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## Volunteers needed! ### Threats to free and fair elections are coming from many directions, and **"We want YOU!"** to serve as a **Voter Support Team Volunteer on Election Day!** Attend one of our brief Informational Meetings for an introduction to our Voter Support Team Program. **Voter Support Teams are newly developed for the 2026 Midterms.** Teams will observe activities outside and inside polling places on Election Day. Training will be provided. NE Lake County Indivisible has an active Action and Election Protection Team. Aligned with National Indivisible directives, we aim to engage members in a range of activities to get out the vote, educate voters, and hold rallies. Connect with us at https://nelakecounty-indivisible.org/newsletter/ to get all our action updates! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ### **ABOUT NE LAKE COUNTY INDIVISIBLE:** NE Lake County IL Indivisible is a nonpartisan grassroots organization founded in 2025 in defense of democracy. We are Lake County residents working together to protect elections and neighbors. We aim to support targeted populations and take action on a local and national level to push back against authoritarianism. We welcome everyone, whether you voted this way or that way, or didn't vote at all in 2024. More about us can be found here: https://nelakecounty-indivisible.org https://linktr.ee/nelakecountyindivisible ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ### Some quotes from past participants: - "It was great working with like-minded people who care so much about what's going on in our country. We want and are working for change that helps all Americans" - "It was fun working with people who share your feelings about what's happening in our country and overseas. I find it inspiring and it gives me hope." - "great turnout, super well organized. welcoming and fun." - "Well organized. Liked the materials included in the kits. Good location. Nice people. Thank you very much!" - "I took action for NE Lake County IL Indivisible because last time we put together whistle kits, I was impressed by how organized the work was, how professional, encouraging and friendly the leaders were. It was the same this time. The leaders told us about other opportunities with the organization. They sat and chatted with the groups at each of the tables. The volunteers were all friendly. I felt able to speak freely. We didn't speak of frustrations. We talked of opportunity for helping others."

Join Lake County neighbors for our weekly Visibility Brigade. On overpasses, we literally stand over our messages, waving at passing cars, reminding everyday people that they are not alone in these unprecedented times. We deliver inspiration weekly with new messages commenting on the issues of our time. Our goal is to remind neighbors of our nation’s emergency and to suggest simple actions they can take. Visibility Brigades take bodies to literally stand in the way of fascism. Please join us! **- We meet every Sunday 10am-12pm, so find us there!**

### Special Meeting! ## **Election Protection** featuring **Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega** Join us for a **Special Meeting** on **Thursday, September 24 at 7pm** in **Gurnee** all about **Election Protection in Lake County.** We will be featuring **guest speaker and Lake County Clerk, Anthony Vega.** Mr. Vega will be sharing Lake County's plans to protect polling sites and the election process itself. There will be time for Q&A from the audience. Additionally, NE Lake County Indivisible will present on our nonpartisan **Voter Support Teams,** newly developed for the 2026 Midterms. Folks interested in volunteering on the team for this Election Day (11/3) are invited to email mbarr@nelakecounty-indivisible.org and/or attend this meeting to get connected. This meeting will be shared over Zoom for people who cannot make the meeting in person. Please register for the meeting to get the link. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Special Meeting will replace our monthly General Meeting. Our usual Team Updates, activities, and report-outs will happen in our regular newsletter, so make sure you are on our email listing here: https://nelakecounty-indivisible.org/newsletter/ We have exciting plans for this Election Season to include what everyone is asking for... *an Election Protection Rally!* **So get connected now!** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ### **ABOUT NE LAKE COUNTY INDIVISIBLE:** NE Lake County IL Indivisible is a nonpartisan grassroots organization founded in 2025 in defense of democracy. We are Lake County residents working together to protect elections and neighbors. We aim to support targeted populations and take action on a local and national level to push back against authoritarianism. We welcome everyone, whether you voted this way or that way, or didn't vote at all in 2024. More about us can be found here: https://nelakecounty-indivisible.org https://linktr.ee/nelakecountyindivisible ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ### Some quotes from past participants: - "It was great working with like-minded people who care so much about what's going on in our country. We want and are working for change that helps all Americans" - "It was fun working with people who share your feelings about what's happening in our country and overseas. I find it inspiring and it gives me hope." - "great turnout, super well organized. welcoming and fun." - "Well organized. Liked the materials included in the kits. Good location. Nice people. Thank you very much!" - "I took action for NE Lake County IL Indivisible because last time we put together whistle kits, I was impressed by how organized the work was, how professional, encouraging and friendly the leaders were. It was the same this time. The leaders told us about other opportunities with the organization. They sat and chatted with the groups at each of the tables. The volunteers were all friendly. I felt able to speak freely. We didn't speak of frustrations. We talked of opportunity for helping others."

Join Lake County neighbors for our weekly Visibility Brigade. On overpasses, we literally stand over our messages, waving at passing cars, reminding everyday people that they are not alone in these unprecedented times. We deliver inspiration weekly with new messages commenting on the issues of our time. Our goal is to remind neighbors of our nation’s emergency and to suggest simple actions they can take. Visibility Brigades take bodies to literally stand in the way of fascism. Please join us! **- We meet every Sunday 10am-12pm, so find us there!**

The **Outreach Team** of NE Lake County Indivisible intends to build relationship with the "pillars of power" in Lake County. Join us as we organize and protect local Lake County services and communities. Register for location in Libertyville - a Zoom link is available to folks who choose to participate virtually. Registering on Mobilize is recommended to ensure you receive any location updates as they come. Between meetings, our Outreach Team engages in community service work. Check out Mobilize or our event calendar to see what's coming next: https://nelakecounty-indivisible.org/events **More about NE LAKE COUNTY INDIVISIBLE:** NE Lake County IL Indivisible is a nonpartisan grassroots organization founded in 2025 in defense of democracy. We are Lake County residents working together to protect elections and neighbors. We aim to support targeted populations and take action on a local and national level to safeguard democracy. More about us can be found here: https://nelakecounty-indivisible.org/ https://linktr.ee/nelakecountyindivisible

## **Join NE Lake County Indivisible Outreach & Elections Teams for postcard writing!** The fight to protect voting rights never ends, and right now, we’re witnessing a Jim-Crow-era effort from politicians and their billionaire friends to restrict our freedoms, silence our voices, and consolidate power. But in America, we choose our leaders. We will decide our future. The same spirit that fueled Selma, Montgomery, and the March on Washington lives on in our unified action. We will be writing voter encouragement to Swing States, as postcards are an effective way to turn out the vote in swing states to help anti-MAGA candidates win their races. This is also a good chance to come socialize with like-minded people, and hear about all the other good work NELC-I does if you have not been to an event before. #### Note: while we will be focusing on elections postcards, we will also have supplies to continue making Know Your Rights whistle kits to provide to our community. If you prefer that activity, we welcome you as well! Join us for socializing, light refreshments, and doing our part. We will provide all training and supplies, so just bring yourself (and a friend or two)! Stamp donations are always appreciated, but not necessary. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ### Some quotes from past participants: - "It was great working with like minded people who care so much about what's going on in our country. We want and are working for change that helps all Americans" - "It was fun working with people who share your feelings about what's happening in our country and overseas. I find it inspiring and it gives me hope." - "great turnout, super well organized. welcoming and fun." - "Well organized. Liked the materials included in the kits. Good location. Nice people. Thank you very much!" - "I took action for NE Lake County IL Indivisible because last time we put together whistle kits, I was impressed by how organized the work was, how professional, encouraging and friendly the leaders were. It was the same this time. The leaders told us about other opportunities with the organization. They sat and chatted with the groups at each of the tables. The volunteers were all friendly. I felt able to speak freely. We didn't speak of frustrations. We talked of opportunity for helping others." ## *ABOUT NE LAKE COUNTY INDIVISIBLE:* NE Lake County IL Indivisible is a nonpartisan grassroots organization founded in 2025 in defense of democracy. We are Lake County residents working together to protect elections and neighbors. We aim to support targeted populations and take action on a local and national level to push back against authoritarianism. We welcome everyone, whether you voted this way or that way, or didn't vote at all in 2024. ### More about us can be found here: ### https://nelakecounty-indivisible.org ### https://linktr.ee/nelakecountyindivisible - *These efforts cost money to put together! If you are able to financially support us, please consider making a donation here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/indivisiblenelc1350105033*

Join Northeast Lake County Indivisible for connection and camaraderie at Bill's Pizza & Pub North! Our teams are constantly out in the community doing hard work (e.g., see photo above!), so we would like a chance to slow down and spend some time with you outside the high pressure of defending against authoritarianism. Bring a friend, grab some pizza, and take a moment to relax with like-minded people before we go into an intense election season. We would love to see you! ABOUT US NE Lake County IL Indivisible is a nonpartisan grassroots organization founded in 2025. We are Lake County residents working together to protect our democracy and our neighbors. We aim to support targeted populations and take action on a local and national level to push back on authoritarianism and safeguard democracy. More information about our group can be found at: https://linktr.ee/nelakecountyindivisible P.S. If you want to still do some of the hard work, join us at Grayslake Library from 10am-1pm for GOTV postcards and whistle kit making before heading over to Bill's! https://www.mobilize.us/nelakecountyilindivisible/event/995511

Join the No Kings coalition for this call to learn how you can take action wherever you are to protect our elections this fall. We’ll cover how to get out the vote, the importance of voting early, poll watching, and more. *A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action and no civil disobedience. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values, and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events. All events should be held in public spaces or on public property.* *No Kings: Vote Early events are nonpartisan and are designed to increase participation from all eligible voters.* *By registering for this event, you agree: (1) that Indivisible and ACLU can contact you about No Kings and other ways to take action or support their organizations and otherwise use any data collected from or about you on this form according to the applicable privacy policy: Indivisible Privacy Policy (https://indivisible.org/privacy-policy) and ACLU's Privacy Statement (https://www.aclu.org/about/privacy/statement); and (2) subject to its privacy policy, Indivisible may also share the information you provide to other No Kings partner organizations, which may also contact you.*

Join Northeast Lake County Indivisible for connection and camaraderie at Bill's Pizza & Pub North! Our teams are constantly out in the community doing hard work (e.g., see photo above!), so we would like a chance to slow down and spend some time with you outside the high pressure of defending against authoritarianism. Bring a friend, grab some pizza, and take a moment to relax with like-minded people before we go into an intense election season. We would love to see you! ABOUT US NE Lake County IL Indivisible is a nonpartisan grassroots organization founded in 2025. We are Lake County residents working together to protect our democracy and our neighbors. We aim to support targeted populations and take action on a local and national level to push back on authoritarianism and safeguard democracy. More information about our group can be found at: https://linktr.ee/nelakecountyindivisible P.S. If you want to still do some of the hard work, join us at Grayslake Library from 10am-1pm for GOTV postcards and whistle kit making before heading over to Bill's! https://www.mobilize.us/nelakecountyilindivisible/event/995511

## **Join NE Lake County Indivisible Outreach & Elections Teams for postcard writing!** The fight to protect voting rights never ends, and right now, we’re witnessing a Jim-Crow-era effort from politicians and their billionaire friends to restrict our freedoms, silence our voices, and consolidate power. But in America, we choose our leaders. We will decide our future. The same spirit that fueled Selma, Montgomery, and the March on Washington lives on in our unified action. We will be writing voter encouragement to Swing States, as postcards are an effective way to turn out the vote in swing states to help anti-MAGA candidates win their races. This is also a good chance to come socialize with like-minded people, and hear about all the other good work NELC-I does if you have not been to an event before. #### Note: while we will be focusing on elections postcards, we will also have supplies to continue making Know Your Rights whistle kits to provide to our community. If you prefer that activity, we welcome you as well! Join us for socializing, light refreshments, and doing our part. We will provide all training and supplies, so just bring yourself (and a friend or two)! Stamp donations are always appreciated, but not necessary. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ### Some quotes from past participants: - "It was great working with like minded people who care so much about what's going on in our country. We want and are working for change that helps all Americans" - "It was fun working with people who share your feelings about what's happening in our country and overseas. I find it inspiring and it gives me hope." - "great turnout, super well organized. welcoming and fun." - "Well organized. Liked the materials included in the kits. Good location. Nice people. Thank you very much!" - "I took action for NE Lake County IL Indivisible because last time we put together whistle kits, I was impressed by how organized the work was, how professional, encouraging and friendly the leaders were. It was the same this time. The leaders told us about other opportunities with the organization. They sat and chatted with the groups at each of the tables. The volunteers were all friendly. I felt able to speak freely. We didn't speak of frustrations. We talked of opportunity for helping others." ## *ABOUT NE LAKE COUNTY INDIVISIBLE:* NE Lake County IL Indivisible is a nonpartisan grassroots organization founded in 2025 in defense of democracy. We are Lake County residents working together to protect elections and neighbors. We aim to support targeted populations and take action on a local and national level to push back against authoritarianism. We welcome everyone, whether you voted this way or that way, or didn't vote at all in 2024. ### More about us can be found here: ### https://nelakecounty-indivisible.org ### https://linktr.ee/nelakecountyindivisible - *These efforts cost money to put together! If you are able to financially support us, please consider making a donation here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/indivisiblenelc1350105033*

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Join Lake County neighbors for our weekly Visibility Brigade. On overpasses, we literally stand over our messages, waving at passing cars, reminding everyday people that they are not alone in these unprecedented times. We deliver inspiration weekly with new messages commenting on the issues of our time. Our goal is to remind neighbors of our nation’s emergency and to suggest simple actions they can take. Visibility Brigades take bodies to literally stand in the way of fascism. Please join us! **- We meet every Sunday 10am-12pm, so find us there!**

Join our September 10 No Kings: Vote Early Kickoff Call to learn more about the vision, urgency, and strategy behind the No Kings coalition’s early vote activation and election protection campaign and how you can get involved. We know our right to vote wasn't given. It was won by people who marched, sat in, stood in line for hours in the rain, and risked everything so we could stand here today. Every generation before us fought for it. And now it's ours to carry forward. *A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action and no civil disobedience. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values, and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events. All events should be held in public spaces or on public property.* *No Kings: Vote Early events are nonpartisan and are designed to increase participation from all eligible voters.* *By registering for this event, you agree: (1) that Indivisible and ACLU can contact you about No Kings and other ways to take action or support their organizations and otherwise use any data collected from or about you on this form according to the applicable privacy policy: Indivisible Privacy Policy (https://indivisible.org/privacy-policy) and ACLU's Privacy Statement (https://www.aclu.org/about/privacy/statement); and (2) subject to its privacy policy, Indivisible may also share the information you provide to other No Kings partner organizations, which may also contact you.*