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.

May 18, 2025

The GOP is working to fund tax cuts for billionaires on the backs of working people. So we’re working to beat back their cruel cuts. This Tuesday, join us as we protest all day long in front of Republican Rep. Malliotakis’s office in Bay Ridge. And at night we’ll be planning more actions at our monthly Organizing Meeting.

We’re also less than a month away from the start of early voting in the NYC primaries: our first chance to exercise the power of the ballot to beat authoritarianism. Let’s push back against MAGAism by getting out the vote for local progressive leaders! Voter participation is often low in primaries and we need your help turning out voters now through June 24. Canvassing is a great way to volunteer and make a difference, meet other progressives as you walk your turf, and build local progressive power so we can protect our communities and deliver for them.

So: Resist, persist, and sign up for one of our upcoming actions!

Your Top 3 actions for this week

  1. 🗽 Join us for a shift at our all-day sit-in this Tuesday, May 20 outside Malliotakis’s office in Bay Ridge. Republicans in Congress are trying to ram through the Trump Tax Scam, a bill that makes extreme cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential programs to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. But they only have a few votes to spare and our pressuring Rep. Malliotakis on this toxic, unpopular plan is making an impact. This Tuesday, we’ll be holding an all-day sit-in outside her Bay Ridge office (7716 3rd Ave) to keep her hands off our healthcare, our food, and our futures. Sign up for a shift or two (or more!) and help stop these cuts to the programs we all rely on! Sign up here.

  2. 💥 Join Indivisible Brooklyn’s Monthly Organizing Meeting this Tuesday, May 20 at 7pm on Zoom. After our all-day sit-in, we’ll be gathering on Zoom to plan some more good trouble! Together, we’ll identify policy priorities to organize around and develop action plans for resisting authoritarianism and working towards a progressive democratic future. RSVP here.

  3. 🗳️ Day of Action for Brad Lander this Saturday, May 24 at 10am in Grand Army Plaza. One month before Election Day, join Indivisible Brooklyn and the United Auto Workers in sharing Brad Lander’s plans for a safer, more affordable, and better-run NYC. We’ll be talking to voters in the park and on the streets about Brad’s policy proposals on housing, subways, and workers’ rights. Newcomers are welcome – we’ll provide training, support, and an experienced partner to pair up with! RSVP here.

Upcoming Events

Hands Off Our Healthcare: Phone Bank Week of Action: Monday, May 19–Wednesday, May 21 at 2pm on Zoom. Join WFPower and talk directly with voters in key Republican-held districts about how they can stop their representatives from stealing Americans’ healthcare to fund tax cuts for billionaires. RSVP here.

Fed Up? Show Up! NY-11 Immigration Town Hall: Wednesday, May 21 at 7pm in Staten Island. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis still refuses to hold a town hall of her own, but she’s invited to answer questions from constituents at ours! In her likely absence, join community members to discuss immigration, due process, and the impact of new immigration policies on families, friends and neighbors in the district. RSVP here.

Tax and Budget Fight 2025 Phone Bank: Thursday, May 22 at 6pm on Zoom. Join the People’s Action Institute to call constituents in key congressional districts to talk about how the MAGA tax breaks for the wealthy will hurt our communities and what they can do to fight back. RSVP here.

Kensington Day of Action for Shahana Hanif: Sunday, May 25 at 3pm at Kensington Plaza. Join Council Member Shahana Hanif along with South Asian and Muslim community organizations for an all-out day of action in support of getting the City Council’s first Bangladeshi and first Muslim woman re-elected! RSVP here.

Canvass for Crystal Hudson and Antonio Reynoso: Sunday, June 1 at 12pm in Crown Heights. Join Indivisible Brooklyn to help get out the vote for two of our endorsed candidates at once: Council Member Crystal Hudson and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso! RSVP here.

Protest Know Your Rights/Marshal Training: Sunday, June 1 at 6:30pm at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope. Here’s your next chance to learn more about protest march organizing, marshaling, and keeping each other safe! Learn best practices from an expert trainer, including de-escalation techniques, non-violent protest, demonstrator rights, and more. Whether you’re ready to don a yellow vest or just want to learn more about your First Amendment rights, please come. Congregation Beth Elohim (274 Garfield Place) is sponsoring this training, and they’re welcoming everyone to join – with pizza! RSVP here.

Save the Date: No Kings! Saturday, June 14 at 1pm at Bryant Park. Join Indivisible Brooklyn’s contingent on the nationwide No Kings! Action in Manhattan. Some details are still TBD but RSVP here to get all the updates about how to join us at this mass mobilization.

more ways to resist this week

Tell Schumer and Gillibrand to stop Trump’s crypto grifting and vote against the GENIUS Act. Call Schumer and especially Gillibrand, who’s co-sponsoring this bill to promote the crypto industry’s interests at the expense of people and the planet. You can find their phone numbers here and use the script below.
Sample Script: My name is… and I'm a constituent from [zip code] who never misses an election. I’m calling on the senator to commit to voting against cloture on the GENIUS Act (S.394) and kill the bill. The GENIUS Act does not solve any of the many problems facing working families or our democracy. Every minute wasted in negotiations around this bill is, at best, a missed opportunity for Democrats to show that they are fighting for us. And if it ever passed, this bill would enable further corruption from President Trump, further entrench the power of technofascists and crypto scammers, create massive and utterly unnecessary risks to the financial system, and incentivize the further destruction of our planet. Will the senator commit to protecting our economy, our democracy, and our planet by blocking the GENIUS Act?

Tell your NYS electeds to protect immigrant New Yorkers. There’s about one month left in the NYS legislative session, we need the NYS Senate and Assembly to advance legislation that would make New York much safer for immigrant NYers. Call your NYS Senator and Assemblymember and tell them to co-sponsor and help advance the pro-immigrant package of bills we’ve been organizing around, which are all still stuck in committee. You can also use NYCLU’s tool to send an email here.
Sample Script: Hi, my name is… and I’m a constituent living in [your neighborhood]. I’m calling about the urgent need to protect at-risk members of our communities. As the Trump administration continues to attack my friends and neighbors, New York State must pass the New York for All Act (S.2235/A.3506), the Dignity Not Detention Act (S.316/A.4181), the Access to Representation Act (S.141/A.270), and the Clemency Justice Act (S.394/A.403). Please co-sponsor these four bills and prioritize advancing them immediately.

Get ready for the NYC Primary. 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 we’ll be using in the June primaries. 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