 “We all do better when we all do better.” ~Paul Wellstone Join Us Tuesday August 25 for Candidates Night! The dog days of August are upon us. A few hardy souls are out canvassing in the evenings, and a few more are phone banking. But most of us are staying indoors watching and reading. However, November will be here soon, and the quality of our lives here in Arizona is truly on the ballot. This may be the only newsletter you receive in August, so read carefully and join us for our Candidates Night on Tuesday, August 25, at Shadow Rock Church, located at 12861 N. 8th Avenue in Phoenix. Doors open at 6:30. More details below. August Meeting Our August meeting will feature several candidates who will be on the ballot in November. Please join us for fellowship and an opportunity to get to know some folks who are asking for your vote. Pizza will be served at 6:30, (please bring your own water bottle) and the program begins promptly at 7:00. Tuesday, August 25, at Shadow Rock Church, located at 12861 N. 8th Avenue in Phoenix. See you there! RSVP Donate to DPI Any time is a good time to donate to Desert Progressives, but all August donations will be matched up to $300 by Indivisible National. Please donate now! Donate Here Arizona Legislature  The Second Regular Session of the Fifty-Seventh Legislature has now adjourned, but not before passing nearly 100 bills that merited a veto from Governor Katy Hobbs and 10 legislative referrals that will appear on your ballot if they survive court challenges. Read the June 15, 2026 CEBV Report for in-depth analysis. Then work to elect some competent legislators who share your values! Flip the Arizona Legislature Come support the two LD2 candidates, Dr. Amelia Gallitano and Representative Stephanie Simacek, by volunteering! Reaching voters is how we flip the legislature this election, but we can’t do it without volunteers. Whether you love knocking on doors, making calls from home, driving canvassers, or hosting events, there is a role for you. Canvasses will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays during the evenings, as well as Saturday mornings. Sign Up Protect Education  The Protect Education Act is now Proposition 212. Vote yes on 212!! Public education advocates turned in petitions with more than 420,000 signatures to get the Protect Education Act on the ballot! However, voucher proponents have launched legal challenges, and the legislature is again up to no good. Read the Weekly Education Report Trial Begins for Protect Education Then donate to the Protect Education Legal Fund Protect Education, Accountability Now — Donate via ActBlue Protest at Schweikert’s Office  For over a year, activists have been peacefully holding CD1 Rep. David Schweikert accountable for his dreadful voting record, his overall lackluster performance, and his refusal to meet with us, his constituents. Fortunately he is not going to be our governor! Join us every Monday, 8-9am as we peacefully continue our demand for Schweikert to do his job. Protests are scheduled to continue into the summer months. RSVP below for more information. RSVP Hold Abe Hamadeh Accountable Too! We’re standing up to Donald Trump because CD8 Rep. Abe Hamadeh won’t! Join your neighbors for a peaceful, high-visibility protest at the corners of 35th Ave & Peoria each Saturday from 8am-9:30am. RSVP here Indivisible News  The chaos out of the White House is meant to overwhelm us. Our antidote is community. Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Arizona time to break down the week’s biggest political stories, answer your questions, and map out strategies for taking action. Register below for “What’s the Plan” Register Here Be a Poll Observer  Maricopa County Dems need poll observers for the general election. Sign up for training now! Sign up DPI Book Club  This month the book club is going to read: This Is the Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy by Ben Wikler. We will meet on Saturday, August 22nd at 2pm. And then watch a documentary at 3pm: Everyone Is Lying to You for Money, a 90 minute documentary on crypto by Ben McKenzie. The book club will meet at Cricket’s house as usual. If you need any more information please contact Cricket at cricket7arizona@gmail.com Immigration News  At our April meeting, we were pleased to host Ken Heintzelman, senior minister at Shadow Rock and two immigration attorneys, Ravi Arora and Ben Wiesinger. They shared the increasingly dire circumstances facing undocumented people in the Phoenix area, including detentions that can last more than a year and the lack of basic civil rights afforded by the immigration system. Shadow Rock’s Immigration Justice Ministries is helping to mitigate the pain by paying for legal fees, medical care, food, rent, utilities, auto repairs and insurance, childcare assistance and other urgent needs of families caught up in the current immigration crackdown. If you are interested in supporting Shadow Rock’s Immigration Justice Ministries, you can set up a secure online donation here: https://secure.myvanco.com/YH1V/home Then, check out Borderlands Initiative Rapid Response training: Sign Up Know Your Rights! What can I do if I fear an ICE raid? What are your rights if ICE detains you? If you fear an ICE raid and would like to be prepared, the National Immigration Resource Center recommends: •Gather important documents for all family members showing how long each one has been in the United States. This can include birth certificates, U.S. income tax returns, utility bills, leases, school records, medical records, or bank records. Put copies into a secure online folder or location you can access by phone. •Identify your emergency contacts, memorize their phone numbers, and make sure your contacts can access all of your documents. •Provide your child’s school or daycare with an emergency contact to pick up your child in case you are detained. •Tell your loved ones that if you are detained by ICE, they can try to use ICE’s online detainee locator to find you. They’ll need your date of birth and country of origin. That’s at locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search. Keep in mind that people held in Florida’s detention centers, Alligator Alcatraz and Deportation Depot, will not be in this list as they are not federal facilities. You, your family, or emergency contacts can contact the local ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) office to initiate an ICE Case Review process. Everyone living in the U.S. has certain rights and protections provided by the U.S. Constitution, regardless of their residency status, according to the ACLU. • You have the right to remain silent. You don’t have to discuss your immigration or citizenship status with police or immigration officers. Anything said to an officer can later be used against you in court. • You have the right to say ‘no’ if an immigration officer asks if they can search you. Immigration officers do not have the right to search you or your belongings without your consent or probable cause. Calendar of Events Desert Progressives Steering Committee members have been working hard to streamline access to a comprehensive list of actions and events. Check out this link to the calendar on our website. Event Dates Contact Us Copyright © DESERT PROGRESSIVES INDIVISIBLE, All rights reserved. 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Northsight Blvd. Suite 221, Scottsdale AZ 85260 480-946-2411 STATE Governor Katie Hobbs State Capitol, 1700 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-542-4331 https://azgovernor.gov/contact/form/contact-governor-hobbs Citizens’ Aide/Ombudsman: (602) 277-7292 Copyright © Desert Progressives Indivisible , All rights reserved. Desert Progressives Indivisible is a non-partisan independent grassroots group committed to justice, civic engagement, and progress. Desert Progressives Indivisible North Phoenix Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 United States You are on this list based on signing up online or at one of our meetings or e “We all do better when we all do better.” ~Paul Wellstone |
| CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES |
| FEDERAL Senator Mark KellyB40B Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510 202-224-2235 Email contact through website, markkelly.com or kelly.senate.gov Senator Ruben GallegoSR-188 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510 202-224-4521 Email contact through website: gallego.senate.gov Phoenix Office3333 E. Camelback Rd, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85018 coming soon Representative David Schweikert 460 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 202-225-2190 Scottsdale Office14500 N. Northsight Blvd. Suite 221, Scottsdale AZ 85260 480-946-2411 STATE Governor Katie Hobbs State Capitol, 1700 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-542-4331 https://azgovernor.gov/ Citizens’ Aide/Ombudsman: (602) 277-7292 |
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