legislative action from our Democratic majorities in Albany and in City Hall. RSVP here.

Shame on Jefferies Investment Bank/Ground Avelo/Cancel ICE Air: Friday, September 26 at 12pm in Midtown. This Indivisible event is intended to pressure Avelo Airlines, the first commercial airline to contract with ICE for secretive deportation flights — flights with no guarantees of due process or legal counsel–to drop its contract with ICE. This event will take place outside of the Jefferies Investment Bank (at 53rd Street between Madison Ave and Fifth Ave), which Avelo has engaged to help it raise $100 million. RSVP here.

Canvass for Kayla Santosuosso: Saturday, September 27 at 11am in Bay Ridge. Join Indivisible Brooklyn and Council Member Crystal Hudson as we knock doors in support of Kayla Santosuosso! Kayla’s grassroots campaign is depending on volunteers to spread the word and to inspire fellow Brooklynites to vote for her this November and keep southern Brooklyn blue. RSVP here.

More Ways to Resist This week

Support Free DC. The people of D.C. are on the front lines in the fight against consolidation of authoritarian power. Activists there have told us that it’s very meaningful to see folks in other cities amplifying their resistance in any way. Show your solidarity with a Free DC sign or banner, or post on social media. Find digital assets here to print or make your own. And tell Congress to Free DC! D.C. residents don’t have representatives in Congress, so we can use the following script to call on our Senators and Representatives to speak up on their behalf. You can find their phone numbers here. Or send them an email using Free DC’s one-click tool here.

Call to demand RFK, Jr. resign or be fired. We have an opportunity right now to get RFK, Jr. fired. After this week’s Senate Finance Committee hearing where Dem senators called for him to resign and even GOP senators were attacking him—plus 1,100 HHS staffers signed a letter calling for him to resign—we have a golden opportunity to help make the pressure unbearable and push to get rid of this person who is already threatening the lives of every American with his dangerous policy changes and the gutting of our healthcare agencies.  Call your Rep and our senators using this script today!

Tell Gov. Hochul to reject Trump’s Williams-NESE Pipeline. Pressure is mounting on Gov. Hochul to stand up to Trump’s bullying and say NO to the Williams-NESE pipeline in the Rockaways, but the oil and gas opposition is working hard to ram it through. Help keep up the pressure by submitting a comment here.

Tell your NYS representatives to get back to work. The MAGA budget will make basic necessities like food and healthcare unaffordable for many of our neighbors while transferring even more wealth to the rich and transferring even more public funds to a secret police force. But if legislators return to Albany NOW, we can make billionaires pay their fair share of state-level taxes, which would raise enough revenue to prevent severe cuts to programs we rely on. We can also pass the New York for All Act (S.2235/A.3506 and Dignity Not Detention Act (S.316/A.4181), which would prohibit state funding for mass deportation. Call Gov. Hochul (518-474-8390), Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins (518-455-2585), Speaker Heastie (518-455-4911), and your own NYS Senator and Assemblymember and tell them to get back to Albany and fight for us right now. You can also use NYC-DSA’s one-click tool to send them an email.

Constituents call to demand Malliotakis sign the Discharge Petition to release the unredacted Epstein files. Trump’s loyalists in the House ducked out early for recess to dodge public outrage over the Epstein file cover-up. Now they’re back—and facing a rare chance to break Speaker Mike Johnson’s obstruction. A discharge petition from Reps. Massie and Khanna is in play. Just two more Republican signatures would force a vote on the House floor. Nicole Malliotakis is one of the hypocrite holdouts. If you live in NY-11, call Malliotakis today. Tell her to sign the pending Discharge Petition—and to vote for the full release of the Epstein file. Find her numbers here. You can use our suggested script:
Hello, My name is [YOUR NAME] and I’m a constituent living in [ZIP]. I’m calling to urge Congresswoman Malliotakis to stop protecting child sex traffickers and start protecting the victims. She must support the full release of the Epstein files—not watered-down versions—by signing the Massie- and Khanna-sponsored Discharge Petition. She must also speak out against the special treatment sex abuser Ghislaine Maxwell has received in prison and against any possibility of her being pardoned.Congresswoman Malliotakis must take a stand against child sex predators and show that she is on the side of survivors, not abusers.

Support humanitarian aid for Gaza. Children in Gaza are starving due to Israeli policies backed by Congress. 46 senators — including Gillibrand and Schumer — support a resolution for urgent aid (S.Res.224), and Reps. Clarke and Velázquez have backed the House version (H.Res.473). But Reps. Goldman, Jeffries, and Malliotakis still have not taken this basic step to end the starvation of civilians. If your rep is on the resolution, thank them — and push for a permanent ceasefire. If not, demand they co-sponsor H.Res.473 now and support the immediate delivery of aid. Ask why they haven’t. You can find their phone numbers here. And, if you’re able, donate to the food and medical aid organization, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.

Sign up for an immigration court watch shift with JFREJ. While masked ICE agents are seizing immigrant NYers at mandatory court appointments, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice is organizing court-watch work to help keep our neighbors safer. There are both early-morning, pre-work hours shifts, and later shifts, which run until noon and involve entering the public courthouse buildings and providing direct support to our most vulnerable neighbors. Please note that this work is harm reduction, not agitational. We are not escalating or interacting with ICE. However, it does require witnessing state violence and being able to remain calm and center those we are there to help. You can sign up here to join (and no, you do not need to be Jewish to participate).

In solidarity,
The INBK crew