Join us to hear from the candidates running for AD73. Find out who they are, what they stand for, and how they plan to make our lives better.

We’ll ask them:

• How they will support the NYS John Lewis Voting Rights Act if elected?

• What are their positions on climate change?  How will they support the CLCPA?

• What will they do to support reproductive rights in New York State?  How will they support women from other states looking for abortion services in New York State?

• How can the legislature work effectively on Universal Health Care for all New Yorkers?

• What are their plans to address New York’s housing crisis?

• Which committees are they interested in joining, if elected? 

Join one of our new teams (environment or voting), pick our priorities, and get started.

Indivisible Upper East Side Voting Committee

NY State's election laws might be better than elsewhere, but there are still many issues that need to be addressed, including the pending NYS John Lewis Voting Rights Act, access to polling places, disability and language assistance, improving the effectiveness of the NYC Board of Elections, and more.

We want your input on these and other issues that matter most to you.

Indivisible Upper East Side Environmental Committee

The legislative session ending on June 2nd provides the opportunity to pass meaningful bills to tackle climate change, such as the All-Electric Building Act, even though the governor and legislators failed to pass the state budget with strong environmental protections.

Let us know if you'd like to join our Environmental Committee, to discuss these and other state and local issues you think are important.

We’re Back! Join us for our first monthly meeting of 2022

We’ll discuss our midterm election strategy, NY’s budget, and how to make the world greener.

Plus, we’ll be forming new teams to make sure our representatives listen to our priorities and act accordingly. And, you can help us decide what to focus on and who to talk to.

Meet the candidates for city council for District Five. We've invited them all to discuss what they plan to do and how they intend to make our city a better place.

We've got the White House, the Senate, and the House in DC, plus a supermajority in NY. Our special guest, Sarah Reeske, will show us how to use our power to get the change we want.

Ranked Choice Voting is coming!  It may seem a bit daunting, but Kim Moscaritolo will help us figure it all out. She will explain which elections are eligible, how it works, and what it means.  

Then, Erica Vladimir will update us on the Invest in NY campaign to ensure that the super-rich pay their fair share and prevent cuts to essential programs.

We’ve got lots to discuss! We’ll unpack our chat with Senator Schumer and what we want to push him to do in the coming weeks.  Plus, there are NYC elections.  We’re getting a new mayor (hurrah), a new DA, a new borough president, and new city council members.

P.S. Now that we’ll have the “trifecta” of power, it’s time to use it.  Indivisible has a brand-new guide on what needs to be done. There will be sessions next month to discuss how this will work, but we thought we’d give you a sneak peek.

Special Guest: Sarah Reeske, Upstate NY Indivisible Organizer, followed by Text Banking

Monthly meeting (last before the election!) at a special time. Sarah will give us a special final stretch briefing on how to undo Trump’s damage and move the country forward. With a flipped Senate, Chuck Schumer would be majority leader. That would give NY a lot of influence and power. Let’s find out how to get there and how to use it! 

Text Banking - We’ll follow this with text banking to voters. We’ve moved the time earlier so we’re not calling too late at night.

Note: You must have been trained on either the Indivisible texting system or the Biden campaign system in order to do this.  There are currently no further Indivisible training sessions scheduled, but you can learn the Biden one here.

Vote by mail is a mess, budget justice is still flagging, and the police continue to run riot.

Join us to ask State Senator Liz Krueger how to ensure a smoothly run election, end qualified immunity, and transfer funding from police to ordinary New Yorkers who need help.

Join us to write letters to voters in key states, urging them to vote as if their lives depend on it. Because they do!

We’ll hold this on Zoom. If you’re on our membership list, check your email for details.

If you didn’t get the email, you can sign up here to get your letters sent to you.

We’re joined this month by KY Indivisible! Leslie McColgin (from Paducah) will tell us how they are working to ditch Mitch, how we can help, and show off their spanking new billboard.

We’re kicking off the Indivisible Week of Action with Letters to Voters

We’ll write letters to people likely to vote against Trump, and encourage them to register, use vote by mail, and kick Trump to the curb.

We’ll hold this on Zoom. Join our newsletter, or check your email if you’re a member, for details.

Come for a virtual brainstorming session and happy hour. Bring your favorite beverage (adult or otherwise) and come chat about moving forward in the age of quarantine and protest. Help us decide how we can make a difference without leaving home. Tell us what you want to focus on, how you want to pitch in, and whether that has changed since our last priorities session.

NYC passed our own Green New Deal months ago. Ask Ben Kallos, our councilman, if we’re on track to meet our goals, how it’s being implemented and what the public will be told.

We’re now also facing COViD-19. How well is NY doing fighting this pandemic? What can we expect going forward?

We’ll be doing this on Zoom. Details will be sent to our email list and posted to our Facebook page.

Zoom link:

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Meeting ID: 894 0611 5935]
Password: 814091

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MEET THE CANDIDATES

April 16

7:30 PM

Join us to chat with the four candidates who want to represent us in Congress: Carolyn B. Maloney (Incumbent), Peter Harrison, Lauren Ashcraft, and Suraj Patel.

We'll have the event via Zoom. I will post the link (and also send it via our newsletter) once we have the details.

Sign up here to attend. We will send you the Zoom meeting information the day before.

Save up your questions!

We’re going to PA! We’ll talk to people in this key swing state and inform them about the important issues that will affect their lives. This month’s meeting will focus on logistics, filling out PA voter registration forms, and what you need to know when you approach and talk to people. We’ll be joined by leaders from Field Team 6, which has this all down to a science (voting in a box).

It's not just an election year. It's also time for the census. That means money, schools, roads, and Congressional representation too.

NYC is notoriously hard to count in the census, because of the diverse immigration status of people living here, multiple languages, as well as the dense population (more than one person/name/family per building or apartment). 

That means we lose out on representation and federal funding. Find out more about how the census works and how you can pitch in.

The 2020 election is less than a year away. We have until then to strategize, plan, and figure out how we’re going to save democracy. Bring your ideas and help get rid of this vile administration once and for all.

Join us at our monthly meeting to write letters to unregistered likely Democratic voters in key “super states.” These are areas likely to determine the election’s final outcome. We’ll write letters urging them to register, and to vote. All supplies will be provided.

Please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/write-letters-to-register-new-voters-with-indivisible-upper-east-side-tickets-68693866203 so we can gauge how many letters we’ll need to print.