A growing number of Healdsburg area people are organizing civic and political action as a new group called Indivisible Healdsburg, in coordination with many other Indivisible groups sprouting up across the nation since the election of Donald Trump as U.S. President.
A third meeting of Indivisible Healdsburg will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7 at the Villa Chanticleer Annex.
The last Indivisible Healdsburg meeting, held a few weeks ago at the Healdsburg Library, attracted a crowd of 150 people, according to organizers. The March 7 meeting is free and open to the public.
A spokesperson for the group released a new mission statement which reads: “Indivisible Healdsburg is a grassroots, nonpartisan, collaborative movement that promotes a progressive agenda. We share a common belief that we all prosper when we practice acceptance, inclusivity, equality, compassion and respect for all living things.
“We engage with our local, state and federal politicians to voice our agreement or disagreement with policies that either promote these values or run counter to them, and remind our politicians that they are our representatives. We pursue inclusivity. Working with organizations, coalitions, community groups, and individuals, we are vocal allies for marginalized communities,” stated the press release.
At the second gathering, teams were formed to allow all participants to choose areas of interest and expertise.
Examples of active committees included three separate teams working on communicating with U.S. senators Diane Feinstein, Kamala Harris and Rep. Jared Huffman.
A group was formed to work on the midterm elections to protect Democratic seats in the Senate and House and to “flip” vulnerable Republican seats to Democratic Party representation.
Volunteers also are working on a new website for the group, which currently communicates via Facebook.
