SEPTEMBER 18, 2025
Honk & Wave
Saturday, Sept. 20
Noon to 1 p.m. — 11th and Montana Ave
Let’s make this Saturday’s protest the biggest by far! Join us on one of the three corners with signs showing our commitment to Civility, Tolerance, Free Speech, Peaceful Disagreement, and Non-violence. Make those signs BIG. Be there and be bold!
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Save Democracy at NO KINGS II
Saturday, October 18
Indivisible Helena will again bring our community together to demonstrate our mass opposition to the authoritarian takeover of our federal government. We need this NO KINGS to be BIGGER than the first one! Be there and bring friends! Let’s Stand Up and Stand Together!
Details will be announced soon. In the meantime, you can register for our No Kings event at mobilize.us/nokings/event/839523. Registration helps organizers plan for crowd sizes, share important updates, and build the network we’ll need to keep the movement growing.
Please reserve October 18, noon to 1 p.m. for No Kings II!
We’ll need volunteers before, during, and after the rally, so please get ready to get involved in the “production.” AND, everyone’s one big task is to bring friends to the rally: the main reason for having these events is to grow the resistance.
Note: A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.
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No Kings October Mobilization Kick-Off Call
The online presentation will start at 6 p.m. MDT
Join NATIONAL INDIVISIBLE to learn more about the vision, urgency, and strategy behind this national day of action. Whether you’re brand new or a seasoned organizer, the time to act is now!
Sign up here for the 9/18: mobilize.us/nokings/event/839315/
Six related events are on the IH’s Solidarity Calendar, covering Host Preparation, Media and Messaging, Safety and Security Training, and Know Your Rights (some events are repeated). All are taken from the nokings.org/#map page.
Register for the Kick-Off Call
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Membership Meeting Alert: Change of Plans!
Indivisible Helena’s September Membership Meeting rescheduled from September 24 to Wednesday October 1, 6 – 7:30
Meeting place: Basement, the Livestock Building — the building with the Women’s Mural, across Broadway from The Base Camp, 2 N Last Chance Gulch. The entrance faces north towards the Double Tree Hotel (we did the NO KINGS sign painting there). Go down the stairs, and turn right.
Come get updates on the No Kings event and what tasks need volunteers. This event needs many helping hands! And you can meet your fellow Indivisibles!
This Week’s To-Do List
Resist in Helena!
1. Call Representative Troy Downing
(202) 225-3211
Demand Representative Troy Downing sign the discharge petition and force a vote to RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES immediately.
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2. Attend Transparent Election Initiative Presentation
Jeff Mangan of the Transparent Election Initiative is holding an event on Sept. 24th at the Helena College Lecture Hall from 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Jeff, former Commissioner of Political Practices for the state of Montana, is leading an extremely important effort to get an initiative on the state ballot for November 2026, which would essentially nullify Citizens United in Montana and prevent dark money (corporate big donations) from contributing to Montana political campaigns.
Come find out more about how we can possibly take our democracy out of the hands of the billionaires. Former Governor Marc Racicot will also speak at this event.
Get Details and Register for the Presentation
Support IH and NO KINGS
Throw some progressive cash to defeat authoritarian trash!
We are going to have some significant expenses for No Kings on Oct 18: please consider a donation via this link to the Indivisible Helena ActBlue donation portal or use the QR code below. Your information will remain private — neither IH nor ActBlue shares or sells personal data
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Mutual Aid Opportunity: Waking Giant seeking donations to the Little Free Pantries
Waking Giant has installed and stocked two Little Free Pantries with non-perishable foods and toiletry items. Both are located at 1930 9th Avenue: one outside PureView Health Center (entrance on 11th Avenue) and the other outside Lewis and Clark County Public Health (entrance on Hannaford Street).
The pantries are open to anyone in the community. Everything is free, with no strings attached.
Items most needed are canned or packaged foods that don’t require refrigeration. Protein options are especially popular (such as canned tuna, chicken, beef chili, or beans), but variety is welcome.
For toiletries, think of everyday essentials: toothpaste, shampoo, tampons or pads, diapers, and soaps.
Waking Giant relies on community support to keep the pantries stocked—the need is great. Let’s lend a hand to our neighbors.
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Good Reads
GOOD READ #1
American Prospect
David Dayan
9/15/25
What Would A No Kings Budget Look Like?
A survey of IH members on their top concerns shows health care — whether lack of access, rising costs, or the threat of subsidy cuts or elimination — is second only to saving our democracy. Here are some thoughts on what a total No Kings Budget might accomplish, beyond restoring health care cost subsidies.
“Democrats are publicly conditioning a budget agreement on health care changes. But they also have powerful options to arrest the slide to authoritarianism.”
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GOOD READ #2
Substack
Jack Hopkins Now
9/16/25
The MAGA Defections Have Begun: Here’s Who Trump Fears Most
“Trump’s cult of loyalty is cracking. From Greene to megadonors, defections are beginning. Here’s who’s bailing … and why Trump should fear it.”