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The latest North Kitsap Indivisible Newsletter
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Do Not Obey in Advance. Do Not Give Your Power Away. Do Resist!
There are many ways to become active in the resistance movement
We are recruiting North Kitsap Indivisible members to become active in our leadership team. We need volunteers to build and expand our efforts to fight the MAGA administration. We will find a place for you that fits your skills and your availability. Can you take notes? Help with Zoom meetings? Keep track of donations and expenditures? Publicity? Letter writing? Fund raising or grant writing? Organizational or artistic skills? Legal or research background? Connections with youth, unions or veterans? Knowledge you want to share in a webinar? Meeting with elected officials? Do you speak Spanish and able to translate? Available to attend and report on City Council, Commissioner meetings, or School Board meetings? Or are you willing to work on a team but not be the organizer? You have skills. Can you give us a little of your time? Please email Carollynn or text/call (350-265-3836)
Subscribe to North Kitsap Indivisible Newsletter here
Upcoming Kitsap Summer Events and Rallies
Put these on your calendar.–Sunday, May 18. Poulsbo Rally cancelled due to Viking Fest.
–Sunday, May 25 – 11am to 1:30pm, Poulsbo Waterfront Park
Rally for Democracy and march for Democracy
–Sunday, June 1 – 11am to 1:30pm, Poulsbo Waterfront Park
Rally for Democracy and march for Democracy
–Sunday, June 8 – 11am to 1:30pm, Poulsbo Waterfront Park
Rally for Democracy and march for Democracy
–Saturday, June 14 – 8:30am to 9:30am, Poulsbo City Hall
NO KINGS! Silent Peace March,
–Saturday, June 14 – 10:15am-3pm, Bremerton
Juneteenth, hosted by Juneteenth organization.
Kitsap Indivisible Coaltion has 2 tables and NKI is welcome to join them
–Saturday, June 21
Bainbridge Pride Kitsap Indivisible Coalition has a table and NKI is welcome to join them
–Sunday, June 22 – 11am to 1:30pm, Poulsbo Waterfront Park
Rally for Democracy and march for Democracy
–Sunday, June 29
Seattle Pride
-Thursday, July 3 – 7pm to 8pm, Waterfront Park, Poulsbo
No host Memorial Vigil for Stonechild Chiefstick, a solemn, respectful gathering.
–Friday, July 4 – 11:30 -1pm. Kingston
Independence Day Parade, NKI and Poulsbo for All will table and march. Contact Carollynn if you want to help plan this event.
–Week of July 7th, TBD
Online Candidate debate for NK School District Position 1. Contact Carollynn if you would like to help pan this event.
–Sunday, July 13 – 11am to 1:30pm, Poulsbo Waterfront Park
Rally for Democracy and march for Democracy
–Saturday, July19 – Kitsap County Fairgrounds
Kitsap Pride. Kitsap Indivisible Coalition has a table and NKI is welcome to join them
–Sunday, July 20– 11am to 1:30pm, Poulsbo Waterfront Park
Rally for Democracy and march for Democracy
–Sunday, July 27 – 11am to 1:30pm, Poulsbo Waterfront Park
Rally for Democracy and march for Democracy
–Sunday, July 27 – 1:30pm to 5pm Robb Park in Poulsbo
NKI hosting “Indivisible Job Fair – Find a Volunteer Position to Fit Your Skills” Contact Carollynn if you would like to help pan this event.
Click here for more information on each eventWhy We Persist In Our Resisting
A Read: We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.
By Marci Shore, Timothy Snyder and Jason Stanley
Video by Francesca Trianni and James Robinson
Professors Shore, Snyder and Stanley have studied and written extensively on authoritarianism. Ms. Trianni is a producer for Opinion Video. Mr. Robinson is a producer and editor for Opinion Video.
ReadA reality show where immigrants compete for U.S. citizenship? D.H.S. is considering it.
Admin note:This is beyond cruel. It is sadistic. Normalize this and the next step is public flogging. So, the losers get sent to CECOT? Rob Worsoff, a television producer, left, with Jack Osbourne in 2013. Mr. Worsoff recently pitched to the Department of Homeland Security a reality show that would have immigrants go through a series of challenges to get American citizenship. The challenges would be based on various American traditions and customs, said Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the agency. She said the department was still reviewing the idea, which was pitched by a producer named Rob Worsoff.
Read:House committee passes tax cut plan (Admin comment: tax cuts for billionaires)
Other teams discussing changes to Medicaid, food stamp program
House Republicans advanced elements of President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget package on May14 after a debate that lasted through the night, as a key committee voted along party lines to approve tax cuts that would add trillions of dollars to the national debt. The 26-19 vote by the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee amounts to an initial victory for Republicans, who still have many hurdles to clear before they can get the package of tax cuts, spending hikes and safety-net reductions to Trump’s desk to sign into law
and on this subject:
Listen: Dems Wage Epic Overnight Battle for Medicaid. (Admin note: Listen to this Podcast from The Fxxxxxx News if you don’t mind F-bombs and satire). It’s not just members of Congress; protesters at the hearing called out GOP Medicaid cuts. In overnight House hearings, Democratic committee members laid out the devastation that lies ahead if Pres. Donald Trump signs the House GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” into law. Ocasio-Cortez and other Dems fight back in marathon hearings … Three million people to lose food aid and therefore food … Ruiz rejects Medicaid “work” requirements. Period. No equivocating. No hemming or Josh Hawling. No apologies. … Buttigieg launches 2028 presidential campaign old-school-style by not saying he’s launching 2028 presidential campaign
and
Read:U.S. House GOP mandates Medicaid work requirements in giant bill slashing spending.
Republicans are also looking to ax billions in federal funding for renewable energy projects, and to allow pipeline builders to pay fees to bypass environmental reviews. | READ MORE
Read: Federal grand jury indicts WI judge, Accused of trying to help immigrant escape arrest
(Admin comment: Constitutional crisis alert). MILWAUKEE – A federal grand jury indicted a Wisconsin judge on May13 on charges that she tried to help an undocumented immigrant escape arrest from her courtroom in April, putting her at the center of the growing dispute between President Donald Trump and the judicial system. The two-page indictment accuses Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, 66, of obstructing a U.S. agency and concealing an individual to prevent an arrest. The two charges carry a maximum penalty of six years in prison and a $350,000 fine, but sentences in cases involving nonviolent offenses typically are much shorter.
Read: Nearly 50 WA State Library employees facing layoffs
Money crunch: Nearly 50 WA State Library employees facing layoffs. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is preparing to lay off nearly 50 Washington State Library employees due to a decline in state and federal funding. (Admin comment: This is our money, folks. We paid our Federal Taxes and that money should be returned for Federally funded programs. DOGE and tRump are stealing our money).
Read: D.H.S. Requests 20,000 National Guard Members to Help With Immigration Crackdown
The Defense Department is reviewing the request. If approved, one official said, it would be the first time National Guard troops were used to help enforce an immigration crackdown in the country. The Trump administration has also turned to local law enforcement for help.
Back to the TopGood News
Watch: “Patty Murray says ““We are talking historically blatant thuggery from the White House here.””Call and thank her.
Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment (Admin comment: This is what years of basic research can do. DOGE and tRump are taking this away.)
The technique used on a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases.Gov. Bob Ferguson signed three bills to protect immigrant rights this week.
Trio of immigrant rights bills signed into law. These included measures to strengthen state power to inspect private detention facilities, prevent coercion in the workplace, and prohibit bail bond agents from enforcing immigration lawsMore Ways to Resist
Good Apps, Tools, Trusted News SourcesPeacekeeper and De-escalation Trainings with DC Peace Team
Join a training on line between May 17th and June 7th
Whiter Shade of Refugee Edition
America’s golden doors have swung open — but only for the melanin-deficient. The Trump administration, which has largely slammed the gates shut on war-torn refugees from Afghanistan, Syria, or anywhere Trump has designated a “shithole country,” has made a heartwarming exception: white South African farmers fleeing the unspeakable hardship of… potential land redistribution.Current Newsletters to Read
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Healthcare Advocacy newsletter Click hereNew Actions to Save Democracy
Protect Free Speech
DEADLINE: May 31 • 11:00pm
On May 8th, the Senate Judiciary Committee met and crafted a letter to Attorney General Bondi stating, “The free press is a bedrock of our democracy and reporters must be able to do their jobs without fear of being investigated or prosecuted.” It was signed by all Democratic committee members.
Halt the Republican budget that redistributes wealth to the rich on the backs of senior citizens and children
DEADLINE: May 29 • 11:00pm
In their zeal to slash a trillion dollars to pay for promised tax cuts to the wealthy in their pending budget megabill, the Republican leadership has instructed House committees to propose exactly how they will axe funding to crucial programs. House Republicans may vote as soon as this week.
Back to the TopUpcoming Events
Sunday May 18th – 11am to 1:30pm
Democracy Rally in Poulsbo. Theme TBD
Hosted by Poulsbo for All and North Kitsap Indivisible. Meet at the gazebo. Bring your signs, your determination to sink the tRump ship and your friends. This is a peaceful event.
Monday May 19th – 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Join the Online Town Hall – Public Citizen and Americans for Tax Fairness
Public Citizen and Americans for Tax Fairness are hosting a virtual town hall in partnership with groups across the tax, human needs, health care, environment, immigration, and other sectors ahead of the House floor vote on Republicans’ big tax and budget bill. At the town hall, you’ll get briefed by a group of experts (including Sen. Ron Wyden) on the many reasons Republicans’ tax and budget reconciliation bill is so harmful and learn how you can use your voice to pressure members of Congress to vote *NO* when it comes to the floor of the House.
Sign up for Townhall. This is an online event, free and open to all
Tuesday, May 20th – 11am to 1:30pm
The Corporate Takeover of Medicine vs The Law.Hosted by PNHP (Physicians for a National Health Program)
The AMA was against the corporatization of medical practices in the nineteenth century, so states passed Clinical Practice of Medicine (CPOM) Laws that prohibited unlicensed lay corporations from owning, employing, or controlling medical practices. Yet these doctrines have proven ineffective at stopping the corporatization of physician practices in its current form. Register here.
Wednesday, May 21st – 3pm to 4:30pm
Online training: Embodied Nonviolence: An Introduction to Somatic Coaching.
Details and registration here.
DC Peace Team Mission: We cultivate the habits and skills of nonviolence in our communities, so we can better resist injustice, and thus, build a more sustainable just peace. The DC Peace Team lives this mission by:
-Deploying unarmed civilian protection units
-Providing training in key nonviolent skills
-Facilitating restorative processes
-Advocacy
Thursday. May 22nd – 4pm PT (not 7pm ET)
The clowns are coming—and we want you in the ring.
On Thursday, May 22 at 4PM PT, we’re hosting a national call to dive into Kick Out The Clowns—a feminist street action drawn from a long legacy of mocking tyrants and exposing power through joy. We’ll break down:
🎭 The political power of ridicule and clowning in resistance
🎪 How to host your own grassroots street circus on June 14
✊ How you can join or lead an action near you
Whether you’re a veteran organizer or new to the movement, this call will get you fired up and ready to throw down—clown-style.. RSVP NOW
Thursday. May 22nd – 4pm to 5:30pm
Online training: Restorative Facilitation through Liberating Structures.
Details and registration here.
DC Peace Team Mission: We cultivate the habits and skills of nonviolence in our communities, so we can better resist injustice, and thus, build a more sustainable just peace. The DC Peace Team lives this mission by:
-Deploying unarmed civilian protection units
-Providing training in key nonviolent skills
-Facilitating restorative processes
-Advocacy
Saturday, May 31st at 4pm
Original play by Crystal Zevon: One Family in Gaza.
A discussion and Zoom Q&A session with the playwright will follow the performance.
This non-fiction drama is based on the friendship between Zevon and a young father in the Gaza Strip. The story is told through their correspondence since the Fall of 2023, reflecting Zevon’s efforts to help the family, intertwined with short news reports that give context to the messages. The main focus is the messages received from the young father, while telling a story that in some ways reflects universal truths about living through any war and offers insights into this particular conflict. The piece is a rare telling of a war experienced in real time, calling upon us to never forget our humanity.
The BIMA performance of One Family in Gaza is sponsored by the Kitsap Palestine Solidarity Coalition and is offered free of charge. Donations to feed families in Gaza will be accepted at the venue. Palestinian food and merchandise will be available.
See the website for more information about the play
Sunday June 1st – 11am to 1:30pm
Democracy Rally in Poulsbo. Theme TBD
Hosted by Poulsbo for All and North Kitsap Indivisible. Meet at the gazebo. Bring your signs, your determination to sink the tRump ship and your friends. This is a peaceful event.:Theme TBD
Saturday June 7th – 7am to 9am
Online training: Intergenerational Trauma.
Details and registration here.
DC Peace Team Mission: We cultivate the habits and skills of nonviolence in our communities, so we can better resist injustice, and thus, build a more sustainable just peace. The DC Peace Team lives this mission by:
-Deploying unarmed civilian protection units
-Providing training in key nonviolent skills
-Facilitating restorative processes
-Advocacy
Saturday June 7th 12:00 – 2:30
Standing Together for Democracy
Where: Lynwood Theatre Bainbridge Island (4569 Lynwood Center Rd NE, Bainbridge Island)
A group of concerned Bainbridge citizens under the banner “Standing Together” are planning a town hall rally for democracy on June 7 at 12:00 to 2:30 pm at the Lynwood Theater on Bainbridge Island. The event will feature elected officials, nonprofit leaders, and artists speaking about what they and their organizations are doing to support our community and work toward a more resilient democracy and more importantly to discuss what actions we can take individually and collectively. Learn more here.
June 14th at 8:30-9:15am starting at City Hall – Silent Peace March
Then encouraging everyone to attend Junteenth in Bremerton
June 14th: (Juneteenth in Bremerton), 10:15am-3pm, is an important annual event in Bremerton that we support. Midtsommer Fest, Poulsbo’s annual Scandinavian solstice festival, will be using the gazebo in Poulsbo on June 14th from 10am to pm. So, while Trump revels in his megalomaniacal show of military force birthday party in the nation’s capital on June 14, we will join nationwide demonstrations with a NO KINGS! We will have a Silent Peace March, 8:30-9:15am (coinciding in real-time with the extravaganza in D.C.) We will gather at Poulsbo City Hall with signs and march promptly to Front Street for the loop and back IN SILENCE. No speakers, no chants, no music – a truly silent and focused demonstration. We encourage people to bring signs that say either NO KINGS! or PEACE. This gives us time to make our point and move on to continue the day. Bremerton’s Juneteenth organizers are inviting democracy groups throughout Kitsap to rally with them at the Norm Dicks Building in Bremerton at 10:15 and join the Freedom March to Evergreen Rotary Park for the festival
Saturday, June 14 – 10am to 4pm
Kitsap Juneteenth Freedom Festival:
The event in Bremerton, now more than 20 years old, against marks Black history and unity in the community at Evergreen Rotary Park. Take part in the People’s March or join for fellowship and food all afternoon.
Sunday June 8th- 11am to 1:30pm
Democracy Rally in Poulsbo. Theme TBD
Hosted by Poulsbo for All and North Kitsap Indivisible. Meet at the gazebo. Bring your signs, your determination to sink the tRump ship and your friends. This is a peaceful event.:Theme TBD
Thursday, June 19th from 1 to 5pm
Juneteenth Block Party
A block party will be held on the federal Juneteenth holiday, a Thursday this year, all afternoon outdoor at the Perry Ave Mall, 2901 Perry Avenue in Bremerton. The event includes a DJ, soul line dancing, face painting for kids and a bounce house, food trucks and a beer garden,
Saturday, Jun 21, 2025, 12:00pm
Bainbridge Island Pride Festival
Bainbridge Island Waterfront Park
Sunday June 22nd – 11am to 1:30pm
Democracy Rally in Poulsbo. Theme TBD
Hosted by Poulsbo for All and North Kitsap Indivisible. Meet at the gazebo. Bring your signs, your determination to sink the tRump ship and your friends. This is a peaceful event.:Theme TBD
Saturday, Jun 29, 2025, More details to follow
Seattle Pride
July 4th in Kingston – more details to follow
North Kitsap Indivisible and Poulsbo for All – tabling and marching
Join us for a lot of fun. Planning is continuing for this fun filled event. Please consider volunteering and marching. Contact Carollynn if you want to get involved in the planning.
Week of July 7th – Date and Time TBD
On line candidate debate for North Kitsap School District Position 1.
Hosted by North Kitsap Indivisible. Details to follow. Postion 3 will not be on the August Primary so we will not have a debate for those 2 candidates until after the primary.
Saturday, July 19 starts at 3pm
Kitsap Pride:
Now nearly 30 years old, Kitsap’s annual celebration of and for the LGBTQ+ community has the theme of “Unite” for this year’s edition. Music, food, vendors and more are part of the afternoon events at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds, starting at 3 p.m. More information here
Sunday July 13th- 11am to 1:30pm
Democracy Rally in Poulsbo. Theme TBD
Hosted by Poulsbo for All and North Kitsap Indivisible. Meet at the gazebo. Bring your signs, your determination to sink the tRump ship and your friends. This is a peaceful event.:Theme TBD
Sunday July 20th- 11am to 1:30pm
Democracy Rally in Poulsbo. Theme TBD
Hosted by Poulsbo for All and North Kitsap Indivisible. Meet at the gazebo. Bring your signs, your determination to sink the tRump ship and your friends. This is a peaceful event.:Theme TBD
Sunday July 27th- 11am to 1:30pm
Democracy Rally in Poulsbo. Theme TBD
Hosted by Poulsbo for All and North Kitsap Indivisible. Meet at the gazebo. Bring your signs, your determination to sink the tRump ship and your friends. This is a peaceful event.:Theme TBD
Sunday July 27th- 1:30pm to 5pm
Meet and Greet for North Kitsap Indivisible in Robb Park
Hosted by North Kitsap Indivisible. Proposed theme – “Indivisible Job Fair – Find a Volunteer Position to Fit Your Skills”. Would you like to get involved in the planning? Contact Carollynn.
Back to the TopRecurring Events and Actions
Sundays and Fridays – Ceasefire in Gaza and Vigils for Peace in Palestine
Kitsap Palestine Solidarity Actions:
Friday, 5/23 Poulsbo
Sunday, 5/18, Bainbridge Island
Sunday, 5/25, Kingston
Sponsor Kitsap Palestine Solidarity Coalition
Peaceful and family friendly gathering. Hate in any form is not welcomeSundays on Bainbridge Island: 12:45-2:15 near Ferry Terminal
and
Sundays in Kingston: 12:45-2:15near ferry terminal at Kola Kole Park. Gather on the sidewalk across from Coffee Oasis
and
Fridays in Poulsbo 4:00-5:00 at the corner of Viking Way & Finn Hill Rd in front of the Viking statue.
Tuesdays 11am – 12pm PDT
Location: Virtual event
Please join our weekly briefing as we tackle the work of supporting and improving our democracy. We adhere to the values that have guided Joe Biden throughout his lifetime and career. Fourth Branch Action (formerly Build Back Better USA) is a grassroots organizing and action group, supporting the Biden-Harris administration’s goals and work. In this briefing you will receive the most up-to-date information available, together with event notification and calls to action.
More information and Register
Second Tuesday of every month
Tuesdays at 6:00-8:00 PM Eastern – PUBLIC SCHOOL STRONG ORIENTATIONRegister here
Join public school parents, family members and supporters from across the country to learn:
-How to show your support for well-resourced and inclusive public schools
-What to look for when you observe your school district’s school board meeting
-How to form a Public School Strong team in your school district
-Ways to join a national movement to protect and transform public schools that serve all children
Wednesdays, noon to 1:30 pm
Bainbridge Island Rally for America
Where: the intersection of 305 and Winslow Way.
What: Signs in support of Ukraine, Medicaid, Social Security, Medicare, Education, you name it.
Thursdays at noon PT
Process the news with Indivisible co-founders Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg
Every Thursday at 3pm, we take a step back to absorb the news of the past week, draw inspiration from the work Indivisibles and allies are doing all across the country, and talk about how we fight back. The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back. The antidote: Coming together in community to process what’s happening, to sift through what’s important and what’s just noise, and coalesce around strategies for fighting back Click here to register
Federal Building Fridays 11:30 AM 1:30 PM
Come for 5 minutes or 2 hours – we’ll be there every week
Where: Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, 915 2nd Ave, Seattle
If the Trump / Musk agenda were happening in any other country no one would hesitate to call it a coup in progress. Naomi Klein has called it a “counter revolution”, though she points out that we never completed the revolution, so we find ourselves defending a future which hasn’t yet manifested itself. We must accept that saving American democracy is up to us – there’s no cavalry coming.
Join WA Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN)
Learn about WAISN:
WAISN Organizational MembershipFramework
WAISN Biography, Mission, and Vision
Organizational Membership Application Form
WAISN Organizational Membership Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Report ICE activity at the Deportation Defense Hotline (844-724-3737)
Sign up for WAISN Immigration Protection Rapid Response Team training here.
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN.org) is an active immigrant rights group headquartered in Seattle. WAISN is the largest immigrant-led coalition in Washington. We are a powerful, volunteer-driven network of immigrant and refugee-rights organizations and individuals distributed across the state that strives to protect, serve and strengthen communities across the state. We work to provide support, capacity, and resources to organizations’ efforts to build power and a united voice statewide. We initially came together in November 2016, in response to the outcome of the presidential election.
Get involved with your local Democratic Organizations
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23rd LD and Kitsap Democrats – $44.00 (USD)Subscription period 1 year. Not automatically recurring January 1 through December 31Become a PCO (Precinct Committee Officer)
more information here- PCOs are the main point of information and contact for voters in your neighborhood and within the Democratic Party.
- PCOs are also a central part of their local Democratic organization by being the voting voice of their precinct. They elect Party leadership and help fill vacancies in elected office.
- Through the endorsement process, PCO’s have access to candidates and elected officials who seek support of the Party.
ERACE (Equity, Race and Community Engagement Calendar)
This is a public Google calendar that anyone can view..
click here to access calendar.Mission Statement
North Kitsap Indivisible is committed to fight for social justice and to maintain civil liberties. We model inclusion, respect, and fairness in all of our actions. We believe the policies and actions of the modern Republican Party are racist, authoritarian, corrupt and are damaging the environment. Discrimination, hate mongering and corruption have no place in our democratic process. We are eager to join with our members to promote the values of the democratic party.
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Ask to join our closed Facebook group here. We ask three screening questions. Requests that do not include responses to the questions are automatically denied.Our mailing address is:
21258 Feather Ridge Lane NE
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Carollynn Zimmers 360-265-3836
