Final push to the primaries - Early voting starts tomorrow!  

On this week’s Indivisible national call, organizers emphasized that early votes and mail ballots can decide close elections. Election Day is not the beginning of voting. It is the end of the voting period. Our job now is to help voters make a plan, whether that means voting early in person, requesting a mail ballot, or showing up on Primary day.

That is why we are knocking doors this Sunday. 

June IMV Meeting Recap:
Nine Years of Standing Together

Nine years after Indivisible Mohawk Valley began, our June meeting was a reminder of what still defines us: ordinary people working together, showing up publicly, and turning shared concern into organized action.

The timing could not be better. We celebrated nine years of showing up — and now we need to keep showing up. This weekend, that means celebrating and supporting our LGBTQ+ neighbors at Oneida County PrideFest on Saturday, June 6, at the Clinton Arena. And over the next few weeks, it means turning IMV energy into votes through canvassing, phone banking, letters to the editor, and direct voter contact ahead of the June primary.

9 Years of Standing Together

Join us June 3rd to celebrate IMV’s 9th Birthday! Come spend time connecting with fellow community members working to make the world more just, equitable, and livable. As we gather to celebrate, we’re also remembering where IMV came from, why we began, and why this work still matters.

At our June 3rd meeting, we’ll celebrate what we have built together, share cake, and begin talking about how to make 2026 another year when organized people power makes a real difference. Join us as we celebrate where we began and get ready for the work ahead!

500 Signatures Needed by Tuesday:
A Few Hours This Weekend Could Make the Difference in November.

Right now, there may be nothing we can do locally that will have a bigger impact in November than helping Jon Lipe secure an independent ballot line.

If you can help this weekend, please show up. A relatively small effort now could have an outsized impact in November!

And RSVP for our June 3rd meeting.

Voting Rights Are Under Attack. Stand Up, Fight Back.

The past couple of weeks have been a disaster for democracy as the Republican administration, Republican state legislatures, and their lackey-stacked courts at every level destroy the Voting Rights Act of 1965, kick civil rights in the teeth, and lock in their permanent white conservative minority rule in red states and across the country. 

The Mohawk Valley can seem a world away from the action in Alabama and the South at this moment. And grassroots political activism can feel useless compared to the voting rights lawyers standing up in the courts every day.  

What can we do here and now to defend democratic elections and voting rights?  Read on to see three suggested actions.

Mother’s Day in Trump’s America 

Let’s make Mother’s Day more than a Hallmark card day. Let’s make it a day of real action.  Today, in honor of Mother’s Day, make a call to Congress and demand an end to funding ICE and war in Iran. 

This Week: May Day Strong , Meeting Recap, and Local Actions

May 1

The next two weeks are full of opportunities to show up, speak out, and push back against the forces concentrating power and undermining democracy. Today we join May Day Strong actions in solidarity with workers and against billionaire dominance. These moments matter—but they’re fuel, not finish lines. The real work is sustained, local, and collective. Keep reading for ways you can plug into action in our community.

 What Winning Looks Like.

This week in Virginia, people of Virginia voted in favor of redrawing Virginia's electoral maps —pushing back against efforts to tilt the rules of the next election before it begins. State Senator L. Louise Lucas, who represents the 18th District, said afterwards: “Virginia sent a message: if you try to rig the system, we fight back. If you try to take power from voters, we will take it right back.”

This weekend gives us two chances to do the same. Join us at the Communities, Not Cages Rally in Rome tomorrow, and then come together Sunday in Utica for the Indivisible Mohawk Valley April Meeting.

This Week’s Focus: Solidarity Starts Here

This week’s newsletter focuses on what we can do locally, right now. While national politics can feel distant or overwhelming, real influence comes from consistent action at the community level. That means showing up, making calls, supporting candidates, and organizing together where we live.

Building that kind of local power takes connection, and one of the ways we do that is by coming together in person at our upcoming IMV meeting.

IMV April 26, 2026 Meeting – “What’s Next after NK3?”

Over the next two weeks, here’s what you can do.

Power is Built Together

What's next after No Kings 3?
New polling data from the No Kings coalition will be released soon, and Indivisible will be sharing additional messaging around it. Early indicators suggest the largest single-day mobilization in recent history is already shaping public opinion.

The takeaway is straightforward: the No Kings movement is breaking through into broader public awareness. But as we’ve said before, this is only the beginning.

Keep showing up. Stay engaged. Keep building the skills of citizen participation.

No Kings. 
8 million showed up—
and we’re just getting started.

On Saturday, along with more than 8 million people across the country, you showed up to say loud and clear: We don’t do wanna-be kings in America. We braved whipping wind, bitter cold, and even snow flurries. Here in our region, more than 700 of us showed up in Rome, more than 1,000 in Utica, and 200 in Herkimer—people of all ages and backgrounds who care more about our neighbors and our rights than staying comfortable and silent at home.

We came together, no matter our differences, to say: We deserve better than this! Peaceful, nonviolent resistance WORKS—and it changes outcomes.

Let No Kings 3 be a launching pad, not a landing pad. This movement grows when people stay connected, share their stories, and take action together.

(Photo from the Herkimer rally.)

No Kings 3! 

Tomorrow is going to be the biggest mass mobilization in American history. It may be a little cold at our three local events, but in the Mohawk Valley we know how to dress warmly for the weather. Bring friends and signs No Kings 3! 

No Kings is Saturday, March 28

Be a part of the largest day of protest in U.S. history. On March 28, we will remind Trump and his enablers that real power belongs to the people and not a flailing, wannabe-king.  

We sponsor rallies in Rome, Utica, and Herkimer. If you have friends or family who live in other parts of the state, the country, or the world, be sure to ask them to sign up too. There are over 3000 events on the map already!

https://www.nokings.org/

Ever Wondered What You Would Have Done During the Rise of Fascism? You're Doing It Right Now.

But you don't have to do it alone. Do it with us. Together.  And do it BIG on March 28.  

What if a thousand people joined together in song to let their Mohawk Valley neighbors who voted for Trump with the message that  "It's ok to change your mind?"

What if YOU made the this the most creative, joyous, and contagious mobilization the Mohawk Valley has ever seen?

(Photo from Herkimer, NY 3/10/2026)

Women's Day Rally in Rome

Tomorrow, 3/7/26, is International Women's Day and so the weekly rally in Rome, NY hosted by IMV and Concerned Citizens of Rome has a special theme of women's rights.  

All are welcome to stand up against the authoritarian Trump regime this Saturday and every Saturday. Make your signs about stopping the SAVE Act, the importance of reproductive freedom, funding science research on women's health, universal health care, child care, and paid family leave.  Bring signs in support of the girls and women who were trafficked by Epstein and other powerful men, and demand accountability!  

We had a great meeting on Sunday, with more than 80 people in attendance, and learned about how to organize to protect our community from ICE, how to petition for 2026 candidates, and how to prepare for No Kings 3.  We have a lot of work in the weeks ahead. The good news is we're doing it together.

IMV Meeting Sunday 2-4 pm

You're invited to join IMV on Sunday afternoon for our February 2026 Meeting. We'll be preparing for candidate petitioning (starts later in the month) and for No Kings 3 on March 28, plus we'll talk about how we can protect our neighbors from ICE terror, defend constitutional rights, and build a movement to defeat Trump's authoritarianism.

We’re not watching history happen—we’re making it.  Join us.
Democracy is not a spectator sport. 

We Love Democracy Rally Saturday in Rome

The Saturday Rally in Rome is in its 31st week and has a special theme tomorrow. Join us!

Do not give up hope.  We have seen in Minnesota that people who act together with persistence and love can drive out Trump's ICE Gestapo, can force hatred, cruelty, and violence out through collective, peaceful action. 

• "The only recognizable feature of hope is action." — Grace Paley

• "The one thing we need more than hope is action. Once we start to act, hope is everywhere." — Greta Thunberg

•  “Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency. Hope should shove you out the door."  Rebecca Solnit

The weather is brutal this weekend. If you can't join the rally in Rome on Saturday because of cold, then make your calls now to Congress about ICE, and then sign up for our Zoom meetings on Tuesday (NY21 candidates) and Wednesday (Immigration Law).  

We are living under an authoritarian regime.  It's easy to despair. But "Action Absorbs Anxiety."  That means our IMV political action community is the right place for you to be.

We were made for this moment.  Our Indivisible movement was made for this moment. IMV was made for this moment.

Don't give up. Join with others and become helpers for neighbors and democracy.  Show up for each other.  
Courage is contagious. 

Big News on No Kings 3

We've been waiting and waiting for the date, and then, first thing Wednesday morning, the date was announced!  

No Kings 3
Saturday, March 28th
EVERYWHERE

Please mark your calendars for March 28th and make a personal commitment now to be there and bring at least two NEW attendees with you. 

(Photo Utica, NY, Jan. 29, 2026)