Indivisible Chicago Podcast

Illinois State Rep Ann Williams comes on the pod to discuss HB40 and reminds us that this bill is sitting on Governor Rauner's desk. She also tells about the first state anti-privacy bill, Geolocation Privacy Protection Act HB3449. Learn more about digital privacy here: https://digitalprivacyalliance.org/ As we celebrate July 4, our history correspondent (and Tom's brother), David Moss comes on to give us some perspective.

We go to the Rally to save the ACA at Federal Plaza, see the mobile billboard and talk to JB Pritzker. Dan answers the call from Senator Durbin's office. Jessica Gimeno tells how personal the ACA is and how important it is to save it. And Steve Held tells us what Indivisible Chicago Northwest Side is doing to save ACA through phone banking.

This week’s podcast is dedicated to health care. Dan tells his personal story about being on the Affordable Care Act and how he uses the Amplify App to contact his representatives. You can get the details here: https://www.indivisiblechicago.com/amplify Dan connected with Senator Tammy Duckworth to ask her what she was going to do to stand up against the ACA repeal. Carrie Chapman, Director of Policy at Legal Council for Health Justice, goes deep into how dependent Illinois is on the health care act and describes the far-reaching ramifications of its repeal. Scott Cross tells us all about the Illinois Health Care Truth Tour—a mobile billboard will be at events around the state to hold Republican reps accountable for their vote for the AHCA and against their constituents. The bill is so bad even Trump thinks it’s mean. Tell your friends to donate to the project at the following link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/signsforsellouts

Tom returns from a hiking trip where he was disconnected to the internet and gets updated on Comey in America and May in the UK. We talk about the Indivisible Illinois project Signs for Sellouts, which aims to put up billboards in the districts of Illinois’ reps who voted for the fiasco of a Republican health care bill. Constituents will be reminded that they were sold out for the sake of loyalty to Trump and the GOP. Go here to donate today: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/signsforsellouts We recorded this week’s interview with Alderman and gubernatorial candidate Ameya Pawar the day the Pritzker FBI tapes were reported, and we got his reaction. He also told us how he would keep people from fleeing Illinois, how he’d increase revenue, and why he doesn’t really care about who’s an insider and who’s an outsider. Here’s the story about how Ameya Pawar won the election for Alderman in the 47th Ward. https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/ameya-pawar-city-council-election/Content?oid=3349408 We also chat with Indivisible member Robin Dusek about the Witness Slip Project and how this fairly simple thing can have a serious impact on legislation.

Each week, Dan and Tom catch up on the week’s events, talk to Indivisible Chicago’s neighborhood leads and talk to a variety of people in the resistance movement—elected officials, activists and scholars. We adhere to the tenets of the Indivisible Guide, which is focused on direct positive action we mere mortals can take to affect change in our government.In this week’s episode, we talk with State Senator and gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss about what he really thinks about Rauner and Madigan. He talks about what’s wrong with Illinois and what he’d like to do as governor.The week climate denial goes mainstream seems like a good time for a March for Truth. We report back with discussions about the power of protest with representatives Mike Quigley, Jan Schakowsky, Robin Kelly, and ALCU of Illinois Executive Director Colleen Connell. We caught up with one of the organizers, Julia Kline, at the end of the march for a recap of the day.

May 29, 2017 The Indivisible Chicago Podcast is finally on the air, or at least in your ears. Welcome! We're glad you found us. Once you listen to the cast and know for sure that you love it, please go to iTunes and subscribe, rate us, and write a review. Doing this helps other people find us, but even more important bolsters our fragile egos. In this week’s episode, Dan and Tom talk about how they got involved with Indivisible Chicago, the resistance movement, and what they hope to accomplish with this podcast. Dan did his part, but ultimately, things did not work out in Montana. Quist came closer than expected, but not close enough. Still, is this good news or bad news for the Resistance?They also reflect on the first half year of the Resistance Movement. In focusing on Trump, are we also focusing on the agenda Democratic party?For that matter, what is the agenda of the Democratic party? This conversation was sparked by a recent article in The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/142425/path-resistance-promise-perils-democrats-fight-against-trump. See also Salon. http://www.salon.com/2017/05/17/future-of-the-resistance-where-does-the-anti-trump-movement-go-from-here/ Tom talks to Jason Rieger, director and founder of Indivisible Chicago about how angst and agony lead to action and organization. We also talk to Indivisible Lincoln Square leader Jessica Droeger about what’s going on in her neighborhood and how the prep is coming for the March for Truth on June 3, 11 am in Federal Plaza. The March is an Indivisible Chicago sponsored event, which means there are bills to pay. Consider dropping a few coins in the hat at https://www.gofundme.com/marchfortruthchi. Next week, State Senator and gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss, and Julia Kline on the March for Truth. Thanks for listening. Thanks for subscribing. Thanks for rating us high and writing a review. And thanks for remaining Indivisible, Chicago!

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