This week JUUstice In Action is throwing the gauntlet of a very special challenge …  The goal is to make five calls to influencers that are NOT in Congress.

Time: 5 minutes per call           Action Type: Phone Call

In Illinois, we have State District Attorneys by County. Call yours!

Time: 5 minutes           Action Type: Phone Call

There is one State Comptroller in Illinois. Call her!

Time: 5 minutes           Action Type: Phone Call

There is one State Treasurer in Illinois. Call him!

Time: 5 minutes           Action Type: Phone Call

Illinois has one Attorney General. Call him!

Time: 5 minutes           Action Type: Phone Call

Illinois has State Legislators by District. Call them!

Time: 5 minutes           Action Type: Phone Call

A consumer advocacy group is targeting monopolistic companies. We have the power to boycott!

Time: Ongoing         Action Type: Boycott

Recharge and Know that We Are in This Together!

Time: As long as you want         Action Type: Read

There’s always more to do!

Time: As long as you want         Action Type: Bonus Calls

The President, using a manufactured crisis, is threatening autocracy by invoking the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to take over the D.C. Metropolitan PD.

Time: 5 minutes           Action Type: Web form

The Administration has been taking steps that interfere with states’ authority over their election systems and voter data.

Time: 5 minutes           Action Type: Phone call or email

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s attacks on vaccine access and science and his firing of the CDC Director are putting Americans’ health at grave risk.

Time: 10-15 minutes           Action Type: Phone call or email

At the urging of the Administration, the Texas legislature has redistricted to gain more House seats, thus suppressing voters who are predominantly racial and ethnic minorities.

Time: 10-15 minutes           Action Type: Phone call or email

The majority party in the House and Senate has handed over more than $171 billion to supercharge mass deportation operations.

Time: 10-15 minutes           Action Type: Phone call or email

A consumer advocacy group is targeting monopolistic companies. We have the power to boycott!

Time: Ongoing           Action Type: Boycott

We are not alone. And good news brings us together

Time: As long as you like    Action Type: Read/Watch

There’s always more to do!

Time: As long as you like    Action Type: Bonus calls

Need inspiration? Need to know you are not alone?

Time: 1 hour           Action Type: Video

A consumer advocacy group is targeting monopolistic companies.We have the power to boycott!

Time: Ongoing           Action Type: Boycott

The Epstein files have grave implications for our public welfare. We have the right to access their content so as to hold the political elites accountable for their actions.

Time: 10 minutes            Action Type: Phone calls

The majority party in the House and Senate has handed over more than $171 billion to supercharge mass deportation operations.

Time: 10-15 minutes            Action Type: Phone calls or emails

At the urging of the Administration, the Texas legislature is redistricting in order to redraw districts currently occupied predominantly by racial and ethnic minorities.

Time: 10-15 minutes            Action Type: Phone calls or emails

Contact Cook County Board President to support funding the Flexible Housing Pool and help people experiencing homelessness to find permanent housing.

Time: 2 minutes            Action Type: Webform

At a recent Town Hall meeting, Rep. Lauren Underwood stressed the importance of knowing your rights as the United States has seemingly “left the Constitution behind.”

Time: 1 hour+            Action Type: Education

Join immigrant-rights groups to oppose the ICE expansion at Camp Atterbury and the Miami Correctional Facility in Indiana.

Time: 5 minutes            Action Type: Webform

Confront and push back against Avelo Airlines as it profits from tearing immigrant families apart! Make it a cautionary tale so other airlines won’t do the same.

Time: 1 minute            Action Type: Email

This is an opportunity to reach out to local businesses in your neighborhood and encourage them to show concrete support for their immigrant workers and clients.

Time: As long as you wish            Action Type: Canvassing

Let legislators know you appreciate their YES vote on the highly important FAIR Act

Time: 1-5 minutes            Action Type: Webform

At the urging of the Administration, the Texas legislature is redistricting in order to redraw districts currently occupied predominantly by racial and ethnic minorities.

Time: 10-15 minutes            Action Type: Phone Call

The majority party in the House and Senate has handed over more than $171 billion to supercharge mass deportation operations.

Time: 10-15 minutes            Action Type: Phone Call

The Epstein files have grave implications for our public welfare. We have the right to access their content so as to hold our political elites accountable for their actions.

Time: 10 minutes            Action Type: Phone Call

A consumer advocacy group is targeting monopolistic companies. We have the power to boycott!

Time: Ongoing            Action Type: Boycott

Fill your cup with kindness

Time: As long as you wish            Action Type: Read/watch

JUUstice in Action Team + UU The Vote + Due Process Vigils + More!

Time: 2 hours per week            Action Type: Research

This will be an emergency peaceful rally/protest on Saturday, August 16, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Silver Glen and Randall Road in South Elgin. Bring your signs, flags, energy – and friends.

Time: 1.5 hours + travel            Action Type: Protest/Rally

Tuesday, August 19 at the Naperville City Council (400 S Eagle St, Naperville) 6:00 pm: Rally with high school students in front of the Municipal Center. 7:00 pm: Attend council meeting and urge them to vote NO

Time: 1 hour            Action Type: Rally

The House of Representatives passed legislation that would constrain federal courts’ ability to stop the executive branch from carrying out illegal or unconstitutional actions.

Time: 10 minutes            Action Type: Phone calls

At the urging of the Administration, the Texas legislature is redistricting in order to redraw districts currently occupied predominantly by racial and ethnic minorities.

Time: 10 minutes            Action Type: Phone calls

The majority party in the House and Senate has handed over more than $171 billion to supercharge mass deportation operations.

Time: 10 minutes            Action Type: Phone calls

The Epstein files have grave implications for our public welfare. We have the right to access their content so as to hold our political elites accountable for their actions.

Time: 10 minutes            Action Type: Phone calls

A consumer advocacy group is targeting monopolistic companies. We have the power to boycott!

Time: Ongoing            Action Type: Boycott

JUUstice in Action Team + UU The Vote + Due Process Vigils + More!

Time: 2 hours per week            Action Type: Research

Fill Your Cup with Kindness

Time: 10 minutes            Action Type: Read/Watch

At the urging of the Administration, the Texas legislature is redistricting to redraw districts currently occupied predominantly by racial and ethnic minorities.

Time: 10-15 min            Action Type: Phone calls

The majority party in the House and Senate has handed over more than $171 billion to supercharge mass deportation operations.

Time: 10-15 min            Action Type: Phone calls

 New legislation has been introduced to require immigration enforcement officers to clearly display visible identification during public-facing enforcement actions.

Time: 30 seconds            Action Type: Web form

The Epstein files have grave implications for our public welfare. We have the right to access their content so as to hold our political elites accountable for their actions.

Time: 10 minutes            Action Type: Phone calls

The Housing Not Handcuffs Act was created to end the criminalization of homelessness by federal agencies while pushing elected officials to prioritize proven housing solutions.

Time: 30 seconds            Action Type: Web form

“Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you CAN do.” – John Wooden JUUstice in Action Team + UU The Vote + Due Process Vigils + More!

Time: 2 hours per week          Action Type: Research

The PreTrial Fairness Act (IL) is being attacked despite no increase in crime since it was created in order to address inequities in our pre-trial justice system.

Time: 10 minutes          Action Type: Reading & Writing

The majority party in the House and Senate has handed over more than $171 billion to supercharge mass deportation operations

Time: 10-15 min            Action Type: Phone calls

Take action for unaccompanied children.

Time: 30 sec            Action Type: Web form

The Epstein files have grave implications for our public welfare. We have the right to access their content so as to hold our political elites accountable for their actions.

Time: 10 minutes            Action Type: Phone calls

Collective protests in the streets are an important way to demonstrate public opposition to government policies and to build solidarity and momentum.

Time: 1.5 hours + travel            Action Type: Rally

A consumer advocacy group is targeting monopolistic companies. We have the power to boycott!

Time: Ongoing           Action Type: Boycott

Indivisible Illinois needs help to call voters in the three Republican congressional districts in Illinois to let them know that their GOP congressperson voted to make deep cuts to Medicaid, and what that will mean for them and their communities.

Time: 1.5 hours        Action Type: Phone Bank

“Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do.” – John Wooden    JUUstice in Action Team + UU The Vote + Due Process Vigils + More!

Time: 2 hours/wk        Action Type: Research

Consume some good news and a reminder that some things are still good.

Time: As long as you need        Action Type: Reading

The Majority Party in the House and Senate has handed $171 billion to supercharge mass deportation operations.

Time: 10-15 min            Action Type: Phone calls

The E.P.A. now says it will eliminate its scientific research arm following a Supreme Court ruling allowing the current administration to slash the federal workforce and dismantle agencies.

Time: Varies           Action Type: Form

Update: Despite a court order to unfreeze NIH grant funding, the current administration is continuing to block funding by preventing required internal review processes.

Time: 10 minutes                        Action Type: Phone call

SEIU Families First National Day of Action
Saturday, July 26, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL

Time: 2 hours                       Action Type: Rally

ONGOING A consumer advocacy group is targeting monopolistic companies. We have the power to boycott!

Time: Ongoing                      Action Type: Boycott

Under the Attorney General, FBI Director, and several deputies, the DOJ has prioritized protecting the president and his allies over justice for Americans.

Time: 10 minutes                   Action Type: Phone Call

From Jes Craven’s Chop Wood, Carry Water Substack

Time: Varies                  Action Type: Reading

“Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do.” – John Wooden

JUUstice in Action Team + UU The Vote + Due Process Vigils + More!

Time: 2 hours per week                     Action Type: Researching

UPDATED FROM PRIOR WEEK 

Please join DuPage UU Church at a special event to shine a light on the human rights abuses and attacks on immigrants in the United States.

Thursday, July 17, 6:00p.m. – St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Glen Ellyn

Time: 60 minutes+travel              Action Type: Protest/Rally [intergenerational]

Stand Up for Science is hosting a Declaration of Dissent asking the EPA Administrator to “change course by re-committing to protect the health of the American people and our environment.”

Time: 10 seconds            Action Type: Petition

This bill is a full-scale attack on the people elected leaders are supposed to represent. Hear from Representatives Budzinski, Casten, and Underwood how it could impact constituents.

Time: 1.5 hours            Action Type: Virtual Panel Members of Congress

ONGOING

It is unacceptable that ICE agents be allowed to conceal their identities.

Time: 10-15 minutes            Action Type: Phone Calls

ONGOING

A consumer advocacy group is targeting monopolistic companies. We have the power to boycott!

Time: Ongoing           Action Type: Boycott

“Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” -Henry Van Dyke

Please lend your hand to support the work of the JUUstice in Action Committee

Time: 2 hours per week           Action Type: Research

In times of what feels like perpetual crisis, the impacts of constant stress can cause physical, mental and spiritual exhaustion. We can’t continue to fight if we don’t care for ourselves.

Time: As long as you need           Action Type: Uplifting thoughts

Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of action to respond to the attacks on our civil and human rights by the current United States Administration and majority party.

Time: 60 minutes+travel              Action Type: Protest/Rally [intergenerational]

The current Administration ordered 2,000 National Guard members to ‘protect’ federal immigration officers in LA and put 500 Marines on high alert to support deportation efforts.

Time: 5-10 minutes             Action Type: Phone calls

Join One Million Rising—a national effort to train one million people in the logic and practice of non-cooperation, community organizing, and campaign design.

Time: 1-3 hours             Action Type: Training/Education

It is unacceptable that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents be allowed to conceal their identities.

Time: 5-10 minutes             Action Type: Phone Call

A consumer advocacy group is targeting monopolistic companies. We have the power to boycott!

Time: On-going            Action Type: Boycott

WATCH “The 3.5% rule: Change has a magic number” WATCH Erica’s TEDxBoulder talk , READ the latest weekly message from social activist Jess Craven

Time: 12.5 minutes             Action Type: Watch and Enjoy

July 1, 2025: The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which will increase misery and poverty to finance trillions in tax cuts for the wealthy, has passed the Senate and been sent back to the House.

Time: 5 minutes              Action Type: Phone Call

The current Administration ordered 2,000 National Guard members to ‘protect’ federal immigration officers in LA and put 500 Marines on high alert to support deportation efforts.

Time: 5-10 minutes              Action Type: Phone Call

Sign up for this Rally / Protest / Call for Moral Action
Thursday, July 17, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. at DuPage Township (241 Canterbury Ln, Bolingbrook, IL)

Time: 1-2 hours              Action Type: Rally/Protest

In recent months, there have been increasing reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents concealing their identities.

Time: 10-15 minutes              Action Type: Phone Calls

A consumer advocacy group, is targeting monopolistic companies. We have the power to boycott!

Time: Ongoing              Action Type: Boycott

Read “Why Every Action Counts, Big or Small” by Jen Hoffman, founder of Americans of Conscience

Time: You decide              Action Type: Read & enjoy

On June 21, Trump announced airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites without the Congressional authorization required for a declaration of war. This unconstitutional use of force endangers lives both abroad and domestically.

Time: 5 minutes              Action Type: Phone Call

As Illinoisans, our Senators and Reps are already fighting the Big Bogus Budget Bill. We can phone banking voters and connect them to potential swing Representatives.

Time: 5-90 minutes              Action Type: Phone Bank or Email

The House of Representatives will soon vote on legislation that threatens 10 years in federal prison for any provider of gender-affirming medical care to transgender people under 18. The attacks on the freedom and dignity of trans people and their families continue to escalate.

Time: 1 minute              Action Type: Webform

Buried in the highly-partisan 1000-page ‘Billionaire Budget Bill’ is a provision that could gut the power of our federal courts and give the Presidential Office  something it has naver historically had: The power to ignore the law and judicial orders.

Time: 5 minutes              Action Type: Webform

The People’s Union USA, a consumer advocacy group, is targeting monopolistic companies to protest worker exploitation, union busting, tax avoidance, surveillance, and destroying small businesses. We have the power to boycott!

Time: Ongoing              Action Type: Boycott

Feeling the stress of the never ending cycle of terrible news? 

Here’s some GOOD NEWS to offset the barrage of challenging news.

Time: You decide              Action Type: Reading

Trump is using the National Guard and the U.S. military against Americans in California and has had Democrats arrested for asking questions!

Time: 5-10 minutes              Action Type: Phone Call

As Illinoisans, our Senators and Reps are fighting the Big Bogus Budget Bill. While we can’t call Republican reps, we CAN call voters and connect them to their Republican Reps.

Time: 1.5 hours             Action Type: Phone Bank

If you have a Democratic Attorney General, tell them to fight against ICE overreach.

Time: 5-10 minutes             Action Type: Phone Call or Email

Writing postcards is an effective protest strategy because it combines a personal connection with targeted outreach. Get ready to join a DUUC postcard writing social get-together!

Time: You decide            Action Type: Postcard

The People’s Union USA, a consumer advocacy group, is targeting monopolistic companies to protest worker exploitation, union busting, tax avoidance, surveillance, and destroying small businesses. We have the power to boycott.

Time: June 24-30 & July 4            Action Type: Boycott

Extra! Extra! 6/15 – Court wins, Military Parade Fail, and Heroes …

Time: 10 minutes            Action Type: Read or watch

On Saturday, June 14, an estimated 12 million people across the United States and in countries around the globe told the U.S. government: No Kings!

Time: You decide            Action Type: Reading and Photos

Until this is defeated in the Senate … Keep the pressure on!

On May 22, the House narrowly passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, that funds tax cuts for the wealthy by gutting crucial programs like Medicaid and Medicare.

Time: 5-10 minutes              Action Type: Phone Call

Saturday, June 14, 2025

“No Kings” Day of Action Rally / March: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon 

Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville

Juneteenth Celebration: 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m.
Rotary Hill, 443 Aurora Ave., Naperville

Time: 50+ minutes              Action Type: Rally/March (Intergenerational)

Speak out against State-sponsored attacks on peaceful protesters and immigrant communities. This is developing news.

Time: 5 minutes              Action Type: Webform

Writing postcards is an effective protest strategy because it combines personal connection with targeted outreach.

Time: As long as you need            Action Type: Snail Mail

The People’s Union USA, a consumer advocacy group, is targeting monopolistic companies to protest worker exploitation, union busting, tax avoidance, surveillance, and destroying small businesses. We have the power to boycott.

Time: June 24-30 & July 4           Action Type: Boycott

In the words of activist Jess Craven, “As trying as things are, good things also happened all across the country this week. So let’s take a short break from the stress, fear and anger and let ourselves enjoy what went right.

Time: As long as you wish          Action Type: Read & Enjoy

If you have a Tribune subscription, you can read DUUC member Karen Peck’s Letter to the Editor here: Letter: False info spread in case of transgender athlete

Time: As long as you wish          Action Type: Read & Enjoy

Celebrate and learn how some of our work has paid off!

Time: As long as you wish              Action Type: Read and enjoy

Federally-supported research drives basic science and knowledge production in the U.S. Research plays a crucial role in our economy, health, and well-being.

Time: 5-10 minutes               Action Type: Phone Call

While there are limits on what individuals can donate to an electoral candidate’s campaign, a Super PAC can spend unlimited funds and, in most states, take unlimited money from individuals.

Time: 5-10 minutes               Action Type: Phone Call

While there are limits on what individuals can donate to an electoral candidate’s campaign, a Super PAC can spend unlimited funds and, in most states, take unlimited money from individuals.

Time: 5-10 minutes               Action Type: Phone Call

On June 14, as the current President throws himself a lavish military parade in Washington DC, we’re going to rise up with protests all across the country. Join us to reject Trump’s authoritarian vision and to show the wannabe-king what democracy looks like.

Time: 50 minutes+                Action Type: Rally (intergenerational)

 The partisan “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” includes a shadowy provision that will limit the authority of federal judges to hold U.S. government officials in contempt of court.

Time: 5-10 minutes                Action Type: Phone Call

Keep the pressure on!

On May 22, the House narrowly passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, that funds tax cuts for the wealthy by gutting crucial programs like Medicaid and Medicare.

Time: 5-10 minutes                Action Type: Phone Call

On May 22, the House narrowly passed H.R. 1, aka the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, a bill that funds tax cuts for the wealthy by gutting critical programs like Medicaid and Medicare.

Time: 5-10 minutes                Action Type: Phone Call

H.R. 1, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, includes provisions that endanger life-saving, gender-affirming care for Medicaid enrollees and persons receiving care through ACA plans.

Time: 5-10 minutes                Action Type: Phone Call

Join a phone bank from home to call constituents in key Illinois districts and patch them through to their Representatives’ offices.

Time: As long as you wish               Action Type: Phone Banking

Join rev. mandi huizenga and represent DUUC at the Naperville Juneteenth Celebration as an attendee or by signing up to help out at a booth, Saturday June 14th 12:00-3:00 PM.

Time: 1 hour or more              Action Type: Attendance (intergenerational)

The House of Representatives is in recess from May 23 to June 2. The Senate is in recess from May 24 to June 1. This time is allotted for members of Congress to work in their districts and engage with their constituents. It is also the time for them to hold public town halls and hear their constituents’ concerns live and in person.

Time: 1 Hour + Travel Time              Action Type: Call + Attend

The People’s Union USA, a consumer advocacy group, is targeting Amazon and other monopolistic companies to protest worker exploitation, union busting, tax avoidance, surveillance, and destroying small businesses. We have the power to boycott.

Time: June 3-9             Action Type: Boycott

The Administration is weaponizing its power through baseless investigations to try to prevent progressive causes from raising money.

Time: 5-10 minutes                Action Type: Phone Call

A last-minute write-in to the GOP Budget Bill effectively turns a president into a dictator.

Time: Phone Call              Action Type: 5-10 minutes

The Administration is using retaliatory efforts to stop judges from holding the President accountable for criminal actions.

Time: Phone Call              Action Type: 5-10 minutes

Support actions to prevent gun violence.

Time: Phone Call              Action Type: 5-10 minutes

Status: Bill passed the Senate Executive Committee and is awaiting further action in the full House and Senate.

Time: Phone Call              Action Type: 5-10 minutes

The People’s Union USA, a consumer advocacy group, is targeting Amazon and other monopolistic companies to protest worker exploitation, union busting, tax avoidance, surveillance, and destroying small businesses. We have the power to boycott.

Time: May 20th-26th              Action Type: Boycott

Join a 30-mile human chain of conscience across Chicagoland in peaceful protest against authoritarian actions and in defense of the Constitution.

Sunday, May 18
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Read below if you would like to attend with a group from DUUC.

Time: 2 hours + travel                Action Type: Intergenerational rally

Defend Medicaid from budget cuts in the budget reconciliation bill.

Time: 5-10 minutes              Action Type: Phone Call

On April 28th, the Administration issued an Executive Order, titled “Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Civilians” which aims to ramp up deportations by enlisting state and local law enforcement.

Time: 5-10 minutes              Action Type: Phone Call and/or webform

ICE is disappearing students, professors, and legal residents – not for crimes but for speaking out. People are being seized without warning, cut off from legal help, and held in remote detention centers. This is not immigration enforcement – it’s political repression.

Time: 5-10 minutes              Action Type: Phone Call and/or email

The People’s Union USA, a consumer advocacy group, is targeting Amazon and other monopolistic companies to protest worker exploitation, union busting, tax avoidance, surveillance, and destroying small businesses. We have the power to boycott.

Time: May 20-26              Action Type: Boycott

UPDATED from May 1st Action item

Time: 5-10 minutes              Action Type: Phone Call

Join a 30-mile human chain of conscience across Chicagoland in peaceful protest against authoritarian actions and in defense of the Constitution.

Sunday, May 18
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
A location near you will be assigned.

Time: 2 hours + travel                Action Type: Intergenerational rally

The People’s Union USA, a consumer advocacy group, is targeting Amazon and other monopolistic companies to protest worker exploitation, union busting, tax avoidance, surveillance, and destroying small businesses. We have the power to boycott.

Time: May 6-12               Action Type: Boycott

On May 1, the President signed an executive order directing federal agencies to cease all federal funding of NPR and PBS, calling them “biased” and “woke propaganda.”

Time: 10 minutes               Action Type: Phone Call

House Republicans passed a budget to slash $2 trillion in health care, food stamps, green energy, government regulations for student aid, and more, while maintaining billionaire and corporate tax cuts in perpetuity–increasing our national deficit by trillions of dollars.

Time: 10 minutes               Action Type: Phone Call

The Legacy Project is providing a way for you to advocate for Social Security and voice your opposition to the Administration’s authoritarian actions, such as requiring recipients to visit offices in person to make changes and closing dozens of SSA offices around the country.

Time: 10 minutes               Action Type: Letter

During hard times, it’s helpful to stop and recognize the good that everyday Americans are doing through participatory democracy. For example … The SAVE Act is officially “dead on arrival” in the Senate. Not a single Democratic Senator will support it. You did that! We did that!  Let’s take a bow!

Time: 15 minutes               Action Type: Education & Information

Under the current, broken pension system for public workers, individuals hired since 2011 receive “Tier 2” pension benefits. They pay the same amount toward their pension, but have to work longer, retire later, and receive less. This undercuts security for public employees and makes it harder for schools, universities, cities, counties and the state to attract and retain workers.

Time: 5 minutes                Action Type: Email or web form

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recently arrived at AmeriCorps and started making drastic cuts. A majority of AmeriCorps’ federal staff were placed on paid administrative leave and two programs – AmeriCorps NCCC and FEMA Corps – were effectively dissolved. There is deep concern about the possibility of additional cuts.

Time: 10 minutes                Action Type: Phone call, email, or web form

The activist group Stand Up for Racial Justice is organizing a rally and march.
Thursday, May 1
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Dandelion Fountain on the Naperville Riverwalk (Jackson and Webster)
Naperville, IL

Time: 1 hour+travel                Action Type: Intergenerational rally & protest

In the past two months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has escalated a disturbing pattern of allegedly targeting and forcibly disappearing many people without following due process — seemingly not for any criminal activity, but for their political speech and participation.

Time: 10 minutes                Action Type: Phone call, email, or web form

Join a rally organized by activist groups We Can Lead Change, Fox Valley Activists, and
Indivisible Fox Valley.
Saturday, May 3
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Foxfield Commons (Route 64 and Fieldgate Drive) in St. Charles, IL

Time: 10 minutes                Action Type: Phone call, email, or web form

Welcome two new and two returning Councilmembers to the Naperville City Council:
Mary Gibson, Ashfaq Syed, and incumbents Benny White and Ian Holzhauer
Sunday, May 4
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
400 S. Eagle Street in Naperville, IL

Time: 30-60 minutes                Action Type: Attendance

Lawmakers need to hear from National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) members, families and friends about the urgent need to protect current benefit levels and retirement and oppose increases in employee contributions.

Time: 10 minutes                Action Type: Phone call or webform

The People’s Lobby has worked hard to tell our legislators why mental and behavioral health care access is important to our communities. As a result, the Improve Network Adequacy and Access for Behavioral Health Bill has passed the Illinois House and is moving to the Senate! Please encourage your State Senator to move this important legislation forward.

Time: 5 minutes                Action Type: Email / webform

Close to 400 college and university presidents from the American Association of Colleges and Universities’ (AAC&U) have signed an open letter to the current Administration.

Time: 5 minutes                Action Type: Information/Inspiration

The SAVE Act is a thinly disguised effort at voter suppression and it has passed a House vote. The Act is designed to block eligible people from voting, not protect against voter fraud as claimed. It’s time to call our Senators and demand that they oppose the SAVE Act and protect voting rights for all.

Time: 10 minutes                Action Type: Phone call

On April 14th, during an Oval Office meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, both Bukele and the U.S. President made it clear that they will make no attempt to return Kilmar Ábrego García, the Maryland father who was sent to an infamous Salvadoran prison by mistake, despite the Supreme Court’s unanimous order for the Administration to bring him back.

Time: 10 minutes                Action Type: Phone call

#TheMajorityProject is sponsoring an effort to flood Congress with 1,000,000+ postcards.  Together, we can take back the narrative!

Time: 30 minutes                Action Type: Postcard (Snail Mail)

The Administration is moving full speed ahead to enact its Day 1 campaign promise to conduct a mass deportation of 10+ million undocumented immigrants from the United States.

Time: 5 minutes                Action Type: Phone call

A leaked proposal from the Office of Management and Budget reveals that the current administration plans to cut funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by over 30%. This would eliminate vital public health programs, including HIV/AIDS prevention and mental health services.

Time: 10 minutes                Action Type: Phone call

 The SAVE Act is a thinly disguised effort at voter suppression and it has passed a House vote. The Act is designed to block eligible people from voting, not protect against voter fraud as claimed. It’s time to call our Senators and demand that they oppose the SAVE Act and protect voting rights for all.

Time: 10 minutes                Action Type: Phone call

On April 14th, during an Oval Office meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, both Bukele and the President made it clear that they will make no attempt to return Kilmar Ábrego García, the innocent Maryland father who was sent to an infamous Salvadoran prison by mistake, despite the Supreme Court’s unanimous order for the Administration to bring him back. The President also told Bukele that “homegrown criminals are next,” and encouraged him to build more prisons.

Time: 10 minutes                Action Type: Phone call

Join an Indivisible Illinois call to learn what’s happening, why it matters, and how you can fight back. Together, we can protect Medicaid, Medicare, and the right to healthcare for all. Register now, get informed, and take action.

Time: 1.5 hours                Action Type: Zoom call

The activist-led People’s Union USA is organizing a national “economic blackout” from April 18 thru April 20. The boycott urges people to stop spending at major corporations and support only local businesses.

Time: 3 days               Action Type: Economic boycott

The Safe Schools for All Act protects access to public education for all students in Illinois. This bill prohibits a child from being denied a free public education based on citizenship or immigration status, so that no child is afraid to attend school and no parent is afraid to send them.

Time: 5-10 minutes               Action Type: Phone Call or Web Form

Hospitals often outsource on-site care to third-party providers who may not follow medical debt laws that hospitals must follow. The Fair Patient Billing Act protects eligible uninsured community members from private provider medical bills after being approved for charity care from the hospital.

Time: 5-10 minutes               Action Type: Phone Call or Web Form

Read a blog from Jes Cravin for an inspiring morale boost.

Time: 20 minutes               Action Type: Read

Social action work is hard work. Do something to rest, relax, and recharge this week and every week.

Time: Varies               Action Type: Varies

Urge Congress to sponsor the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to protect immigrant communities. Ask your House Rep to oppose legislation that would punish sanctuary cities for refusing to aid ICE.

Time: 10 minutes                Action Type: Phone call

Senator Cory Booker held the floor of the Senate for a record-breaking 25+ continuous hours to challenge multiple authoritarian executive orders and policies at a time when the Democrats do not control either chamber of Congress.

Time: 10 minutes                Action Type: Phone call or email

Throughout April, DuPage UU Church is collecting non-perishable food items for the COD Fuel Pantry, serving COD students. Visits to the pantry are increasing at this time.

Time: Varies                Action Type: Donation

We declare April 15, Tax Day, as “No Taxes for Tyrants” to demand that our tax dollars be used to fund public education, public health, scientific research, environmental protections, and more.

Time: 1 hour + travel time               Action Type: Rally [Intergenerational]

Enough is enough. It’s time to rise up and fight for what we believe in. Indivisible Chicago is joining hundreds of groups nationwide for Hands Off! Day of Action. These nonviolent, broad-based rallies will bring together people from many causes, communities, and issues. The Administration’s attacks impact us all.

If you care about our city, nation, and planet, make your voice heard. Join in and show that we will not sit by. It’s time to say HANDS OFF!

Time: 1-2 hours                Action Type: In Person rally & march (intergenerational)

The current Administration has published a new rule, effective April 11, that compels undocumented immigrants to “register” with the U.S. government or face criminal charges or detention and deportation. It’s a blatant attempt to entrap people and target them for deportation.

Time: 2 minutes                Action Type: Web form

Reject the executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Time: 2 minutes                Action Type: Web form

Voice opposition to an executive order requiring people to produce U.S. citizenship documentation to register to vote. An estimated 9% of U.S. citizens of voting age lack this documentation. The order also threatens to withhold federal funding from states that count mail-in ballots received after election day and grants federal agencies access to state voter rolls to check for “consistency with Federal requirements,” even though voter fraud is rare.

Time: 2 minutes                Action Type: Web form

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, National Security Advisor Michael Walz, and others shared highly sensitive U.S. military plans to strike Yemen using a popular, UNSECURED chat app. This shocking risk to national security potentially violates the Espionage Act.

Time: 10 minutes                Action Type: Phone call

Congressional Republicans have introduced the extreme anti-voter Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (H.R. 22/S.128) and declared it among their top priorities. This bill would hinder millions of eligible Americans from registering to vote by requiring citizens to present a birth certificate or passport in person to register. Millions of Americans don’t have easy access to these documents.

Time: 5 minutes                Action Type: Phone call

Vote early (now) or on Tuesday, April 1st in the Municipal election. Early voting is underway NOW. Local elections are critical to making the decisions you want for your community in schools, libraries, and local governments. Find the status of your registration, who’s on your ballot, and candidate information here: Vote411.org. Go to your county website for more information. Note: Illinois residents can vote at any polling station in the state and do not have to show their IDs.

Time: 30 minutes                Action Type: In Person

In a move to abolish the Department of Education, the current Administration has issued an executive order to scale back the department’s functionality and workforce until it is shuttered. House Republicans have also reintroduced H.R. 899, which would slash federal funding for public schools, eliminate support for students with disabilities, end enforcement of civil rights protections in education, and abolish federal student loan and workforce development programs. Tell your Representative to protect the Department of Education and oppose H.R. 899.

Time: 5-10 minutes               Action Type: Phone call

Attend a rally for trans visibility on March 30th. Expect powerful speakers (including trans activists, community leaders, and allies), a march for justice through the streets of Chicago to show solidarity and strength, and celebrate our community while rallying for our rights.

Time: 1:00-3:00 + travel                Action Type: In Person rally

We’re urging Congress to protect and save Social Security. After all, we earn it through a lifetime of hard work. Tell your members of Congress: Social Security must be protected and saved!

Time: 1 minute                Action Type: Web form

Indivisible Chicago is joining with other across the country as part of the national Hands Off Day of Action. This will be a nonviolent, broad-based action bringing all of us together from many different causes, communities and issue areas, as the attacks are impacting us all. There are marches in Chicago, Geneva, Lisle, and even more state- and nationwide!

Time: 2 hours + travel                Action Type: In person rally (Intergenerational)

oin Rep. Janet Yang Rohr and constituents from across the 41st District of Naperville, Bolingbrook and Warrenville in our District Office on Saturday, March 29 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Time: 1 hour                Action Type: In person meeting

The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA) (SB2473/HB3779) prioritizes commonsense solutions that protect customers from price volatility, bolster our grid with clean energy resources, and hold utilities and large industrial energy users, like data centers, accountable for achieving a clean and affordable electric grid.

Time: 2 minutes               Action Type: Web form

After more than a year of Israel’s relentless onslaught on the people of Gaza and a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, the United States must restore funding for the agency that serves as the backbone of humanitarian operations in Gaza – the UN Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA. Every humanitarian operator in Gaza, including the World Food Programme, Oxfam, and Save the Children, has repeatedly stressed that UNRWA is the backbone of aid delivery to millions of Palestinians who are facing a looming human-made famine and polio epidemic.

Time: 2 minutes               Action Type: Web form

As Congress negotiates federal spending for Fiscal Year 2025, lawmakers have an opportunity to support sustainable peace and prevent violent conflict by investing in three essential accounts: Atrocities Prevention, the Complex Crises Fund, and Reconciliation Programs.  

Time: 2 minutes               Action Type: Web form

Tell President Zelenskyy that the actions of the current Administration do not speak for you.

Time: 2 minutes               Action Type: Web form

Jamie Raskin announces Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) demands for personal data held by Doge and Elon Musk; Federal District Court decision opens up path for all Americans to check on their personal data held by this new Federal agency. Goal: Obstruct. DOGE must comply with FOIA requests from U.S. citizens regarding how their data is used.

Time: 10 minutes                Action Type: Snail Mail Letter

The Save Act would make it harder for millions of eligible Americans to register and vote by requiring strict proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate, and other documents. Many Americans lack these documents, cannot easily or quickly obtain them, and cannot afford the fees for processing such documentation. The SAVE Act is a modern-day poll tax, which is unnecessary and immoral, as there is virtually no election fraud in our voting system. A minuscule number of people vote more than once—a tiny risk compared to a major obstacle to voting.

Time: 5 minutes                Action Type: Phone Call

Section 504 protects people with disabilities from discrimination, requiring that institutions like schools and hospitals provide reasonable accommodations. A group of Attorney Generals is trying to end these protections via Texas v. Becerra. If successful, Section 504 and its protections would be weakened or destroyed entirely, children and adults with disabilities would see their rights eroded, and schools and medical providers could stop providing accommodations. Demand that Illinois’ Attorney General support Section 504 by supporting the defense or filing an amicus brief.

Time: 5 minutes                Action Type: Phone Call

Sheriff Mendrick has previously sworn NOT to uphold the automatic gun ban and similar laws that don’t align with his politics. Here is an article in the Daily Herald about his upcoming run for Governor: https://archive.ph/tUhQ2

Time: 5-10 minutes                Action Type: Phone Call or Email

From Day 1, the current Administration has relentlessly attacked transgender people’s basic freedoms. Now the State Department is denying accurate passports to trans, intersex, and nonbinary people. All of us need accurate and consistent identifying documents that reflect who we are. Banning accurate IDs and forcing transgender people to ‘out’ themselves whenever they show an ID will only push transgender people out of public life and expose them to discrimination and violence.

Time: 5 minutes                Action Type: Web Form