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Help One Voter Reach 3 More!
Indivisible AVL’s “Friends to the Polls” vote tripling project is underway! Join us for this very effective strategy for getting progressive Buncombe voters to the polls! Sign up to spend a few hours at one of the Early Voting sites below. The work at the polls is EASY and FUN. Just ask progressive voters who…
Read MoreTell Senators Tillis and Burr to Act on Unemployment
Jobless workers need support from Congress! While the Senate barges ahead with a Supreme Court nomination, the same senators are refusing to pass desperately needed coronavirus relief. Legislation is especially needed to extend the $600 weekly unemployment supplement that hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians need in order to survive. Take Action Tell Senators Tillis and Burr…
Read MoreDemand Burr & Tillis Refuse Any SCOTUS Confirmation Before 2021
(UPDATED October 19, 2020): Last week the Senate Judiciary Committee rammed through rush committee hearings on Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s extremist nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, despite the fact that we are already in the middle of a presidential election: By the time Committee Chair Lindsay Graham pushed through approval,…
Read MoreSupport the Postal Workers Union Day of Action 8/25
The American Postal Workers Union (APWU), representing over 200,000 postal workers, is organizing rallies at post offices across America and calling on supporters to join in a massive show of support on August 25th. The APWU members who serve us every day have three immediate demands of our elected officials and of Postmaster General DeJoy:…
Read MoreProtect the Post Office, Protect Our Vote!
The president’s current attack on the Post Office is a blatant attack on our vote. When the House passed the HEROES Act in May to provide the next round of pandemic assistance, it included $25 million to fund the USPS. All Mitch McConnell has to do is put in on the Senate floor, but he…
Read MoreTell Tillis & Burr to Support the HEROES Act
Schools cannot re-open safely with massive budget cuts, fewer educators, and less help for students. The House passed the HEROES Act to help, and we call on the Senate to take similar action now. Call Sen. Tillis at (202) 224-6342 and Sen. Burr at (202) 224-3154 and urge them to support the HEROES Act to…
Read MoreReach Out to Voters at Tuesday’s Virtual Event
Personal contact with voters is proven to make a significant difference come election time, and reaching out to sporadic voters can have the biggest impact of all. Donate a couple of hours of your time to Indivisible AVL’s Virtual Canvass on Tuesday, August 4, and start making a difference from the safety of your home.…
Read MoreReject Tata for DOD Post
UPDATE July 30, 2020: Today the White House announced that they are withdrawing Donald Trump’s racist and Islamophobic nominee for a top Pentagon job. Thank you for standing up and speaking out! # # # Trump’s nominee for the third-highest position in the Department of Defense, Brigadier General Anthony Tata, has a record of offensive…
Read MoreDuke Rate Hike Comments Needed by June 30
During this time of Covid-19, when people have lost jobs and many are food insecure, it is inappropriate for Duke Energy Progress to ask for any rate increase, much less a 14.3% increase. Because of the virus, the NC Public Utilities Commission extended its period for pubic comment to June 30. It is essential for…
Read MoreTell Sens. Tillis & Burr to REJECT Extremist Judicial Nominees Cory Wilson & Justin Walker
Last week the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 (on a straight party line) to recommend two extremist right-wing judges to lifetime appointments — Justin Walker to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and Cory Wilson to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. And now, Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is hell-bent on ramming through a…
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