Action Alert
As of tomorrow, September 29, there are 35 days until the November Election. Make your plan to vote early and encourage your friends to do so, too. See action item #4 below. Wisconsin Early Voting starts October 20.
Good news
For the past two years, men incarcerated in Redgranite Correctional Institution in central Wisconsin have helped raise and release Monarch butterflies in an effort to boost the declining population.
Racine city officials want to build 34 homes on a vacant, former school site and offer $50,000 down payment assistance grants to school district employees and city employees to purchase homes there. The financial assistance would come from Tax Incremental District funds.
Immigration 101, a Sauk County event, raised at least $15,000 for the Community Immigration Law Center to provide legal representation for immigrants facing deportation. See attached recap.
A growing number of Republicans are publicly breaking with Trump, a sign that a party normally in lockstep views him as a liability in the midterms.
The Iowa Farmers Union endorsed Democrats in all federal elections.
The California Supreme Court ordered a county sheriff, Chad Bianco, to return about 650,000 ballots he seized from election officials as part of an investigation into voter fraud that state officials said had no basis in fact.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the city had planted more than 18,000 trees, the most in a single year in a decade, with most of the trees planted in neighborhoods vulnerable to extreme heat.
An anonymous tip line started by Sandy Hook families has helped prevent 20 school shootings since 2018.
A federal judge in Alabama temporarily barred immigration officers from entering construction sites without a warrant and detaining workers without reasonable suspicion that they live in the country illegally.
The Supreme Court again blocked Missouri from using a congressional map in November that was redrawn to give Republicans an edge in the midterm elections.
The NAACP filed a lawsuit in federal court to ensure the Trump admin doesn’t violate federal law by sending armed federal agents to voting sites. It follows a similar lawsuit filed earlier this month by good government groups in conjunction with the city of Denver.
Three organizations representing thousands of ranchers in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas issued a joint statement warning ICE operations are disrupting the agricultural community and will make beef prices spike again.
550,000 people registered or updated their voter registration as a result of National Voter Registration Day.
One month after a Honduran migrant was deported to a country in Africa that is not his country of origin, a federal judge in Colorado has ordered the U.S. government to return him to the United States and be released.
Things you can do right now
1. Sign up to be an election observer.
Sign up with:
2. Canvas voters in Sauk Prairie.
If you wish to canvas in SP Oct. 4 or 5, Please let Ellen know at eap313@gmail.com.
Additional dates are:
10/10, 10 am and 2pm
10/18, 10am and 1pm
10/24, 1:30 pm after the bridge rally
10/31, 10 am and 2pm
11/1, 10 am and 2 pm
We have people who can drive. We'd like to have two people go to doors each shift.
3. Write postcards to Get Out The Vote (GOTV).
There will be postcard writing parties at George Culver Community Library on Tuesday, September 29, 4:30-6 or Tuesday, October 6, 6-7:30.
If you prefer to write your postcards at home, pick some at one of the parties or contact Michele 4gooses@gmail.com Completed postcards must be returned prior to October 18!
4. Make Your Plan for No Kings, October 17.
Here are some options:
NO KINGS: VOTE EARLY BARABOO Demonstration and Leaflet Event
10 am - Noon
Sidewalk in front of Campbell Park Swimming Pool, 320 South Blvd, Baraboo.
Indivisible Baraboo
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1033720/
Indivisible Sauk Prairie
Because we are having a Bridge Rally the following week, our NO KINGS event will be to ask each person to text at least 10 people they know, urging them to vote early. If you have some language you think would be good, send it to us or discuss at our October meeting.
Look on Mobilize
Filter for an event that fits your schedule on Mobilize https://www.mobilize.us/
POSSIBLY: Visibility Brigade
We are thinking about the possibility of doing a Visibility Brigade event, if we can get a few folks to volunteer to help. Learn more here. and contact Michele 4gooses@gmail.com if you are interested in working on this.
Events & Announcements
There’s a lot going on!
Protecting Our Neighbors: ICE’s Impact on Sauk County
Saturday, October 3, 10:30 - 11:30 am
George Culver Library
615 Phillips Blvd., Sauk City
Join community members in Sauk County for a conversation about the county’s agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), known as a 287(g) agreement, and what it means for immigrant families and the broader community. Hear from leaders at Voces de la Frontera and the ACLU of Wisconsin about how the agreement works, its potential impacts, and current legal and legislative efforts related to immigration enforcement. There will also be an opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn about ways to get involved. Panelists include Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de la Frontera, and Heather Schwarz, attorney for the ACLU. Dave Considine will moderate.
October Monthly Meeting
Thursday, October 8, 6 pm
Sauk Prairie Police Department
640 13th St , Prairie du Sac
A Day of Power - No765Line United Against The Line
Tuesday, October 13, 10 am
Citizens from 10 Counties across Wisconsin will gather at the state capital to meet with legislators. Join us in having the conversations that could stand to impact the fate of the Maribell and BECI 765kV transmission lines. Participants can register to speak with legislators and/or register for a No765Line State of Campaign Address/Press conference at 4:30 pm (location to be disclosed via email).
Presentation by Ben Wikler
Tuesday, October 3, 4–5 pm
Old Feed Mill
114 Cramer st, Mazomanie
The former Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (2019 - 2025) will discuss his recent book This Is The Plan - How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy, which debuted at #3 on the NYT nonfiction list. Sponsored by Mazo Muddlers. Books will be available to purchase.
Culver’s Share Night
Tuesday, October 13, 3:45-8pm
To raise money for the ISP Betty Koehl/Dave Tremble Memorial Scholarship which is awarded to two Sauk Prairie High School Seniors every spring. Will need workers for 2- or 4-hour shifts. Email Michele 4gooses@gmail.com to volunteer 3:45-6 or 6-8pm on that date. It’s fun and easy.
Get Out The Vote Bridge Rally
October 24, 10 am - noon
Sauk bridge in Sauk City
Register:
Candidate Yard Signs
Ellen has them on her porch, including Crowley signs. Contact her at Eap313@gmail.com or 608-963-8451 for the address if you don't know it.
Thank you for all you do and remember to do what feels right for you, but do something.
Carol, for ISP
