Taking Action
Selected topics divided into groups to get focused work done. Most of the general topics you will find below are "umbrella" topics that have many additional groups of focus.
Working Groups
Jump into the group(s) that fit your passion.
See the contact information for each in the description below.
To join a group, contact the current leader at the email provided.
Admin Assistance Team
Admin Assistance Team –
Shared leadership is what we are about. You and your skills are wanted and needed. Your voice and ideas are what makes this group successfully able to get things done!
Right now we have a need for more help with Social Media, Maintaining and updating a Google Doc resource page, New member follow up, Data keeping, Phone calls, Finding organizations that would like to partner with us.
Contact: Terry southworthind@gmail.com
Community Co-Op
Port Orchard Community Group –
To all my friends and neighbors of the South Kitsap Area!
Community is vital. It is the cornerstone to any movement, organization, or efforts at real systemic change. We cannot advocate for our people if we are not advocating with our people; we cannot advocate with our people unless we know our people. Just as powerful as protest, boycotts, and direct political action is mutual aid to support our community. Food programs, clothing and book swaps, and trade of knowledge, skills, and resources are critical to fighting fascism and affecting change.
My name is Paul Edward Fontenot. I’ve been a resident of South Kitsap County all my life and there is no place I’d rather call my home and community.
Contact: Paul PEFONTENOT@outlook.com
Community Group story on the website
ICE Watch - Detention
Vigils are being held at the NW Detention center.
Contact: Lillies abigayle.coleman@gmail.com
Three organizations that are knowledgeable in this area are
WAISN.org
KitsapAIC.org
La Resistancia
Detention Watch Network
Communities Not Cages toolkit
Register to get trained for Rapid Response for legal documentation when ICE is present.
Volunteer to help your neighbors with all issues relating to deportation.
Report back to the big group on developments we can assist with.
KIAC - Deportation Defense - Immigration Assistance
Immigrant support and assistance | Deportation Defense – KIAC
The need here is great – view all the possibilities for volunteering on their website.
Contact: Terry southworthind@gmail.com
Know Your Rights
Rapid Response Training
Distribute ICE information to businesses – https://WAISN.org
LGBTQ+ Health & Safety - DEI
.The good news is my friends at PFLAG (parents and friends of lesbians and gays) NYC chapter were on hand to raise the LGBTQ flag that the Trump administration ordered lowered at the Stonewall Memorial that is a national monument dedicated to the birthplace of the fight for LGBTQ+ rights in New York City
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Contact: Tiffany tiffanyljohnson@yahoo.com
Neighbor to Neighbor Mutual Aid
This is a key way Minnesota was able to have rapid response to ICE in their neighborhoods.
Download a sample Script to use as you organize in your neighborhood.
Political Groups
Sign up for TAN – Washington State – https://TakeAction.network
Candidates | Voting Registration | Issues | Office Visits
Want to lead a voter drive? Get organized here
Contact: Scott scottesplace@hotmail.com
Political Action Committee Founding Document
Postcard
Want resistance work that wins elections and can be done while you gather with a group of your friends or at home alone in the evening?
Write postcards to voters!
Come meet with us at Carter’s in Port Orchard, Fridays at 10 am, to learn about signing up with Markers for Democracy, an organization that trains writers and distributes addresses. You can pick up some unfinished VOTE postcards to color or hand in your finished ones, and soon we’ll be writing on them and sending them to voters around the country!
For more information, contact: Ellie at eklauminzer@gmail.com
Protest Planning
Protest Planning – Taking care of details
- National Scheduled Protests
- Regular weekly protests
- Bannering
- Burma Shave silent walks
Join protests up and down the peninsula in Kitsap County
Get the word out with flyers and word of mouth.
⭐Next big National event going for the 3.5% is in March sometime
Contact: Rita ritagiese@yahoo.com
Terry southworthind@gmail.com
Red Hat Melt ICE!
Help create the Norwegian Red Hats!
Contact: Jennifer davjenhovik@yahoo.com
We’ve learned a lot from how Minnesota self-organized and reacted to the ICE occupation. One feature they leaned into was from the Norwegian heritage in the community by resurrecting the Norwegian Red Hat (Nissa hat) from 1941 – 1943. It was a way for Norwegian to show unity and protest Nazi Occupation. It was so effective, the red hats were outlawed in 1943, and people turned to putting a paperclip on their collar to continue.
I would like to propose that our community could continue that tradition as a visual way to stand up against Trump from picking Washington State as the next destination for an ICE invasion. I can imagine our Southworth Indivisible protest having the sea of red hats. They can be knitted, or sewn in red fleece, or in the summertime – they could be paper hats even.
Any red hat could fill the need. I have a knitting pattern titled ‘Melt the ICE Torque’ from Ravelry.com (free), that have the original Norwegian design. (Nissa hat translates to Gnome hat).
I propose we spread the word to knitters and sewers to start making them for the next No King’s rally. They would be available for either a food donation, or $20 that will be donated to the food bank. (Or fund whistle kits).
It could start with an email with a link to the pattern and encourage all to spread the word to knitters we know. With a few weeks to go – I personally could make several. If word gets out we could have a hundred hats or more. Some might only make hats for themselves, others could make more to share.
Safety Team - De-escalation | First Aid
DEESCALATION TEAM
Get trained to keep our nonviolent events secure and safe.
Contact: Tiffany tiffanyljohnson@yahoo.com
FIRST AID TEAM
With your first aid skills, address emergency first aid issues when they occur.
Contact: Kristin kristin_e@sbcglobal.net
Whistle Packets
Whistle Packet Creation
We have 300 more whistles!
Soon to be scheduled a Whistle Packet Party –
Contact: Susan suewriteusa@gmail.com.