Dear Unite Monterey County Activists, 
 
Thank you for joining together to help spread the word about what we can do to stop the Trump/Musk agenda. Our focus is to communicate events and actions that can be shared with your networks. Please forward this email to your networks and invite other activists to do the same. 
 
It’s going to take 3.5% of the population in the streets to influence what is happening in DC.  Tell everyone to forward this email to their networks and post on FB, BlueSky, Nextdoor, and other social media.  
 
Help us communicate:
  • Forward this “Unite” weekly update to your networks.
  • Starting next week, we will be using MailChimp to send the weekly emails. You will be able to forward those emails and can download images for posting on social media. We will use the unitemontereycounty@gmail.com as the sender.
  • Send information about NEW/additional events and actions to unitemontereycounty@gmail.com
  • Before scheduling events, check the Social Justice Community Calendar to reduce direct action conflicts so we can attract bigger crowds.
Volunteers needed:
  • Peacekeepers to keep everyone safe on April 5th in Monterey. Please contact Heidi Feldman to sign up- feldman.heidi@yahoo.com
  • Legal Observers for April 5th- contact Megan Wilden-marvelousness@gmail.com
  • Add names from sign-ups at events to a spreadsheet to be uploaded to MailChimp. Contact Elena Loomis- erloomis@gmail.com
***Calling all Unite Organizations: Please bring your organization’s brochures/flyers to the April 5th events or contact Colleen Ingram for drop off location or to arrange for pick up if you cannot be at the events- colleen.ingram@gmail.com
 
Upcoming Events to Promote
 
The Silent Epidemic: Missing, Murdered & Exploited Indigenous and Latina Women
March 26th, 6-8:00pm
Laguna Seca Golf Ranch
10520 York Road, Monterey, California, United States 93940
Democratic Women of Monterey County
 
 
NEW! Tesla Takedown-Global Day of Action
Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025•12:00 PM
Location:Tesla Dealership•1901 Del Monte Blvd, Seaside, CA 93955 
 
Say to No to J6ers! (this is tentative as we don’t know for sure it’s happening and don’t have the time or location yet)
April 3rd
Details: TBD
 
Paint in the Park: Transgender Day of Visibility
March 30th, 12-2:00pm
Central Park, Salinas
Salinas Valley Pride
 
 
NEW! Know Your Rights Training
April 3, 5pm
Hartnell College Building K, Rm # K-125, 411 Central Ave, Salinas.
UFW Foundation
 
 
April 5th: One event, two locations, three sponsoring organizations: 50501, Women’s March and Indivisible joining together in Monterey County!
 
Hands OFF! Remove, Reverse, Reclaim!
April 5th, 11am-1:30pm
Window on the Bay, Monterey
 
 
 
Hands Off! Salinas
April 5th, 12-2pm
Corner Of Blanco and Main St., Salinas
Indivisible Salinas
 
 
Legal Observation Training
April 5th, 2-4:00pm
Aromas, CA (RSVP for location)
 

 
Wednesday, April 9th 
Sacramento at the State Capitol
There is a bus leaving Watsonville at 6:15 am to go up for the rally on April 9. For more info: https://santacruzrapidresponse.org/yarr-mission-principles/
 
 
Actions You Can Take:
 

NEW! 40 Day Target Boycott

Now-April 18th

The #TargetBoycott IS working. @target Corporation’s stock plummeted by approximately $27.27 per share by the end of February, erasing about $12.4 billion in market value. Dollars matter. It’s Time for a Boycott (NYTimes article)

Join WisDems to make calls to voters!

March 24- April 1st

Join WisDems to make calls to voters! Make calls to talk to voters in Wisconsin about what issues are important to them & the importance of our Supreme Court Race and Spring Elections!

Sign up: https://www.mobilize.us/wisdems/event/749814/

NEW! Protect and Resist: actions and training for white people in the first 100 days.
March 26, from 5-6pm, join SURJ for a virtual workshop.
 
 
Phone Bank for Josh Weil, Florida CD6
Daily through March 28th, times vary
Virtual- Sign up here:
 
Phone Bank for Gay Valimont, Florida CD1
Tuesdays 4-6:00pm through April 1.
Virtual- sign up here: 
 
NEW! Reparations Town Hall-Virtual
April 2, 6 pm, 
Residents of Monterey County, CA  learn about and take action on state Reparations and Reparative Justice legislation as well as the movement to put Policy over Party!
 
Call our elected representatives: Use this easy tool, complete with scripts about issues you care about.