Summary: ISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES AND ACTIONS FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2019 Opening: Electoral college: vital or vestigial organ? The most recent dust up involving AOC prompts the question. Segment 1: Senator Toi Hutchinson was one of the key representatives in the state legislature responsible for passing the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. She joined the podcast recently to discuss the act and it’s affect on public safety, public health, taxes, and criminal justice reform. Segment 2: Rose Colacino is Election Security/Voters' Rights Lead for Indivisible Illinois. Action steps from Public Citizen, the Mueller Book Club, Senator Ron Wyden and others: ●Letters-to-the-editor ●Regular calls to our Senators demanding they put pressure on McConnell ●Day-of-Action on Sept 17. DAY-OF-ACTION SEPT 17 in Chicago in front of Sens. Duckworth and Durbin's office. Located at the Kluczynski Federal Building. The goal is to promote the passage of federal legislation by Sen. Maj. Leader Mitch McConnell and key Republicans. 1) Watch the webinar recording on Secure Our Vote here: https://www.facebook.com/SecureOurVote/ 2) Take action to secure our elections now: https://secureourvote.us/take-action/ Please contact Rose Colacino at rcolacino@indivisibleil.com if interested in learning more about how you can help secure our votes. Rose’s group is also available to join you on appointments to your State Rep and State Senators. RIGGED: THE VOTER SUPPRESSION PLAYBOOK FREE Film Screening -- Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook Monday September 9, 6pm - 8pm Sulzer Library 4455 N. Lincoln Ave Narrated by Jeffrey Wright, Rigged chronicles how our right to vote is being undercut by a decade of dirty tricks - including the partisan use of gerrymandering and voter purges, and the gutting of the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court. The film captures real-time voter purges in North Carolina and voter intimidation in Texas. Watch the trailer: http://bit.ly/2ZuWjJF RESERVE YOUR SPOT: http://bit.ly/2PHxUMW
