INDIVISIBLE Lambertville NJ / New Hope PA

Category: Organizations

  • ILNH Gathering March 19, 2023 | Speaker Martha Hickson – Resources

    Indivisible-Lambertville resources

  • ACTION: Help Your Local Non-Profits

    Food Pantries – The non-profits supporting those in need are in need themselves as the number of people accessing their operations continues to increase. This link is a one stop shop to all the local food pantries in Hunterdon, Bucks and beyond https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/nj-lambertville. Monetary donations allow them to stock what is most needed and eliminates the need for you to shop and deliver. 

    Meals on Wheels Volunteers Needed (Hunterdon) – Volunteer drivers are needed for the delivery of meals from 11 AM to 1 PM Monday through Friday. This is a vital service to some of our most vulnerable residents in Hunterdon County.  Protocols are being put into place so there isn’t face-to-face contact with the meal recipients. Details on Meals on Wheels locations will be provided to interested volunteers. If you know of any interested residents in your community, please have them contact either Human Resources Director Grace Kelly at gkelly@co.hunterdon.nj.us or Deputy Chief of Staff Brad Myhre at bmyhre@co.hunterdon.nj.us.

    Lebanon Site:
    Needs Drivers for each of the following locations:
    Clinton, Quakertown, Jutland/Pattenburg, Hampton/Glen Gardner, Califon, Tewksbury, Annandale, High Bridge and Lebanon.

    Flemington Site:
    Needs a Driver for each of the following locations:
    Senior Housing, Flemington Central, Flemington South, Flemington North, Flemington/Ringoes, Whitehouse, Frenchtown, Milford, Alexandria, Lambertville and Stockton.

    Know of other non-profit community groups aiding people in need at this time? Post in the comment below.

  • GOTV PA – Lock in the Keystone State!

    As the summer of our discontent veers toward the fall elections, it’s time to kick up our activism. Distractions abound. Beachcombing, picnics, lounging poolside, relaxing time with family and friends, all provide a necessary antidote to the toxicity that threatens to envelope us, but one thing is for sure – burying our heads in the sand will not make “IT” go away.

    More, with the student volunteers soon heading back to school, there will be a void in the campaigns that needs to be filled. From the increasingly palpable impacts of climate change on the environment to the outright horror of toddlers and children separated from their parents and imprisoned to what can only be called “Traitorgate”, we must take a stand now.

    CALL TO ACTION*
    Wherever you live, now’s the time to organize your neighbors and community. Go on out and knock on doors, invite friends and neighbors over for a fundraiser or meet and greet, be it a coffee klatch or a cocktail party. We need to get together and WIN!

    PA candidates running for election that can turn PA blue include:
    Helen Tai for State Rep in the 178th Assembly District
    Steve Santarsiero for State Senator in the 10th Senatorial District
    Scott Wallace for Congress in the 1st Congressional District
    Bob Casey for US Senator
    John Fetterman for Lt. Governor
    Tom Wolf for Governor

    PA Upcoming Events, Activities & Fundraisers*:
    August 5th, Sun., 2-4pm – Meet & Greet with Meredith Buck Down on the Farm at Three Fawn Farm, 77 Walter Rd, Chalfont.Activities for Kids!$25 for admission (kids under 15 -free!)

    For more info please email Mary Chalich

    Aug. 15th, Wed., 6-8pm – Helen TaiHosted by Steve & Sue Saddlemire and Colin Unsworth & Sparky MorrisonAddress given upon RSVP

    Please RSVP to Rachel at 215-908-1792 or rachel@helentai.com or click HERE

    September 15, Sat., 6-8pm – Helen Tai Hosted by Judy and Jim Finn, Jason and Allison Glickman, and Elissa and Jeffrey DatzAddress provided upon RSVP

    RSVP to Rachel at 215-908-1792 or rachel@helentai.com

    Click HERE to purchase your tickets in advance

    For more information click HERE

    If you can’t make any of the events or volunteer, but would still like to contribute: Donate to the Bucks County Democratic Committee

    *Resources and calendar of events will be updated monthly. If you are planning events or activities, or want to get involved, please contact LisaBergson0@gmail.com
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    For more information, additional resources, and ways to get involved*:
    Bucks County Blue: Great source for info on all races and candidates in Bucks, including upcoming events and voter registration.
    Warwick First: Site for this fledgling group in an entrenched red community. Can we flip it? Ride the Blue Wave!
    Buckingham Voices: “Concerned citizens, empowered and in motion.” Smart, active team committed to educating and empowering folks in our area. buckinghamvoices@gmail.com
    Newtown Democrats: Newly energized by their victories in November, this organization is working to widen its reach.
    Solebury Democrats: Lively, up-to-date site, with excellent content.
    Indivisible: Provides a wealth of information and ready-made materials, ranging from Elections 101, Voting Rights, and Voting Suppression, Voter Registration, Endorsement Guides, and more.
    SwingLeft: Nationwide organization dedicated to flipping Congressional districts like ours.
    Flippable: Mounting a Blue Wave Tsunami across the states.

  • WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Federalist Society and Influencing the Court

    The Federalist Society (FS) is a very powerful, right wing, political organization that has succeeded in placing an unprecedented five lawyers on the supreme court. In addition, 17 of Trump’s 18 Federal Court appointments are members and were recommended by the Society to Trump. Federalist Society Supreme Court Justices so far include Scalia, Roberts, Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch. In addition, Trump’s latest nomination to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanugh is another recommendation.

    The organization started off in alignment with traditional conservative values but has since drifted to become a radical and dangerous organization. The Federalist Society was founded in 1982 by conservatives from the Reagan administration and failed Reagan Supreme Court nominee, Robert Bork. It started out innocently enough with an objective that is consistent with general conservative principles such as preserving freedom, separation of governmental powers and avoiding judicial activism by strictly interpreting the law as it is written.

    The group is funded by some of the wealthiest and politically active conservatives including the Koch Brothers and the Mercer family in addition to the late oil baron, Richard Mellon Scaife. The organization has about 70,000 members. The same people who fund and control the Federalist Society also fund the campaigns of the Republican presidential candidates, making intricate connections between the Federalist Society and the Republican Party.
    The organization acts as a fraternity and center for the cultivation of hard right, conservative attorneys. They have a presence on the campus of the most powerful Law Schools including Harvard and Yale where they started. Members are cultivated for federal jobs and judgeships. The most committed and connected members make it to the short list for appointments.

    Their goal is to stack the courts with the most conservative judges. Prior to their formation, both Democrat and Republican Presidents used the recommendation of the American Bar Association who rates judges based on their qualifications and not ideology. Ideology certainly played into the process of each President but not as strongly as it does today.

    Aside stacking the courts, the Federalist Society is the force behind efforts to destroy the New Deal Social Safety Net (Social Security, Medicare), giving all corporations the right of free speech (and unlimited political contributions), giving corporations religious protections even if they are not religious organizations, hence allowing them to be exempt from Obamacare regulations (Hobby Lobby), and they oppose the spread of Islam. They also hold that women and LGBT members are not in a “protected class” under constitutional law.