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50 volunteers R needed2️⃣come together & reverently hold portraits of individuals who have died in association w/immigration operations over the past 18 months. We will be in downtown BHM during the Sidewalk Film Festival Aug 29 5-6:30pm
This a non violent peaceful local Indivisible event!
![Quick win first: the federal court rejected the state’s 2023 congressional map. We were ready to have you call Secretary Allen and Governor Ivey but that fight is on pause. For now the 2026 election proceeds under the current map.
BHM data center ordinance The City Council vote is June 9, and the protections residents asked for are being pushed back on. Please call again, even if you called yesterday The Birmingham City Council votes on its new data center ordinance after a public hearing on Tuesday, June 9 at 9:30 AM at City Hall Two protections are at risk: the special exception requirement, which guarantees a public hearing before any hyperscale data center can be sited in a light industrial or mixed-use zone, and the residential setback, currently 500 feet in the draft when residents and the Southern Environmental Law Center are asking for 1,000 Mayor Woodfin and Councilor Hunter Williams have publicly argued against the special exception Whatever the Council passes June 9 governs every future hyperscale project in Birmingham, since the current moratorium expires in September. Call or Email Birmingham City Councilors Tell Birmingham you want public hearings on data centers, and a 1,000-foot setback. You can call any councilor regardless of which district you live in Hi, my name is [NAME]. I’m calling from [ZIP]. I’m asking Councilor [NAME] to keep the special exception requirement for hyperscale data centers in light industrial and mixed-use zones, and to set the residential setback at 1,000 feet, not 500. The special exception is what gives neighborhood associations and residents a real public hearing before a 300-megawatt facility goes up next to our homes. I am not against growth. But the city needs to make decisions transparently and with the people who actually live here. I appreciate the Council stepping on the brakes to get this ordinance right. Please don’t let it get watered down at the last minute Keep the public hearings keep the 1,000-foot setback.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r6foxcfryyzazfbajthdjo42/bafkreigg2eg77raqp4odbn5nnmninoces3oll2czmokuvvb4qjjrbs64vy)
![Day of Action for Voting Rights
Saturday, 5/16 — Day of Action for Voting Rights
On May 11, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the lower-court injunction that had kept Alabama on its court-ordered congressional map and sent the case back to the three-judge district court to be reheard under the new Louisiana v. C
PRIMARY CALL — Attorney General Marshall
Attorney General Steve Marshall: (334) 242-7300
Hi, my name is [NAME], and I’m calling from [ZIP], Alabama.
I’m calling about the Attorney General’s emergency motion at the Supreme Court asking to throw out our court-ordered congressional and state Senate maps nine days before the primary. Justice Alito’s own opinion in Louisiana v. Callais said the ruling does not affect Alabama’s case, Allen v. Milligan. The maps the Attorney General wants to revive were struck down twice as racially discriminatory. We people of Alabama are better than this. Also, this stunt will waste Alabama taxpayer money for new primaries and ballots.
I’m asking the Attorney General to withdraw the SCOTUS motion, respect the current maps and electoral proceedings, and stop wasting our money. Thank you.
SECONDARY CALL — Governor Ivey
Governor Kay Ivey: (334) 242-7100
Hi, my name is [NAME], and I'm calling from [ZIP], Alabama.
The Governor signed HB1 and SB1 last Friday. If the lower court allows Alabama to switch back to the 2023 maps, those bills will force her to call do-over primaries in four U.S. House districts and two state Senate districts. The fiscal note is roughly $5 million on top of the May 19 primary Alabama taxpayers are already paying for. That is double-billing voters to overturn the election we are casting ballots in right now. The same maps were struck down twice as racially discriminatory.
I'm asking Governor Ivey to publicly oppose calling any special primary, on cost grounds, and to support repealing or amending HB1 and SB1 to give her discretion. Stop the chaos. Stop the double-billing. Honor the May 19 results. Thank you.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r6foxcfryyzazfbajthdjo42/bafkreidracmic7jvu63bms5vd2jiwam3zjphmmnyjrulbjlimfaz2uddcy)
![☎️Daily Action Call, Friday, May 8th, CONGRESS MUST RESTORE & STRENGTHEN THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT ☎️
Congress has the authority to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act. It has done so before, most recently in 2006 with bipartisan support. It needs to do so again now, before maps are redrawn and elections are held under them.
1️⃣Hi, my name is [NAME] and I'm a constituent calling from [CITY, ZIP], Alabama.
🔹I'm calling about the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which has gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and opened the door for states to gerrymander away the political power of Black, Latino, and minority voters.
🔹 Alabama is already in a special legislative session that could result in maps that disadvantage Black voters, Latino voters, and every voter who isn't in the political majority. We've seen what this looks like in Tennessee, where Republicans are carving up Memphis into three districts to wipe out its majority-Black seat.
🔹 Birmingham was the birthplace of the Voting Rights Act. We are watching what happens to that legacy right now. I'm asking [SEN/REP NAME] to support federal legislation to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act before these maps are locked in. Congress has done it before. Do it again.
‼️KEEP CALLING NO RACIAL GERRYMANDERING CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAPS‼️
☎️Call/Email your State Legislators/Governor ☎️
https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/
https://governor.alabama.gov/contact/
📱State Senators/Representatives/Governor
2️⃣ Hi, my name is [NAME], and I'm calling from [ZIP], [STATE].
I'm calling about the special session on congressional redistricting.
👉🏻 I'm asking [my State Representative / State Senator / Governor] to oppose any map that eliminates and\or dilutes Black voting power.
👉🏻Black Alabamians are 27% of our state, and federal courts have already ruled that we deserve fair representation within the 7 congressional districts in Alabama. Reverting to the blocked 2023 map](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r6foxcfryyzazfbajthdjo42/bafkreicjcgkphtoug46awo4czgef5cv5bs73rfilyeneppnyvvm4otzdsa)
![☎️Daily Action Call, Tuesday,, May 5th, Support the SEED ACT and DO NOT GERRYMANDER OUR CONGRESSIONAL VOTING DISTRICTS
👉🏻The House’s passage of the bipartisan SEED Act bill demonstrates that child care remains a priority and that Congress understands the importance of taking every opportunity to support early childhood educators.
👉🏻By easing a portion of the financial burden on early educators, the SEED Act helps retain the workforce that makes child care possible—supporting working families, strengthening businesses, and improving access to quality care
1️⃣Hi, my name is [NAME], and I'm calling from [ZIP], Alabama.
The House just passed two childcare-related bills that I’d like the Senator to support. First, the bipartisan SEED Act, which would extend the educator expense tax deduction for the first time to early childhood educators so they can deduct the cost of classroom supplies, and second, the Farm Bill package that includes support for rural child care. Please support them both.
‼️KEEP CALLING NO RACIAL GERRYMANDERING CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAPS‼️
☎️Call/Email your State Legislators ☎️
https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/
📱State Senators/Representatives
2️⃣My name is [Name] a constituent of yours in [City, State]. I am calling to urge you not to support gerrymandering our current congressional district voting map. You cannot in good conscience make voting districts even more unfair than they already are for black voters. Deliberately diminishing the voting power of black voters would be openly racist and does not follow through with your oath of office to represent all [State citizens]in your district.
☎️Call or email Governor
https://governor.alabama.gov/contact/
📱Governor [Name]
3️⃣My name is [ ]a constituent of yours in [CITY], [State]. I am calling to urge you not to support gerrymandering our congressional district voting map.
You cannot in good conscience make voting districts even more unfair than they](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r6foxcfryyzazfbajthdjo42/bafkreiak6xw4a5i5wxu365rouej75pxaqqyockrffxws4r45r7uqt3yjky)
![☎️Daily Action Call, Monday, May 4th, DO NOT GERRYMANDER OUR CONGRESSIONAL VOTING DISTRICTS ☎️
👉🏻Within 48 hours of the Supreme Court ruling, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall asked the Supreme Court to lift the federal injunction that had been blocking Alabama from redrawing its congressional map until after the 2030 census,
👉🏻Governor Ivey called the Legislature into a special session beginning Monday, May 4 at 4:00 PM.
👉🏻If the injunction is lifted, Alabama would likely revert to the 2023 map that contained only one majority-Black district of 7 total districts, in a state where Black residents make up 27% of the population.
☎️Call/Email Our State Legislators ☎️
📱State Senators/Representatives
1️⃣ My name is [Name] a constituent of yours in Hoover, AL. I am calling to urge you not to support gerrymandering our current congressional district voting map. You cannot in good conscience make voting districts even more unfair than they already are for black voters, who are just about 1/3 of Alabama’s population. Deliberately diminishing the voting power of black voters would be openly racist and does not follow through with your oath of office to represent all Alabamians in your district.
☎️Call or email Governor Ivey👇🏼
https://governor.alabama.gov/contact/
📱Governor Ivey
2️⃣ My name is [ ]a constituent of yours in [CITY], [State]. I am calling to urge you not to support gerrymandering our current congressional district voting map. Alabama ranks 6th among U.S. states in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.
You cannot in good conscience make voting districts even more unfair than they already are for black voters, who are just about 1/3 of Alabama’s population.
Deliberately diminishing the voting power of black voters would be openly racist and does not follow through with your oath of office to represent all Alabamians in your state.. This is your final term as governor, do you really want this to be your legacy?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r6foxcfryyzazfbajthdjo42/bafkreie5giizpzj5ceks5zikck2jlptwfrdnfn4c2gydjzwenq57rm5cye)
![☎️Daily Action Call, Wednesday, April 29th, TX Gov Abbott: Stop execution of James Broadnax //// Tell Katie Britt: NO we do NOT want to spend $400 million on the ballroom☎️
🔹MOC👇🏼
https://docs.google.com/.../1He3zd8rNqyB5nSX.../edit...
📚Background
https://5calls.org/issue/white-house-ballroom-funding/
Senator Britt’s involvement 👇🏼
https://www.cnbc.com/.../congressional-republicans-trump...
📱Senators
1️⃣Hi, my name is [NAME], and I'm calling from [ZIP], [STATE].
👉🏻NO, we do not want to spend $400 million dollars of our tax dollars for Trump's Ballroom. It is utterly tone deaf to propose spending this kind of money on a ballroom when millions of Americans can't afford food, gas, or basic healthcare.
📱Representative
2️⃣ Please join the 84 other democrats who have already co-sponsored bill HR 8275 - assessing Trump's fitness to serve."
More talking points here👇🏼
https://5calls.org/issue/trump-dictator-abuse-of-power/
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❗️TX Gov Abbott: Stop execution of James Broadnax❗️
📚Background
The state of Texas plans to execute James Broadnax on April 30, 2026 for a double murder that he did not commit.
👉🏻The actual shooter, Demarius Cummings, was sentenced to life without parole for his role in the crime. Cummings admits that he, not James Broadnax, shot the victims.
👉🏻His admission is corroborated by the presence of his DNA on the murder weapon and on one of the victims.
👉🏻The new evidence fundamentally undermines the State’s case for James’s murder conviction and death sentence.
‼️ One more day to mobilize once again before it’s too late‼️
📱Governor Abbot (512) 463-1782.
3️⃣PLEASE DO NOT EXECUTE JAMES BROADNAX FOR A MURDER HE DID NOT COMMIT](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r6foxcfryyzazfbajthdjo42/bafkreid6uqywjifnbmdcuuzjk7yftaq4rmzoem5lva3upev3skylvr5pdu)
![☎️Daily Action Call, Thursday , April 23rd, Oppose ICE and CBP Budget Reconciliation Funding Bill & SUPPORT DATA CENTER ZONING ORDINANCE!☎️
🔹MOC👇🏼
https://docs.google.com/.../1He3zd8rNqyB5nSX.../edit...
📚Background
https://5calls.org/.../iran-war-ice-healthcare-budget.../
👉🏻April 20, 2026: House and Senate Republicans are moving forward with their plan to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the partisan, 50-vote threshold budget reconciliation procedure and block all efforts by Democrats to reform the agencies. The Senate is expected to vote on the initial budget blueprint resolution this week.
More information 👇🏼
https://punchbowl.news/article/senate/recon-week/
📱Senators
1️⃣Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
I'm calling to urge [SEN NAME] to oppose a budget reconciliation bill that funds ICE and Border Patrol without any reforms or accountability. Congress should be working to stop these rogue agencies from endangering the American public, not using a sneaky partisan procedure to enable them.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r6foxcfryyzazfbajthdjo42/bafkreigkowyvza7uv433ltzht2ku6hsu3veeodw36lfxrh4q3ns6nqzcuq)
![‼️NEBIUS AI DATA FACTORY❗️WE WANT ANSWERS‼️
This impacts residents of Homewood, Hoover, Birmingham. (But call no matter where you live!)
Resources👇🏼
https://alpolitics.com/an-open-letter-to-mayor-woodfin.../
🔹PETITION FOR EVERYONE👇🏼
https://www.change.org/.../stop-the-construction-of...
📱Birmingham City Council👇🏼
https://www.birminghamal.gov/.../contact-birmingham-city...
2️⃣I'm calling to urge Councilor [NAME] to vote YES on the data center zoning ordinance because it includes numerous protections for communities and for our environment.
👉🏻These protections are critical to ensure that our city does not become a dumping ground for irresponsible data center developers.
👉🏻 I know the council has been working hard on this since the moratorium earlier this year, and I really appreciate the city’s decision to pump the breaks on data center development until this ordinance is passed. Birmingham has a chance to get this right where Bessemer did not. The Project Marvel situation showed us what happens when the government is not responsive to the needs of its citizens.
👉🏻I am proud that Birmingham is taking a proactive approach and including protections for communities and the environment in the proposed ordinance. Birmingham can welcome economic development and still protect its people and environment. These don't have to be in conflict — but only if the city has the right regulations on the books and enforces those regulations when a data center developer comes to Birmingham.
Please vote yes on this ordinance, and please listen to community members at the April 28th hearing.
📱Mayor 205-254-2277
3️⃣As a concerned Birmingham (or ______) resident, I'm calling about the Nebius AI factory
proposed for Oxmoor Valley off Lakeshore Parkway.
👉🏻I know the mayor has said Birmingham is pro-business &wants smart growth & I appreciate that. But I'm asking you 2 use your full authority to ensure that Nebius is held 2 the same standards as other data center developers.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r6foxcfryyzazfbajthdjo42/bafkreibpyxkas4b3ogii3qk2dnwuga3hbk3jbnopw5cmclcut2ilgca77i)
![☎️Daily Action Call, Tuesday, April 21st, Congress Must do their Job and Slow Down the Nebius AI Data Factory Project in Oxmoor Valley ☎️
🔹MOC👇🏼
https://docs.google.com/.../1He3zd8rNqyB5nSX.../edit...
📚Background
👉🏻He has personally profited off his position by using “donations” and lawsuit threats as tools for bribery.
👉🏻The released Epstein files have included thousands of mentions of Trump; it is unclear how many incriminating files are still being withheld by his allies in the DOJ.
👉🏻Trump announced that the U.S. will pay $10 billion to the Board of Peace, the institution he unilaterally created and leads. The legal authority and source of this payment is unclear, as is how it will be spent.
📱Senators/Representatives
1️⃣Hi, my name is [NAME], and I'm calling from [ZIP], Alabama.
I am calling to express my outrage over Trump's ongoing abuses of power, unconstitutional actions, and violent authoritarianism. I'm asking [Senator/Representative NAME] to reject these cuts in FY2027 appropriations and protect Alabama's research funding. Thank you for your time.
‼️NEBIUS AI DATA FACTORY❗️WE WANT ANSWERS‼️
Resources👇🏼
https://alpolitics.com/an-open-letter-to-mayor-woodfin.../
🔹Petition👇🏼
https://www.change.org/.../stop-the-construction-of...
📱Representative Sewell
2️⃣Hi, my name is [NAME], and I'm a constituent from [ZIP], Alabama.
👉🏻I’m calling to voice my concern about Nebius, the AI Data Factory created from the international assets of Yandex, whose CEO is the cofounder of Russia’s search engine(described as the Russian version of Google).
👉🏻Nebius reportedly, will have a huge negative impact on many of the communities in Representative Sewell’s district. Is the Representative investigating this matter?
👉🏻 This project is moving fast, too fast & we need Rep Sewell 2 help us slow this down by pressuring Mayor Woodfin 2 allow her constituents 2 be heard & get honest answers about Nebius & its impact on our communities.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r6foxcfryyzazfbajthdjo42/bafkreiceg5734zsbz7bf6kwaqb324qyaqpgqza6fvfjz5av4ct3vlu4jpy)
![☎️Daily Action Call, Friday, April 17th, Reform FISA Section 702 to Stop Government Surveillance ☎️
🔹MOC👇🏼
https://docs.google.com/.../1He3zd8rNqyB5nSX.../edit...
📚Background
Please read 5 Calls link👇🏼before calling
https://5calls.org/issue/fisa-section-702-fbi-surveillance/
📱Senators/Representatives
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
👉🏻I'm calling to urge [REP/SEN NAME] to oppose a clean reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA.
👉🏻Section 702’s numerous loopholes allow for unwarranted government surveillance and can be easily manipulated at the expense of Americans’ civil liberties.
👉🏻I ask that [REP/SEN NAME] only support its extension with warrant requirements and significant reforms.
📣EVENTS: Check B’ham Indivisible Facebook Public Page Events/More for links
🗓️Saturday, 4/18 1:30-3:00 Signs of Fascism
The Birmingham Stallions are playing a home game on Saturday. Join us as we line the sidewalk with the Signs of Fascism. If you are available, please let us know by completing this google form 👇🏼Details about meet up location, etc will be emailed on Friday.
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSfOVsXmbjo.../viewform...
🗓️ Sunday, April 19 at 2:00–3:30 PM BHM Indivisible General Meeting, Join us to hear from Ryan Alexander (Staff Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center) and Charles R. Miller (Policy Director, Alabama Rivers Alliance). They will be speaking about environmental issues and specifically about the threats related to the Data Centers.
Join us to keep fighting! Please email👇🏼membership@birminghamindivisible.org
🗓️Saturday, April 25th, 12-2, National Day of Action, Demand An End to All Immigrant Detention Centers with Shut Down Etowah, Location - Etowah Detention Center, Gadsden, AL. Register👇🏼
http://bit.ly/47Z6fNu](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r6foxcfryyzazfbajthdjo42/bafkreihca6ikcflrt7jsacb3pb3tce7ley4bbbgikoxbo56eh2rypp7trq)
![☎️Daily Action Call, Tuesday, April 14, OPOSE A CLEAN REAUTHORIZATION OF FISA SECTION 702☎️
🔹MOC👇🏼
https://docs.google.com/.../1He3zd8rNqyB5nSX.../edit...
📚Background 👇🏼
The House is set to vote this week on H.R. 8035, legislation to reauthorize FISA Section 702. With the developments re AI, 702 must be revised! Please read links👇🏼
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/.../wyden-lee-davidson-and...
https://www.brennancenter.org/.../section-702-foreign...
📱Senators/Representatives
Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is ______.
👉🏻I know the vote to reauthorize FISA’s section 702 is coming up on Wednesday. I strongly oppose a clean reauthorization. I know lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are fearmongering so they can rush this so-called “clean” version through. They’re saying if it doesn’t pass Americans will be less safe because surveillance will “go dark.” That’s a lie.
👉🏻The surveillance section of 702 has already been extended by a judge for another year. There is NO REASON not to pass reforms that will actually help keep Americans safe. I want the data broker loophole closed and an end to backdoor, warrantless surveillance.
👉🏻Any lawmaker who votes for a clean reauthorization will lose my support, because they’ve thrown my privacy under the bus. I will be watching this vote closely. Thanks.
ALL OR CHOOSE👇🏼
🔹Second, we need a War Powers resolution and we need it now. I am asking the [Sen/Rep] to:
👉🏻support a war powers resolution to exert Congress's constitutional authority over military conflict, (and)
👉🏻conduct aggressive oversight with public hearings on the Trump administration's actions in Iran, (and)
👉🏻refuse to pass any supplemental funding for this unauthorized military action, (and)
👉🏻move to impeach Trump for his repeated defiance of the Constitution and genocidal threats against innocent Iranian civilians.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r6foxcfryyzazfbajthdjo42/bafkreiddch35uz7z3djlkd2kmcdhseq2tqx7petb4tezseivzdnd4y3n5e)
![☎️Daily Action Call, Science Monday, April 13th, NIH's Review Panels Are Going Dark, Research Can’t Afford that☎️
📚Background
👉🏻NIH advisory councils are the panels required by federal law to review grant applications before any institute can award funding.
👉🏻Trump administration has added just one new member across all 25 councils, leaving the majority operating at less than half capacity.
👉🏻Thirteen councils are on track to lose every voting member by year's end, and at least one is projected to hit zero this month — meaning that institute legally cannot issue new grants.
👉🏻In Alabama, NIH funds 716 active research projects totaling $409 million, with 583 of those at UAB alone, the largest employer in the state
👉🏻Sen. Katie Britt has pressed the administration to release funds Congress already approved — but the advisory council vacancy crisis demands more direct pressure.
👉🏻Alabama's own HB580, signed this week, adds new administrative burdens on university faculty at exactly the moment UAB researchers need institutional stability most. Link👇🏼
https://fastdemocracy.com/.../al/2026rs/bills/ALB00020177/
📱Senators/Representatives
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
❗️The NIH advisory councils that must legally approve research grants are running out of members, and the administration has filled just one vacancy across 25 panels in over a year.
❗️Thirteen of those councils are on track to lose all their voting members by the end of 2026 — which means NIH institutes cannot legally issue new grants.
❗️ In Alabama, NIH supports 583 active projects at UAB worth $340 million and 4,400 jobs statewide.
👉🏻I'm asking [REP/SEN NAME] to publicly call on HHS to fill these vacancies immediately, and to use every oversight tool available to ensure NIH can keep funding research. Alabama jobs and lifesaving research depend on it
🗓️ Sunday, 4/19 at 200–330PM BHM Indivisible Gen Meeting
👉🏻Join us to keep fighting](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r6foxcfryyzazfbajthdjo42/bafkreiasllzexdscd2yqpvlq2wtwmllsce5xcjw6tc7tzf24p37znql6em)
