We are Indivisible Champlain Islands (ICI) — farmers and retirees, teachers and business owners, lifelong islanders, and people who chose to make this beautiful place home. We have organized to fight for the democratic principles on which our country was founded. Meanwhile, we push back against bad policy decisions that are affecting our lives and the future of our children and grandchildren. And while we push, we take care of each other. Read more about ICI.
Message from Marilyn
- 8/6/26. VOTE–the 8/11 Primary; Donate! It earns a Match! Honk & WaveHello Indivisibles: Have you voted in the VERMONT PRIMARY ELECTIONS yet? Just 5 days left. You can vote on election day, Tuesday, August 11. Polls are open until 7:00 pm. Or, you can vote early, by getting a ballot from your town… Read more: 8/6/26. VOTE–the 8/11 Primary; Donate! It earns a Match! Honk & Wave
What’s Hot
eNEWS: ICI Newsletter (8/4); VT Indivisible Digest Statewide eNews (7/31)
FOCUS: Elections 2026: VOTE!
VT PRIMARY: CANDIDATES + VOTING guides: Seven Days, VT Public, VT Digger, VT Secretary of State
VOTING RIGHTS: Threats to Voting Rights
ACT: VT legislative votes — Make calls, write
NOTABLES: America Belongs to All of Us. Threats to Democracy.
- Trump announced new 50% tariffs on Canadian imports on 7/20; Canadian Brian Adams responded with a protest tune, “The 51st State“.
Elections 2026: Your VOTE matters
Sometimes a little HUMOR is helpful. Enjoy this totally AI-created video, a look at 4 living past presidents crooning [AI-generated] to encourage us all to VOTE! Credit: Instagram creator michael_kryton0609
VOTE! “…recently, I spoke to a lifelong Vermonter who said he hadn’t given much thought to the upcoming primary election on Aug. 11. It’s not that he doesn’t care, he explained, but he was too busy staying abreast of Washington politics. … I get it… the pervasive havoc of this presidency — the violence and destruction and cruelty of it — sets the beauty of a Vermont summer apart and makes it difficult to believe that anything we could do here in our brave little state has much bearing”. Liza Cochran, local organizer in Lincoln, VT, who co-authors Brave Little Voices on Substack.
Right to Vote Threat: Hands Off Our Vote
Join Hands Off Our Vote, Indivisible’s national program to ensure all eligible voters get to cast their ballot, and those ballots get counted. Find out more
How The RIGHT TO VOTE is under threat — Deceive, Disrupt, Deny, & make it Harder to Vote. A recent example in North Carolina targets Black voters and students. And on 7/22, the House again passed the infamous SAVE Act, buried in funding for the unpopular, unauthorized-by-Congress Iran War. Let’s speak up! VOTE! Details about the many threats to Voting Laws.
A NATIONAL WEEKEND OF ACTION took place July 17-19. Across the USA, Right to Vote Rallies honored Civil Rights icon John Lewis, offering inspiration about The Right To Vote. THE RIGHT TO VOTE is the most powerful way that The People control and shape the government that runs our country.
Consider
- Protest: Defend Democracy – Honk & Wave, every Friday, 4-5 pm, South Hero.
- Democracy Under Pressure: Where has history seen this before? And how did that turn out?
- Consider different ways to get involved.
- Learn more about the issues & how to stay safe.
- Learn about ICI.
- Explore respected non-partisan News outlets and ways to stay informed.
- Join Us!
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