Key actions for the upcoming week include the following:
TOMORROW, Monday, April 13, we will again be at our new location at Silverside Church, 2800 Silverside Road, Wilmington 19803. You may bring your own beverage to our new location. (See the Operations section for more details.). The speaker will be Jeremy Gruber, an expert on the issue of Open Primaries. We will also have postcards to distribute at this meeting.
School board elections are coming up on May 12th. Read more under Electoral Actions section below. Join First State Educate tomorrow (Monday, the 13th at 6:00 p.m.) via Zoom to learn about the importance of engaging in school board elections. To register, go to: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7hjABlQBSxOY77Xc-U95og#/registration.
This Tuesday the 14th, 1:00 p.m. SB 3 Rally at Legislative Hall, Dover. See details at Advocacy Action section.
Join the IHB Community Sing - Wednesday, April 15th, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Immanuel Church Highlands, 2400 W. 17th Street, Wilmington, DE 19806. We will sing our hearts out with tunes from the Beatles, Broadway, spirituals, and protest songs and then enjoy snacks, goodies, and wine afterwards.
This Thursday, April 16th – 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. - Honk and Wave. Theme: Stand-up for democracy and protest the immoral, lawless, unprovoked war on Iran. For details and information to share with friends, go to: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblehighlandsandbeyond/event/933615/.
Become a member of the IHB Push-Back Team. The team meets every Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. by Zoom. Contact Deb at dstravers@comcast.net to get the link.
Check-out the numerous actions in the Advocacy Update section, including:
Voting Rights - Lobby Day Opportunity - Tuesday, April 21, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. - Dover
LAST OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER - Click HERE. Virtual Training on April 14 at 5:00 p.m.
Immigration Support, go to www.newcastlehelp.org to learn more about this program and how you can support it's work.
If you look at our calendar on the IHB website or at all the action items in today's Sunday email, you will see important activities for almost every day of the week, sometimes more. We have need of your skills, whether you are an artist, a writer, an advocate, a public speaker, an attorney, a rally enthusiast, a willing worker, whatever your gift, there is a need for it in our endeavor. Just remember our motto,
Pick your lane, Pick your speed, And do Something!
The IHB Leadership Team
OPERATIONS
Mark Your Calendar - This Monday we will again be at our New Location
Continuing on Monday, April 13, we'll be trying out a new location to accommodate our ever-growing membership.
Time:4:00 - 5:00 p.m., doors open at 3:30 p.m. (no change from current start time, but a little more flexibility inend time, maybe 5:15 - 5:20 p.m.).
We're excited about this change and will test the new space by meeting there on Monday, April 13.Silverside has ample seating (150 or so) andplentiful parking. The church staff are happy to welcome us. The church does not serve beverages, but we are free to bring in, and take out, beverages of our choice.
The RESISTANCE WORK GROUP UPDATE is the new umbrella for the RALLY TEAM, IHB PUSH BACK, and some IMMIGRATION TEAM initiatives.
RALLY UPDATE
1. IHB Actions This Week
‼️ This Tuesday the 14th, 1:00 p.m. SB 3 Rally at Legislative Hall, Dover - See Advocacy Actions section for details.
‼️ This Thursday, April 16th – 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. - Honk and Wave. Theme: Stand-up for democracy and protest the immoral, lawless, unprovoked war on Iran. For details and information to share with friends, go to: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblehighlandsandbeyond/event/933615/.
(Next week’s Honk and Wave – April 23rd at 4:30 - will be across from the Fraim Center, 669 S. Union Street. Theme: Same as above AND promote May Day Strong.).
‼️ This Friday, April 17th - Bridge Visibility Brigade (every Friday, same time)
When: This Friday, April 17th, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Where: On the I-95 Pedestrian Overpass in Claymont. For directions, click HERE.
No need to bring signs - just wear weather-appropriate clothing and bring a flag to wave if you have one.
If weather conditions seem iffy (rain that might impact visibility and safety), check with bridge organizer LaNae Schaal (lanaesolomon@yahoo.com) by noon on Friday, to confirm that we're on.
‼️ 2. Make plans to participate in IHB's May Day Strong Actions – May 1st
We must keep up the momentum - keep building and flexing our resistance muscles - to save our democracy! As an immediate follow-up to No Kings 3, please join us this coming May Day for the "Workers Over Billionaires" National Day of Action where we will all stand together to demand:
Tax the rich so our families come first.
No ICE, no war, no private armies.
Expand democracy, not corporate rule.
Thousands of organizations are organizing a day of economic disruption. We need everyone in the fight for our democracy to simply “not cooperate” – to withhold our labor, our money, and our participation. On May 1st – International Workers’ Day – that looks like: No Work. No School. No Shopping. This day of noncooperation enables us to continue to build the power needed to stop the billionaire agenda and build a future for our families.
IHB's plans include two parts:
Make your plan now to participate in as much of the "no work, no school, no shopping" action as you are able. Not everyone can take part in all of these one-day stoppages, but let's all try to do as much as we can! And tell your kids, friends, and neighbors. For more information on May Day Strong, click HERE.
In partnership with Indivisible Newark, IHB is organizing a "Super Honk and Wave" rally on Friday, May 1st (around the noon hour), targeting key intersections along Rt. 2/Kirkwood Highway between Wilmington and Newark where groups of us will engage passing motorists with our "workers over billionaires" message.
Final details and a sign-up link are coming soon, but please save the date/time on your calendar now! We will contact everyone who signs-up (a few days before May 1), to confirm your specific intersection along Rt. 2.
‼️ 3. Two Other Protest Opportunities (Hosted by IHB Partners):
A “Signs of Fascism” silent witness is being organized by IHB member Ken Brick and needs participants; inquire about details directly to Ken (text or call 302-494-2590 and/or kenbrick@verizon.net). This would be a once per month, Sunday or Saturday (to be determined), prescheduled event, for 1 - 2 hours in locations in New Castle County and easternmost PA. Signs will be provided. Participants dress in all black and walk/stand in silent witness for that time. Ten to seventeen participants are needed. (Okay to get “stand ins” any month not available.).
April 13 - 14: We are America March is marching again from Philladelphia to DC and coming through Wilmington tomorrow and Tuesday. Please participate and/or support this effort as you are able!
What: A 160-mile march in defense of democracy and our Constitution. For more information, click HERE.
When: April 11 - 25 (Click HERE for detailed itinerary; walkers will be in Wilmington tomorrow and Tuesday.).
How to Participate: If you wish to join the walkers (even for one day) or want to donate to help cover walkers' costs, click HERE.
!! SUMMARY:IHB Push Back, part of the Resistance Work Group (RWG), aims to make it difficult for companies, institutions, and organized groups that are supporting the Trump Regime to continue to do so. Our goal is to make it embarrassing, uncomfortable, or financially disadvantageous for these companies/institutions to continue to support the Regime, by making the public, and especially their customers, aware of their actions.
If you are interested in what we are doing, join us. We meet every Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. by Zoom. Contact Deb at dstravers@comcast.net to get the link.
!! IHB Push Back continues to support the following initiatives which are focused on the Business pillar:
Shame on Citizens Bank (New Action This Week!)
Purge Palantir - FYI - NEW!
No Detention Camp Labor!
New Pillar: Education Pillar
Keep ICE Contractors out of College Athletics (Gayle Gibson).
We continue our action with the Legal Pillar for immigrants in danger of being deported.
Calling All Attorneys – Legal Aid for Immigrants.
But first, we tap into the Labor Pillar for our new economic boycott.
May Day Strong Campaign.
1.!! NEW - MAY DAY STRONG
Summary: Mass noncooperation takes coordination, training, and sustained effort. It takes all of us, talking to our neighbors, building relationships, and getting organized. And then, at a certain point, it becomes real and substantial enough to make mass change.
Noncooperation is simple in principle: we withhold our labor, our money, and our participation. We don’t go along. On May 1 (International Workers’ Day), that looks like no work – no school – no shopping!Workers, students, and families across the country are acting together to demand:
Tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first.
ICE out: no unchecked federal enforcement power in our communities.
Expand democracy, not corporate control; defend free and fair elections.
IHB will hold a series of Honk-and-Waves along Kirkwood Highway – See the Rally Update section for more details.
If you can’t be in the streets, you can still participate: If you can shut your business for the day or stay home from work and school. Teachers – show your students what it means to stand-up for your rights, teach them about workplace strikes, hold a “Recess or Study Hall” protest.
But here’s something every one of us can do: DON’T SHOP! Especially with the Billionaires – Boycott Amazon, Walmart, Target. And take the pledge:
There will be a robust social media campaign to GTWO (Get The Word Out). When you see an announcement on our IHB Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok pages, share it to on your personal page.
!! 2. SHAME ON CITIZENS BANK. (NEW ACTION THIS WEEK!)
Summary: We want to force Citizens Bank (CB) to quit funding CoreCivic and GEO, who build and run the for-profit prisons used to hold ICE detainees under deplorable conditions. Even with all the press coverage for the 11-state, multi-site protest on March 7, in the Boston Globe, PhiladelphiaInquirer, and the Rachel Maddow Show, Citizens Bank has not backed down. Dan Fitzpatrick, President of Mid-Atlantic Region has not responded to a request for a meeting. So, let’s keep up the pressure.
Action: Citizens Bank Annual Shareholders Meeting will be held in Rhode Island on April 23. Please EMAIL Kristin Silberberg, Head of Investor RelationsKristin.Silberberg@citizensbank.com to let her know that we are using social media to make shareholders aware of their immoral actions:
Sample Email: Please customize with your own words!
Subject: Stop Financing ICE Prisons
Dear Kristin Silberberg,Head of Investor Relations
I am calling on Citizens Bank to immediately end its financial relationships with CoreCivic and The GEO Group (GEO) and commit publicly to never financing private immigration detention or prison companies again.
Your team says you “engage with companies that conduct their business in a lawful manner.” Not only have CoreCivic and GEO faced extensive allegations of human rights abuses, but they are also central to the expansion of a system that is threatening the very principle of due process, a system that has imprisoned thousands of children—including hundreds for longer than the court-prescribed limit.
Citizens Bank cannot honor their commitment to fostering strong communities while profiting from companies that are instrumental in inflicting these harms. The choice is yours: align your actions with your stated values or continue down a path that will permanently link your brand to harmful detention practices.
Sincerely, Name and State
Continue to re-post Deb’s IHB Facebook social media posts to your own Facebook page.
Summary: Palantir, a multi-billion-dollar surveillance company run by far-right billionaires Peter Thiel and Alex Karp, is trying to curry favor with key Committee Members on the Appropriations, Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Foreign Relations Committees. It’s time to tell Congress to take the pledge - no dirty Palantir money! We are joining the American Friends Service Committee’s (AFSC) Purge Palantir from Politics campaign, to keep dirty Palantir money from reaching our MOC’s campaigns. AFSC launched Palantir Payroll - a donation tracker that reveals which Democrats and Republicans that receive Palantir donations. Check out the full list here: https://purgepalantir.com/the-palantir-payroll/.
We discovered Senator Chris Koon’s name on the list with a modest donation of $27,500 from Palantir. Nancy Martin of our IHB Push Back Team contacted Senator Coons on behalf of IHB to make him aware of this. Nancy asked him to donate the contribution to the Delaware HELP organizations, who are working to help immigrant families with food, healthcare, legal aid getting them to their immigration court appointments. We are awaiting his response. We are not aware of any contributions to Senator Blunt-Rochester or Representative McBride.
Action: Send an email to Senator Lisa Blunt-Rochester and Representative Sarah McBride using Democracy I/O asking them to take the pledge to decline any contributions from Palantir. Click HERE for a sample email, but please modify it, using your own words.
Background: One of ICE’s top corporate collaborators and technology enablers is Palantir Technologies, a multi-billion-dollar surveillance company run by far-right billionaires Peter Thiel and Alex Karp. Palantir donates MILLIONS in political donations to Congress and receives BILLIONS in federal contracts. Palantir’s technology helps ICE track, abduct, and arrest people.
Summary: We are partnering with the Indivisible Philadelphia Group on a campaign to target companies that use cheap prison labor (or use vendors who do so). Unfortunately, this is legal and considered part of the punishment. Afew of these companies have crossed the line and started using ICE detainee labor, which is illegal. These companies get around this issue by calling the detainees “students”. We want assurances that these companies won’t start using immigrant detainees in this way.
We launched this letter writing campaign eleven weeks ago, inspired by Professor Timothy Snyder. So far
over 800 people from the area are participating. For
those of you who have been participating, thank you!
Action: We want companies to pledge NOT to use ICE detainee labor or use contractors that do. Letters will go out to two target companies each week. The letters should be mailed to the companies. Here’s the HOW TO:
This week’s companies are Archer Daniels Midland Company, a food manufacturing company that produces, processes, transports, stores, and merchandizes agricultural products, commodities, and ingredients, like wheat and corn, and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc., an American multinational chain of fried chicken restaurants. When you sign-up to write letters, you will get the background information on the companies and how they are using prison labor in their operations
!! 5. KEEP ICE CONTRACTORS OUT OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS
Summary: Colleges and Universities routinely use charter flights to get their athletes to “away” games. Unfortunately, some of these charter companies also work for ICE, running deportation flights. Human Rights First has been publishing a monthly report on ICE flights. One of these airlines, GlobalX, had a $5M contract for teams participating in the NCAA March Madness tournament. To see the full report click HERE.
We want local colleges and universities, or your alma mater to "de-ICE" their athletic departments.
Action: Contact the Alumnae Office or Athletic Department at your alma mater and ask them which airline flies their athletes to away games. If it’s one of these, implore them to find another airline. You can threaten to withhold alumnae donations.
Sample Letter:
I'm writing today to express my condemnation of the [University’s] charter contract with [Airline], for student athletes. I am aware that [Airline] also operates ICE deportation flights. My values, and the broader values of your university, are in firm disagreement with any kind of business relationship between [University] and [Airline].
I urge you to drop the charter flight contract with [Airline]. There are always other options, other airlines, that actually have and abide by ethics and human rights standards.When [University] uses airlines that conduct ICE deportation flights, it tells us that the dignity and worth of those communities — our communities — is not a priority.
Sincerely,
Background:
A plane carries 157 people to a detention camp in chains. Hours later, a college athletic team boards the same plane, buckles into the same seats, and flies to a game. Your university may be booking one of these flights. Your tuition and our tax dollars are paying for this, along with your alumnae donations, or athletic Booster Club. Also, some of these airlines have poor safety records and other regulatory issues.
Summary: IHB Push Back is teaming-up with Beth Anne Gluck’s Immigration Advocacy Team to identify practicing, retired, and out-of-state attorneys to fill gaps in the legal process for immigrants who are being threatened with detention and deportation.
Action: Pro bono attorneys are needed to (1) draft habeas petitions in federal court for detainees and/or (2) represent detainees in the immigration administrative court, located in Philadelphia. There are several nonprofits leading the charge on these volunteer positions. For those who have not done habeas work before, the nonprofits would like the attorney to take a training prior to volunteering.
Background: The Immigration Court system is buried right now with all of the new detainees being rounded up for deportation. There aren’t enough immigration attorneys or judges to manage the workload. Timing is critical to file the necessary briefs before the detainee is deported without due process.
If you would like more information on the processes and the nonprofits, please reach out to Tricia McCarthy at tricia.ann.mccarthy@gmail.com.
ELECTORAL ACTIONS
1. Postcards
NEW PROJECT: At tomorrow's Monday meeting, postcards to Philadelphia voters will be handed out for members to work on from home. This is fast-turnaround project; cards must be mailed asap or no later than April 20th. (Postcards will also be available for pick-up from the Evantash’s front porch, 2302 W. 16th Street.). This batch of cards is going to Philadelphia homes where records indicate there are no registered voters. This campaign, which is done in partnership with Indivisible Philadelphia, is focused on motivating residents (potential voters in this important swing state) to register, so they are ready to vote in the Primary and General Election in 2026.
REMINDER: We need to finish-up the postcards to Georgia voters. If you took a packet to work on from home, please return it to Sarah Baylin at the Monday meeting, return it to the drop-off bin on the Evantash's porch - 2302 W. 16th Street, or mail the postcards yourself, no later than this Wednesday (April 15th).
2. School board elections are coming up all across Delaware on Tuesday, May 12th. Make your plan to vote now!
As you know, when we invest in our public schools, it’s not just good for the children who attend them; it’s ultimately good for each of us and for our entire community. As ACLU-DE says, “By choosing who shapes our schools, we shape the future of our entire communities.” To read more about some of the issues impacted by our school boards, click HERE. Please make it a priority to be a school board voter and encourage your neighbors and friends to do the same!
In consultation with education leaders in our community, IHB is not “endorsing” any specific candidate this year or organizing the “Dear Neighbor” letter/lit drop as we have done in the past. [Note: IHB first got actively involved in school board races several years ago when MAGA-type candidates (remember Patriots of Delaware? Moms for Liberty?). Because there are no similar threatening candidates in our area running for school board this time around, the Electoral Work Group is not recommending specific candidates or organizing volunteers on their behalf.].
Please review the candidate’s websites, come to IHB’s Monday meeting on April 27, to hear from Yvonne Johnson (Lead School Board Consultant for First State Educate; President of the National PTA), talk to friends and neighbors, and decide for yourself who to vote for – but please DO vote.
Resources and Information to be an Informed School Board Voter:
!! 1. Join First State Educate tomorrow (Monday the 13th) via Zoom to learn about the importance of engaging in school board elections. To register, go to: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7hjABlQBSxOY77Xc-U95og#/registration.
!! 2. Make your plan to vote on May 12th. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please note that your polling place may be different from the general election.
All residents who live within the boundaries of a school district who are U.S. citizens and 18 years and older can vote in that district’s school board election. You do not need to be a registered voter to vote.
All residents of a school district are permitted to vote in each nominating district race, regardless of the nominating district in which they reside.
!! 3. Information about School Board Races in Northern New Castle County
Here’s a quick summary of each school board election in Northern NCC. (Note again: All residents of a school district are permitted to vote in each nominating district race, regardless of the nominating district in which they reside.).
In Brandywine: Nominating Districts D and F have elections this year, but the candidates are running unopposed (District D: John Skrobot; District F: Kristen Bruce), so there is NO ELECTION THIS YEAR, per Delaware Code.
In Red Clay: Nominating District C and F have elections this year. (District C: Incumbent Vic Leonard vs. Jenny Howard; District F: Najma Landis is unopposed).
In Christina: Nominating Districts A, B, F, and G have elections this year. (District A: Celita Cherry vs. Charlene “AMINA” Sams; District B: Monica Moriak is unopposed; District F: Stephanie Ingram is unopposed; District G: Lauren Sawin is unopposed).
In Colonial: Nominating Districts E, F, G have elections this year. (District E: Keenan Dorsey is unopposed; District F: Rasheeda J. Campbell vs. Dawn Green; District G: Kayode Abegunde vs. incumbent Carlos Dipres).
ADVOCACY ACTIONS
Save the contact information below on your computer and/or in your phone:
Sarah McBride: 202-225-4165 or 302-830-2330; https://mcbride.house.gov/contact. The Honorable Sarah McBride 1105 North Market Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, DE 19801
[If you have not tried it, please take a look at Democracy I/O. This tool will allow you to send an e-mail to all three of our MOCs with just a few clicks.].
As part of our on-going advocacy efforts, the following are actions for your attention and action this week:
!! 1. To: ALL IHB members - Voting Rights Rally and the Senate vote for SB 3 (first leg of amendment process).
Summary: An opportunity to celebrate with other voting rights activists and legislators the passage of the voting bills (see below). Then you can be present for the final vote of SB 3 in the Delaware Senate to complete the first leg of the amendment. Bruce Dalleo, IHB Voting Rights team co-chair, will speak at the rally for IHB's involvement.
When:Tuesday, April 14, 1:00 p.m. Rally and 2:00 p.m Vote.
Where:Legislative Hall, 411 Legislative Avenue, Dover, DE 19901.
Details:Rally will be on the East steps of Legislative Hall (facing the Green) and the Vote in the chamber.
Bring a sign about voting, if you wish. For example: “Voting Matters”, “Your Vote is Your Voice”, “Expand Voting for ALL”.
Background:SB 2 (Early In-person Voting) passed the first leg of the amendment vote in both the DE House and Senate on March 26. SB 3 (No Excuse Absentee Voting) passed the DE House on March 26 and will have the final vote of the first leg of the amendment at 2:00 p.m. on April 14.
Permanent Absentee Voting was removed from the bill that the House passed and so the Senate needs to pass that amended bill. Permanent Absentee Voting remains available, but it needs to be put into the DE Constitution to protect it from future challenges. There is a movement to create another Constitutional amendment to do that.
Please let Bruce Dalleo (bdalleo@aol.com) know if you need a ride to Dover.
!! 2. To: All IHB Members – Immigration – Advocacy
Summary: From Indivisible National: On April 25, we’re joining Detention Watch Network and Disappeared in America for a coordinated, nationwide mobilization against the Trump administration's reckless expansion of ICE warehouse detention centers. We’re pushing local governments to:
Abandon any plans to construct new detention centers or convert existing warehouses into detention centers.
Refuse to provide any public funding, permits, services, or cooperation that would enable DHS or ICE to operate a detention facility.
Require transparency and community consent before any federal detention action.
Take Action: Sign-up for the training call on Tuesday, April 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT. You’ll hear directly from organizers at a frontline site about what they're planning, receive resources to find out if a detention center is being planned in your area, and get tools and support to host a safe, peaceful, and effective event in your community. (The call will be recorded. If you can’t join us on Tuesday, please register and we’ll send you a link to the recording.).
Background: The warehousing of human beings is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes. These procurements are a threat to the basic human rights of our immigrant neighbors and the due process rights of everyone in this country.
!! 3. To: All IHB Members - Immigration Advocacy - Education
Summary: New Castle HELP, modeled after a successful Sussex HELP program, is a volunteer-driven effort to support Delaware's immigrant families in crisis as a result of a family member’s deportation or detention. Most of the time, it is the family breadwinner who is picked up, leaving women, children, and elderly family members vulnerable.
Take Action: Go to www.newcastlehelp.org to learn more about this program and how you can support it's work.
Background: Last year, over 500 people were apprehended by ICE in Delaware. Delaware’s immigrant neighbors, who live and work amongst us, are living in fear of being disappeared, detained, or deported. Children aren’t going to school, fearful of leaving home and not seeing their parents at the end of the school day. Health care practitioners are seeing fewer of their immigrant patients. Some immigrants are afraid to leave home to go to work, the grocery store, or attend services at their respective places of worship. We are a state of neighbors who look out for one another. Let's stand-up and show-up for our immigrant neighbors!
4. To: Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (contacts 1 and 2 above) and Representative Sarah McBride (contact 3 above).
Summary: Trump’s unauthorized war in Iran continues to escalate, resulting in retaliatory attacks killing civilians across the middle east. Now Congress is considering a request for billions more to fund this war, which most Americans do not support.
Take Action: Urge your members of Congress to oppose all funding for this war, to demand transparency and accountability from the administration, and to continue to support War Powers Resolutions to require congressional approval for continued hostilities in the Middle East.
!! 5. To:All IHB members – Voting Rights - Lobby Day Opportunity - LAST OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER.
Summary:Please consider registering to attend the Lobby Day for Voting Rights hosted by our partner, ACLU of Delaware.
When: Tuesday, April 21, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Where:Legislative Hall, 411 Legislative Avenue, Dover, DE 19901.
Details: Breakfast and lunch are included.
No prior experience is needed.
You must also attend a virtual training session prior to the Lobby Day. The virtual training date will be April 14 at 5:00 p.m.
Take action: Space is limited. Registration is required at this link: Click HERE.
Also, please text Sally Barclay (515-708-0489) if you need a ride or can take other members to Dover for this event.
Background: We have been working for several sessions, along with the ACLU of Delaware, to pass voting legislation. Early, In-person Voting (SB 2) and an amended version of No Excuse Absentee Voting (SB 3) passed the first leg of the amendment process on March 26. They will both need to pass again during the 2027-2028 Assembly.
This Lobby Day will be an opportunity to thank legislators for their support of these bills and to advocate for the remaining voting bills (below) directly with legislators.
HB 88 - Same Day Registration.
HB 180 - Restore Voting Rights to People with Felony Convictions.
Delaware State Voting Rights Act (VRA), if it is introduced prior to the Lobby Day.
The Social Capital Work Group - We Build Community.
“What really matters from the point of view of social capital and civic engagement is not merely nominal membership, but active and involved membership.” Robert Putnam
Spring is Here And so is the IHB Spring MINGLE!
Thursday, June 18th, 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. Ed Oliver Golf Club 800 N. duPont Road Wilmington, DE 19807
!! It’s time to buy your ticket to the SPRING MINGLE, an evening event for IHBers to gather together, share some laughs, relax, and build social capital. Forty dollars will buy you a buffet dinner and amazing desserts, and a cash bar will offer all your favorite libations. Celebrate INDIVISIBLE SPIRIT!
Jill Gaumer and Linnea Goddess will handle the ticket sales. Payment should be received by June 11th to reserve your place.
Pay in one of the following ways to reserve your place.
Venmo:@jill-gaumer phone is 302-354-0074.
An old fashion bank check made out to Jill Gaumer (please note this for the IHB dinner) and mail to Jill at 733 Ambleside Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808.
Give your check to Linnea Goddess at the Monday meeting.
!! IHB Community Sing – Join the fun, all voices welcome.
Wednesday, April 15th 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Immanuel Church Highlands, 2400 W. 17th Street, Wilmington, DE 19806.
Stay afterwards for drinks, food, and conversation with other singers.
We sing joyfully on the third Wednesday of each month.
!! Friday, May 1st, at 6:00 p.m. at the Chase Center on the Riverfront - 2026 First State Dinner (formerly the JJ Dinner). NOTE: April 17 is the last day to sign up to attend.
Join other IHB members at the Delaware Democratic Party’s signature annual event that brings together leaders, supporters, and partners from across Delaware for an inspiring evening focused on the work ahead.
The keynote speaker this year is U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock of Georgia.And, special guest, Delaware's own Joe Biden. Join in for an exceptional evening of great food, great conversation, and a powerful demonstration of Delaware Democratic unity and purpose.
!!Saturday, April 18, 10:15 a.m. - Noon - IHB Neighborly Connections – We have only a few more places for facilitators to work with small groups where IHBers can gather, get to know one another, and be energized by new and not-so-new friends.
If you think you might want to be a small group facilitator with Neighborly Connections, but want to learn more about Neighborly Connections, please join us.
Questions answered and suggestions valued. Come for a light breakfast on Saturday, April 18, 10:15 a.m. - Noon at the Brandywine Library, 1300 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803.
New Member Meeting – Learn about IHB’s structure and how you can help.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Please RSVP to jill.gaumer@gmail.com to reserve your spot. The location will be provided when you RSVP.
!! Many, many thanks to:
15 IHB volunteers who worked at the Delaware Food Bank packing 361 boxes. 35 lbs. each, totally almost 13,000 lbs. of food for Delaware’s needy senior citizens.
The many IHB members who contributed food items to the Lutheran Community Services on our first Monday of the month collection.
Planning Ahead for the Calendar
Thursday, April 16th, After Hours Group. 6:30 p.m. (Always the third Thursday of the month.). Our group is for IHB members who can’t make the Monday 4:00 p.m. meetings. Join us in the back room at Panera’s on 2311 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803. Let Courtney Simmons know that you are coming - Courtney Simmons - courtney.lynne.simmons@gmail.com.
Friday, May 15, Hike with Mary Holmes, on endangered Species Day. Details TBD.
Tuesday, June 9, 9:00 a.m. - Noon - Volunteer at the Delaware Food Bank. Register at: https://vhub.at/IHB.
MONDAY MEETINGS
!! Unless noted otherwise, all meetings start at 4:00 p.m. and take place at Silverside Church, 2800 Silverside Road, Wilmington 19803. Please come join us!
Tomorrow, Monday, April 13, 2026 - This meeting will also be in our new location, Silverside Church, 2800 Silverside Road, Wilmington 19803. Our speaker will be Jeremy Gruber, an expert on the issue of Open Primaries. We will also have postcards to distribute at this meeting.
Monday, April 20, 2026 - This meeting will also be in our new location, Silverside Church, 2800 Silverside Road, Wilmington 19803. As part of the Electoral Work Group's "Candidate Speaker Series", SD 1 Senator Dan Cruce will make his campaign pitch (his vision and policy platform, etc.) and answer questions from IHB members.
Monday, April 27, 2026 - This meeting will also be in our new location, Silverside Church, 2800 Silverside Road, Wilmington 19803. Yvonne Johnson, President of the National PTA, will be our speaker discussing local school board elections.
Reminders: Please come early (3:45 p.m.), to give yourself time to socialize so that we may start promptly at 4:00 p.m. You may bring your own beverage to our new location.Please just throw your trash away in the receptacle provided. Members are encouraged to wear their IHB name tags.
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Indivisible Highland and Beyond’s mission: Preserve and expand participation in our democracy by electing pro-democracy candidates and by promoting legislation and policies that advance an inclusive, representative democracy.
