Resources
Affiliated Groups
Find and Contact Elected Officials - Have your local, state & federal Reps in your phone, ready to call
Follow Indivisible Resisters Contra Costa on Social Media:
Indivisible East Contra Costa - Pittsburg, Brentwood, Antioch Events Calendar
Indivisible National - text “INDIVISIBLE” to 59798 to sign up for rapid-response event texts
Contra Costa County Racial Justice Coalition and ACCE
Together We Stand - Advancing racial equality, social justice, and systemic equity in Contra Costa
The Miles Hall Foundation - Legislation and advocacy for families impacted by mental illness
350 Contra Costa - Local environmental activism
Goods Unite Us - The politics of the brands we buy
Commit to Democracy - Volunteer to help elect Democrats nationwide. Commit to Democracy Martinez - Email link to subscribe to local-action email news
BigTentUSA - An inclusive community organizing to protect democracy by counteracting fascist ideologies and movements
Emerge California trains women to run for elected office
Health Care for All California - Achieving universal health care through single-payer public financing. Contra Costa Chapter
A San Francisco Bay Area Progressive Directory
Action Together Bay Area - Progressive Action Calendar -Peaceful Bay Area events
50501 - Find or host activist events nationwide. How to Organize a Protest March
Red, Wine & Blue - Virtual activist training and connection hosted by suburban women nationwide
California Clean Money Campaign
GI Rights Hotline: 1-877-447-4487 for active military members. Free, confidential advice from trained GI counselors - more info
American Friends Service Committee - Divestment company lists
Vote Forward - Write letters to voters to increase voter turnout
Courage Score California - How well does your legislator represent you?
Additional Resources
City of Walnut Creek - public meeting agendas and videos
Contra Costa Board of Supervisors - news and announcements
California Legislative Database - check the status of bills, learn more about the legislative process
League of Women Voters of California - Bill Status Report for 2024-25
Democracy Docket - voting rights and U.S. election litigation
Brennan Center for Justice - nonpartisan law and policy institute
Democracy Forward - national legal organization that advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy, public education, and regulatory engagement
News Sources
National Indivisible Member Recommendations for Pro-Democracy News Sources
Local
National
The Institute for Nonprofit News (the INN) - INN supports 500 independent news organizations dedicated to public service
Find Your News - Discover nonprofit newsrooms reporting facts
ProPublica - Newsroom that provides investigative reporting on abuses of power
Democracy Docket - Pro-democracy news focused on voting, legislation and the courts
The 19th - Independent newsroom focused on gender, politics, policy and power
Talking Points Memo - Newsroom with focus on abuses of power and betrayal of public trust
The Daily Beans podcast - Daily news reporting (with swearing)
What the Fuck Just Happened Today, Matt Kiser - “A sane, once-a-day newsletter helping normal people make sense of the news”
Substack and Online Newsletters - free, optional paid subscription, or donate to support
The Bulwark - Largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack, tends to be center left
The Contrarian - Founded by Jennifer Rubin, truth-telling defender of democracy
Letters from an American, Heather Cox Richardson - A daily chronicle of today’s political situation through the eyes of a historian
American Crisis - Margaret Sullivan’s take on how the media is working within democracy
Jessica Craven, Chop Wood Carry Water - Daily action items
Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day - Covering reproductive rights
How to Survive the Broligarchy - Carol Cadwalladr covers the “new age of tech bro oligarchs”
Hopium Chronicles - Simon Rosenberg focuses on go-forward agenda for the pro-democracy movement
Unpopular Front - John Ganz, author and journalist
The Message Box - Dan Pfeiffer, author and political strategist
Lucid - Ruth Ben-Ghiat, historian of authoritarians, propaganda and protecting democracy
