News & Events


May 13, 2020
Volunteering Opportunities
Inclusion in our "Volunteering Opportunities" List – whether it’s for a specific candidate or concerning a particular issue – does not mean that the New Trier Democrats have endorsed that candidate or adopted that position on an issue. 
Sign Up to Postcard at Home With Sister District New Trier and Help Flip Wisconsin & Michigan

Sister District New Trier is supporting Indivisible Chicago and their mission to send 2 million get-out-the-vote postcards to Michigan and Wisconsin before the November election.

Their goal is to increase turnout by 20,000 voters who share our values & encourage mail-in ballots at the same time! 

They will order enough postcards for everyone to participate. Please help support the effort with a contribution of $10 per 20 postcards and stamps. You can pick up your kits from Lisa in Wilmette (address will be provided) or she can drop them off within the area the week of May 10. 

We have all summer to complete them so please don’t feel any pressure if the timing doesn’t work for you right now.  Sign up to order your stamp/postcard packages here.  If you have any questions, contact  [email protected] . Thanks and stay healthy!
Sign Up to Write Postcards at Home to Wisconsin With Indivisible Evanston

Join Indivisible Evanston to write postcards to likely Democratic voters in Wisconsin, encouraging them to vote in the November Presidential election. They will supply the postcards, names and addresses and script. You just supply the postage (and support the post office at the same time)! 

Until they can meet again in person at postcard parties, they will have packets of 100 cards and materials available for pick up seven days a week at three locations in Evanston. You can also sign up to pick up cards in Chicago with Indivisible Chicago, or order directly online to have them shipped to you if you are outside of the Chicagoland area.

How it works: 

  • Go to their Sign Up and select your preferred postcard pickup date/location.
  • Check the blue Sign up box on the date and location you want to pick up.
  • Click on the the black "Submit and Sign up" box at the bottom of the page.
  • Select how many packets of 100 you would like to pick up.
  • Click on the black "Sign Up Now" box to complete your registration.
Lauren Underwood
Sign Up to Help Re-Elect U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14)

Volunteer to help Rep. Lauren Underwood in her general election campaign. She still needs volunteers to help contact voters. There are three great ways to help: Sign up to  Phone Bank ,  Text Bank  or  Write Postcards .
Vote-By-Mail Push with Indivisible Illinois

We need to plan nationally and statewide (even in IL) for the security of our votes in November 2020! 

1. CALL ILLINOIS LEADERS!

Ask our state legislators, Governor Pritzker, election officials, and ISBE to remove any barriers to receiving, tracking, and returning an absentee ballot. All jurisdictions should include envelopes with prepaid postage for all voters. 
If vote-by-mail legislation is not passed by the end of May in IL, there will not be time to organize another option, and an expanded vote-by-mail program will not go forward. 
  • Script & Contact information to call on your own here. 
  • Sign up to phone bank with Indivisible IL here. 

2. KEEP CALLING CONGRESS THIS WEEK!!!

Indivisible National has created a tool to help us call our members of Congress — including Democrats — today and demand that they fight to include these emergency protections for our election in the next coronavirus bill. 
Sign Up For Indivisible’s Payback Project

Indivisible’s  Payback Project  is a plan to target TEN Republican Senators up for reelection and take back the Senate majority. Defeating this many Senate Republicans will not be easy. It will take a massive awareness campaign to expose the truth of their complicity to voters, and a growing grassroots army on the ground ready to ensure their Democratic opponents have the funding and people necessary to knock doors, activate voters and win.

Indivisible has a comprehensive, four-pronged approach to make sure Republicans Senators are held accountable for their actions, their votes, and their enabling of Donald Trump.  Click here to learn more and get involved . 

One way to take action is the Payback Project’s a peer-to-peer textbanking outreach campaign to engage voters across the target states to take action with Indivisible groups in their area and mobilize locally to flip their Senate seats.  SIGN UP  right now to text and help them win back the Senate this fall.
Other Events of Interest
Inclusion in our "Other Events of Interest" List – whether it’s a fundraising event for a specific candidate or an event concerning a particular issue – does not mean that the New Trier Democrats have endorsed that candidate or adopted that position on an issue. 
Tonight, May 13, 2020: A Conversation With Congressman Brad Schneider & Tenth Dems

When : Wednesday, May 13, 2020 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Where :  Register online .
What : Tenth Dems hosts A Conversation with Congressman Brad Schneider. Since we cannot meet in person, we will be meeting online to talk with our 10th District’s very own Democratic Congressman Brad Schneider. Open to Democrats. 
Tonight, May 13, 2020: Learn How to Textbank With Indivisible’s Payback Project

When : Wednesday, May 13, 2020 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Where :  Online
What : Indivisible’s  Payback Project  is has a plan to target TEN Republican Senators up for reelection and take back the Senate majority. One way to take action is the Payback Project’s a peer-to-peer textbanking outreach campaign to engage voters across the target states to take action with Indivisible groups in their area and mobilize locally to flip their Senate seats. Join this training to lear how to textbank.
Tomorrow Night, May 14, 2020: ACA Consumer Advocacy Conversation About Healthcare Reform

When : Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 7:00pm
Where : Online via Facebook Live at  https://www.facebook.com/events/280730352942326/
What : ACA (Affordable Care Act) Consumer Advocacy hosts a conversation about health care reform, what it is, what is needed, and proposed ideas to get us there.
Monday, May 18, 2020: Home Phone Banking Training With Indivisible

When : Monday, May 18, 2020 from 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Where : Online, please sign up using this link –  tinyurl.com/PBTrain518
What : Since we can’t canvass in the midst of an international health crisis, we have to do the next best thing, which is phone banking. It’s easy and we can prove it! Indivisible has 30-minute classes that will tell you the secrets, show you the ropes, and answer all your questions. And if you like, you can step from class right into a working phone bank. Several sessions scheduled and more are on the way. 
Tuesday, May 19, 2020: Indivisible Evanston’s Virtual Meeting

When : Tuesday, May 19, 2020 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
What : Sign Up for Indivisible Evanston’s Virtual Monthly Meeting, with a panel discussion about “Navigating Information in the Era of Digital News and Social Media.” Their expert panel of Northwestern University faculty will help you learn how to “Separate News You Can Use from News You Can Lose!” You MUST register and obtain Zoom confirmation/link to attend. Once you register, you’ll get a confirmation from zoom with the link to the meeting. Please keep that info accessible so you can easily find it at the time of the meeting.  
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