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LESSONS LEARNED FROM MINNEAPOLIS
By Chris Mrak
A catch in her throat, a mist in her eye, evinced the profound experience of WSI Co-Director Laurie Reinhardt’s recent visit to Minneapolis as she described the inspiration of seeing a community defend itself from the ground up.
Organized by Common Power (a Seattle voting advocacy organization), a delegation of representatives from Common Power, WSI, Seattle Indivisible, the Mayor’s office, South Seattle Emerald News and the Seattle Times visited Minneapolis during the period Feb. 1-5. The shared goal was to “learn from the bottom up” how Minneapolis had organized itself to respond to an invasion of thousands of Federal immigration agents.
Laurie’s important question to the Minneapolis activists: What do you wish you had known or done three months ago?
Laurie spoke about her experiences at the Members Meeting. Watch the password protected video of her remarks by clicking on the button below.
STANDING ROOM ONLY AT MEMBERS MEETING AND BAKE SALE
Community Turned Out
By Chris Mrak
Over 120 people filled the seats at WSI’s first meeting in its new location, the Community Room of St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church. Time was allotted at the beginning and end of the meeting to enjoy a bake sale and chat with fellow members and representatives of allied organizations.
Co-Director Laurie Reinhardt announced that Caroline Goodell was stepping down as co-director due to health issues. Amy Daly-Donovan, our volunteer coordinator, will serve as co-director.
The WSI Video Team produced a video of the “We’re Still Standing” rally and march. It featured many of the speakers and Jeanne Moore’s inspirational poem. (See the video here) This occurred within hours of the killing of Alex Pretti and over 1000 people participated. The video included clips of various speakers and Jeanne Moore’s inspirational poem “We’re Still Standing.”.
Laurie recently returned from a trip to Minneapolis where she learned firsthand how that city had successfully organized to defend itself against an unprecedented invasion of thousands of aggressive, sometimes lawless, federal immigration agents.
OBSERVER TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
As a result of Laurie’s trip, a representative of Twin Cities Indivisible will lead a virtual “Constitutional Observer” training, aka Rapid Response training. This training will be on Zoom March 5 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Anyone interested in participating can sign up here.
NEW WAY TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: SINGING RESISTANCE
Singing Resistance is a growing, community‑led movement built on a simple idea: song creates change. Singing together strengthens courage, builds connection, and helps us reach across divides. Inspired by organizers in Minneapolis, West Seattle is adding its voice — and you’re invited to be part of it.
Our first get-together to meet each other and learn the songs will be 3:00 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 21, at C&P Coffee.
To hear the songs and explore other resources, click here.
You don’t have to be a singer to participate!
Feb 21 — West Seattle Singing Resistance 3:00 PM @ C+P Coffee Learn a new song, then take a lighthearted practice march around the block.
Feb 22 — Seattle Singing Resistance Community Sing & Organizing Meeting @ The Heron’s Nest 12:00 PM Potluck 1:00–3:00 PM Group Sing & Planning More info on Instagram: @singingresistanceseattle @heronsnestoutdoor Please note: this is a different group from our West Seattle group.
Feb 28 — Nationwide Singing Resistance Day Groups across the country will sing together. Our local action might be a march to the Junction — or something new we dream up.
Mar 21 — St. John the Baptist Church A professional choirmaster will teach our marching song, “No Kings.” Listen here: https://youtu.be/tY1wTT9ifJE
Mar 28 — “No Kings 3” March in Seattle Join voices with groups from across the region.
Note: Events can shift quickly. If rapid response is needed — for example, to support a school facing an ICE threat — we’ll mobilize together.
Songs to Explore
“It’s OK to Change Your Mind” https://www.instagram.com/p/DUTw3yME8TA/
“You’re One of Us” https://www.instagram.com/p/DUV6MfbkbmO/?img_index=4 (instagram.com in Bing)
More songs: https://linktr.ee/singingresistanceseattle And of course, “No Kings”: https://youtu.be/tY1wTT9ifJE
If you have song suggestions, we’d love to hear them.
Your voice matters — and we’d love to sing with you.
WSI’S HEALTH TRUST TOOLKIT FOR DOWNLOADING
WSI’s Healthcare Team has created a pdf toolkit for anyone or any organization ready to lobby for the Health Trust bills in the Washington Legislature.
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WEST SEATTLE INDIVISIBLE’S MISSION
West Seattle Indivisible is a local division of the national Indivisible organization.
As members of Indivisible, our mission is to elect progressive leaders, defend our Constitution, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda. We work with our community and give them tools to take action.
Together, we can make a difference!
WSI is currently looking for volunteers in these areas:
Press Officer
Marketing Manager
News Writer
Video Editors & Social Media curators
Newsletter Writer
Video Resource Team
Sign up for one of our workshops on “Using Your Cellphone to Record Actions & Events”. Learn to safely exercise your 1st Amendment Rights.
As the video production team for West Seattle Indivisible, we use all available media tools to inspire, educate, and move people to Take Action.
Since February, 2025 the Team has produced more than 50 videos for the Web and Social Media.
March & Rally for Ukraine! Sunday Feb 22 See details linked here
The People speak in one voice about why we Rally and Organize. Join Us!
Robert gives us sage advice: When we work together, we win!
View the calendar, events, or volunteer page for more opportunities to get involved.