“What’s Next” This Week

What’s Next” This WEEK

Meetings & Events

for Dems, Liberals and Progressives

Week of January 6th – January 14th, 2025 (times vary by event)

Ring in 2025 w/NWSOFA-Indivisible!

🎉Holiday & New Year Party

Friday, January 10th @6:00 Central – In-Person

Friday, January 10th @6:00 Central – In-Person

If you live in the NorthWest Burbs of Chicago, Ring in 2025 w/NWSOFA-Indivisible! 🎉Holiday & New Year Party Fri, Jan 10th @6PM, ArlIngton Heights, IL

Join us for the NWSOFA-Indivisible 2024 Holiday & 2025 Happy New Year Party!

🗓 Date: Friday, January 10, 2025

🕕 Time: 6:00 PM

📍 Location: GPAD / Wheeling Dems Office .. Address: 1310 W Northwest Hwy, Arlington Heights, IL

Let’s celebrate the holiday season and welcome the new year together with great food, fun, and friends!

What’s on the Menu?

• Provided by NWSOFA: Buona Beef, Salad, and Mostaccioli

• Cost: $20.00 per person

• If your last name starts with A-M, please bring an appetizer.

• If your last name starts with N-Z, please bring a dessert.:

• We’ll supply ice and coffee.

• Bring your favorite beverages to share or enjoy!

Let’s Celebrate and Thrive Together!

We will survive and THRIVE in ’25!

Together, we will continue to make a difference.

Warm regards,

NWSOFA-Indivisible Team

Join Us for the Indivisible Illinois New Year Fundraiser!

support our shared vision for a brighter future.

: Sunday, January 12th, 2025 in-person: 2:00–5:00 PM

Sunday, January 12th, 2025 in-person: 2:00–5:00 PM

Location: Emmett’s Brewing Company, Downtown Downers Grove

Address: 5200 Main St, Downers Grove, IL 60515

We invite you to join Indivisible Illinois for a special event celebrating this year’s achievements and building momentum for 2025 and 2026. Together, we’ve fought for progressive causes, supported candidates, and made a difference—let’s keep the momentum going!. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow advocates, share your ideas, and make your voice heard.

Why Attend?

Engage with Leaders: Hear from 15 state, national, and local representatives who are committed to making a difference.

Community Spirit: Connect with like-minded individuals who are passionate about driving positive change.

Inspiration and Action: Be inspired by the stories and experiences of our speakers and learn how you can get involved.

Key Focus:

As we kick off this critical year, a key focus of our event is building momentum for the upcoming local elections and preparing for the midterms. Our goal is to protect our members of Congress and elect local officials who are committed to advancing critical protections into the next administration.

Tickets and Sponsorship Levels:

Gold Sponsorship: $1,000

Silver Sponsorship: $500

Host: $250

Individual Ticket: $40

Your presence would be an honor and a testament to the strength of our collective efforts. Let’s start this important year with energy, enthusiasm, and a shared commitment to our goals.

We look forward to seeing you there!

NWSOFA-indivisible Highly Recoments

Indivisible Evanston’s & Indivisible Skokie’s

Indivisible 2.0 “Where Do We Go From Here?

With Indivisible’s co-founder Ezra Levin & the Executive Director of ACLU Illinois Colleen Connell

Zoom on Tuesday January 14 7-8:30 pm,

Join Indivisible Evanston and Indivisible Skokie on Tuesday, January 14, 7-8:30pm, on Zoom

as we hear from:

Ezra Levin, Co-Executive Director of Indivisible National, discussion the new Indivisible Guide 2.0,and where Indivisible groups go from here.

And

Colleen Connell, Executive Director of ACLU Illinois, who will discuss ACLU’s plans for litigation and other actions. Let’s start off the new year planning the fight!

The Indivisible Guide “What’s Next”

Focused on Next Steps “What can we do”..

Links are attached ..

Indivisible launched the new Indivisible Guide last night: “A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink”

Click Link Here-> https://bit.ly/Guide2Democracy

Video of Ezra and Leah’s Presenting Next Steps .. Recording – Watch the recording here if you missed it:

Click Link Here-> https://bit.ly/WhatsNextGuide-Video

Individually, we’re alone and powerless; together, we have power. So I’m going to ask you to do 2 things:

1) Read it. & 2) Share it.

Join any or all of NWSOFA’s Weekly hosted training and discussions!!

9-10 am ZOOM central. Monday through Friday – join anytime

COFFEE & CONVERSATION

_Every Monday thru Friday 9am to 10am central …. It’s Where we Talk about Stuff!!!! .. the Stuff that happened yesterday, today or anticipated later today .. It’s a Discussion not a Presentation – join us!!_

Every morning M-F- Start Your Day off with great conversations.. and a cup of coffee.. talking about “Stuff” with fellow Progressives… Extremely Casual .. attendees join from across the US and World..

-ZOOM- it’s a “CONVERSATION not a presentation”.

Wednesday, January 8th at 1-2pm Zoom central

“NWSOFA Social Media Training w/FT6”

Beginner BlueSky.. signing up and making posts

Every Wednesday 1 pm & 3 PM + THURSDAY 1 PM Central

Social Media training .. alternating: Instagram, X, Threads and BlurSky

NWSOFA w/FT6 Wednesday & Thursday 1 PM (Join NWSOFA while LEARNING FROM fT6)

Friday January 10th @Noon 12:00 – 1:00PM Z00M

“Truth Sandwich Shoppe”

discuss, create and post Truth Sandwiches

Please join us for a Sandwich Shoppe tomorrow, Friday, January 10th at noon to discuss, create and post Truth Sandwiches

We hope to see you there!

Your Truth Brigade Illinois Team

Past videos of NWSOFA events

Anytime.. on our website NWSOFA.org

Click below on the blue button to link to past videos of NWSOF’s Events and Meetings ..

Every Friday @5pm Central time

Join our “Unhappy-Happy Hour Zoom”

What now .. What are you or your group doing?_

Indivisible has a Strategic Plan ..

Released the 2025 Strategic Guide last Wednesday …. This week ..What We / You are doing or your groups are doing .. along with some Local, National & International Stuff …. ZOOM- it’s a “CONVERSATION between Attendee’s not a presentation”. … ZOOM Friday 5 pm central time

It’s the “ NWSOFA WEEKLY UNHAPPY / HAPPY HOUR” Every Friday Night @ 5 PM central …. It’s Where we Talk about Stuff!!!! .. the Stuff that happened this last week .. join us and the crazy News Cycle!!

Friday January 17th at Noon, 12:00 – 1:00PM Z00M central.

Honor With Action” Illinois Bi-Weekly Update

For gun violence prevention (GVP) advocates

Please join us for the “Honor With Action” Illinois Bi-Weekly Update

For gun violence prevention (GVP) advocates who recognize that the gun violence epidemic is a reflection of racial and socioeconomic inequities everywhere, especially in the criminal justice system

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