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At this time, you  might already have seen that the Freedom to Vote Act was blocked by another Republican filibuster : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/oct/20/white-house-outlines-plan-accinate-us-children-biden-us-politics-live
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In Illinois, we continue to meet on Wednesdays with ILVOTE to discuss voter registration and voter engagement at 7pm. Please join us today for a special meeting to hear from Tyler St. Clair from Common Cause. Join here on zoom:
 

See below for complete agenda from 7-9pm

 

Indivisible Illinois Weekly Leaders Call

Purpose of the Wednesday Illinois Statewide Call

Leadership networking event for group coordinators and members  to build community, promote collaboration and share information.

Info about this event

Zoom : https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvduGgqTkrEtxqOTu4wgkXiTrhnKAETSBF

Zoom shortlink: https://bit.ly/register4wednesday

Agenda: http://bit.ly/IL-INDIVISIBLE-AGENDA

 

Sign up for email alerts http://bit.ly/IL-LEADERS-SIGNUPs agenda here.

Join slack

Statewide messaging document contact Katie McHugh [email protected]

Submit agenda items by Monday to  [email protected]

Zoom Chat

Closed Captioning on Google Voice 

 

Call Norms

We follow the aspirational democratic standards of a feminist process because our work cuts across the intersection of race, gender, sexuality and class. We prioritize power, participation, collaboration, contextualization, reflexivity, inclusivity and responsiveness. This way of working requires us to value relationships, invest in people, and reflect on our own practice, learning together and horizontal collaborations [Oxfam].  All attendees are expected to adhere to these Indivisible Illinois Community Standards.

 

1. Respect the Discussion and the Facilitators. Listen actively when they speak. Listen to the facilitators, especially when they lay out the guidelines for discussion.

2. Share the air and encourage others. This is like the “step up/step back” rule: step up to encourage those who have not participated, step back to make sure you are not dominating the conversation.

3. Practice good faith. Do not assign motives. We cannot know the reasons that a person expresses an idea, assume the best intentions in case of disagreement.

4. Think consciously of our social positions, allowing us to work across our race, gender, sexuality and social differences in ways that are supportive.

5. Make “I” Statements. Rather than objective assertions, statements framed as “I think…” and “I feel….” and “In my experience…” should be used in political discussions.

6. In real time, we will deal with negative or unwanted comments with the oops and ouch system.  Anyone can call out an ouch. A person can say oops to indicate acknowledgement and regret. We can have more conversation and the decision to move on will be up to the ouch caller.

 

Room Etiquette:

  • Use the raise hand feature or write questions in the chat to join the conversation.

  • Be as present as possible: Turn on your video if you can.

  • Keep back and forth in the chat to a minimum.

 

October 20, 2021

7 PM ILVOTE Call

ILVOTE 7-8pm

7:05-8pm: Special Guest Tyler St. Clair, the Outreach Manager with Common Cause Illinois. As Outreach Manager, Tyler is responsible for member engagement, volunteer recruitment, and campaign programming around CCIL’s priority issues. Prior to joining CCIL, Tyler worked on a variety of issues including public health, environmental protections, and air quality. Tyler specializes in voting rights and election administration, redistricting and ethics reform.

Topics:

  • DuPage County Recount – Brief examination of the issues leading up to and surrounding the recount of the 2020 Auditor’s Race in DuPage, and implications for the future

  • Redistricting – Illinois’ redistricting process continues, leading to Veto Session where the ILGA is likely to vote on new Congressional Maps

  • Article V – Discussion of the dangers of a constitutional convention as called by Article V, the current state of affairs, what’s at risk, and what is happening in Illinois

8 PM STATE Call

Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth – Connecting for Action and Illinois Blog

Annie Williams Illinois Handmaids and Illinois General Assembly Updates – repeal PNA

Jim McGrath – How we will win and importance of Virginia

Marci Adelston-Schafer – Illinois Convening updates

Jim McGrath – School Board Disinformation

Terry Maher – Letter to the Editor

Etta Worthington and Candace Davis: Truth Brigade Illinois

Bill Davis – Building our Base

Sarah Bingaman – Indivisible Rural Illinois Updates

Scott Cross – shout outs

8:00p: Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, she/her Indivisible Illinois Co-coordinator

  • Welcome – please share where you are from in the chat

  • We follow the aspirational democratic standards of a feminist process because our work cuts across the intersection of race, gender, sexuality and class. We prioritize power, participation, collaboration, contextualization, reflexivity, inclusivity and responsiveness. This way of working requires us to value relationships, invest in people, and reflect on our own practice, learning together and horizontal collaborations [Oxfam].  All attendees are expected to adhere to these Indivisible Illinois Community Standards.

  • Housekeeping + Announcement: Newsletter Updates

8:05: Annie Williams, Illinois Handmaids: Illinois General Assembly and Parental Notification of Abortion Act

8:15: Jim McGrath, NWSOFA: Freedom Rising and Virginia

8:20: Marci Adelston-Schafer, Illinois Convening speaker updates

8:25: Jim McGrath, NWSOFA, Indivisible Social Justice Alliance: School Board Disinformation

8:30: Terry Maher, Indivisible Illinois Press Secretary and Letters to the editor actions

8:35: Etta Worthington and/or Candace Davis: Truth Brigade Illinois

8:40: Bill Davis, NWSOFA: Building our Base

8:50: Sarah Bingaman, ABT Sauk Valley, Indivisible Rural Illinois Updates

8:55: Scott Cross, Indivisible Illinois Co-coordinator, Shout Outs, End

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