FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 13, 2021
Contact: Leila Miller, [email protected]
Coalition of 70 Midwest Groups From 11 States Send Letter to all Midwestern Senators, Call on Senate to end filibuster to pass voting rights
Washington, DC — Today, a coalition of 70 Midwestern groups and organizations representing 11 Midwestern states sent letters to their Republican and Democratic Senators urging them to pass voting rights legislation, eliminating the filibuster if Republicans refuse to cooperate.
The letter (text here) to Midwestern Republican Senators is clear: you must stop following Trump’s big lie about the 2020 election and join with Democrats to safeguard our democracy from voter suppression and election subversion. If you don’t, the grassroots will out-organize and replace you.
The letter (text here) to Midwestern Democratic Senators is also clear: you cannot let the filibuster, an arcane and oft-changed Senate procedure most famously used to block the passage of civil rights legislation, prevent you from safeguarding democracy. If Republicans refuse to cooperate and pass this crucial voting rights legislation, you must eliminate the filibuster to pass the bill.
The following groups signed onto the letters:
Afton Indivisible (Minnesota)
Alexandria Area Indivisible (Minnesota)
American Federation of Government Employees, Local 3354 (Missouri, Kansas)
Arrowhead Indivisible (Minnesota)
Bloomington MN Indivisible (Minnesota)
Chaska Indivisible (Minnesota)
Clayton Huddle – Indivisible Chapter (Missouri)
Common Grounds Indivisible SD (South Dakota)
Conversations for Political Change (Missouri)
Edina Indivisible (Minnesota)
Firelands Indivisible (Ohio)
Forward Fox Valley (Wisconsin)
Greater Lafayette Indivisible (Indiana)
Indivisible IL-9 (Illinois)
Indivisible Western Springs (Illinois)
Indivisible 515 – Central Iowa (Iowa)
Indivisible A2D2 (Michigan)
Indivisible Chicago Alliance (Illinois)
Indivisible Chicago-South Side (Illinois)
Indivisible Cincinnati Action Team (Ohio)
Indivisible Downtown Chicago (Illinois)
Indivisible Eden Prairie (Minnesota)
Indivisible Evanston (Illinois)
Indivisible Evansville (Indiana)
Indivisible Fighting #9 (Michigan)
Indivisible International Falls (Minnesota)
Indivisible Illinois (Illinois)
Indivisible Indiana 8th District (Indiana)
Indivisible Jefferson County (Wisconsin)
Indivisible Metro East (Illinois)
Indivisible MN03 (Minnesota)
Indivisible Morris (Minnesota)
Indivisible Naperville (Illinois)
Indivisible Nebraska (Nebraska)
Indivisible Northshore Resist (Illinois)
Indivisible NWI (Indiana)
Indivisible Ohio (Ohio)
Indivisible Ohio District 12 (Ohio)
Indivisible Peoria Area (Illinois)
Indivisible SEMO (Missouri)
Indivisible Shawnee (Illinois)
Indivisible St Louis (Missouri)
Indivisible St. Paul (Minnesota)
Indivisible St. Peter/Greater Mankato (Minnesota)
Indivisible Strongsville (Ohio)
Indivisible Western Springs (Illinois)
Indivisible Wrigleyville (Illinois)
Indivisible: Lake Street Speaks (Minnesota)
Indivisible NWIL (Illinois)
Indivisible Door County (Wisconsin)
Lake Street Speaks (Minnesota)
Lakeview Lincoln Park Old Town (Illinois)
Leelanau Indivisible (Michigan)
Northwest Ohio Feminist Alliance Indivisible (Ohio)
NWSOFA (Illinois)
Ohio Progressive Action Leaders (Ohio)
Ozarks Indivisible (Missouri)
Plymouth Area Indivisible (Minnesota)
PUR (Peaceful United Resistance) Cincy East (Ohio)
REACT (Illinois)
Saint Louis Area Voting Initiative (Missouri)
Sisterhood of Iowa (Iowa)
St. Croix Valley Indivisible (Minnesota)
Take Action Now (Missouri)
Up North Engaged (Wisconsin)
Voices of Reason (Illinois)
Western Front Indivisible (Illinois)
Whitewater Action Team (Wisconsin)
Wright County Indivisible (Minnesota)
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ABOUT THE INDIVISIBLE PROJECT
The Indivisible Project (501c4) is a social movement non-profit driven by a vision of a real democracy – of, by, and for the people. Indivisible began in 2016 as a viral guide to resisting Trump’s agenda. Today, the Indivisible movement is a network of thousands of local groups and millions of activists across every state. The Indivisible Project drives campaigns for bold progressive policies, lobbies Congress, and equips activists with tools to build lasting progressive power, everywhere. Together, we fight to defeat the rightwing takeover of American government and build an inclusive democracy.
