Afton Indivisible Updates
Member newsletter 2025-06-10
June 2025 Meeting
Our next meeting is Thursday, June 12.
We will meet at a private home in Afton, not at the Afton Historical Museum.
Our meetings are casual and give us a chance both to connect with neighbors and to take action on local or national issues.
Sign up by clicking on the link below and we will send you information about the location.
Leadership updates
As of June 1, we’ve transitioned to a new leadership structure. Val Stoehr is stepping down from leadership and Alison Miller — who recently returned from a three-day conference in Washington, D.C., of Indivisible activists from around the country! — will lead our group.
Note from Alison
My name is Alison Miller and I am thrilled to be joining the Afton Indivisible leadership team. I am a stay-at-home parent and a graduate student at Hamline University and live in Afton with my husband, Carl, and our two kids, Clare (4) and Conor (2). I attended Indivisi-Fest, a political action summit sponsored by Indivisible, in Washington, D.C., last weekend and am excited to share more about it on Thursday. I am grateful to have met leaders from across our state and country and participate in leadership development that I can bring back to our group. I look forward to getting to know our community more and hope to see you on Thursday!
— Sincerely,
Alison
Your donation is doubled in June
Indivisible National is doubling donations made to local chapters during the month of June. We greatly appreciate your support!
Action Items or Events
'No Kings' national mobilization
June 14
On June 14, as Trump throws himself a $100-million military parade in D.C., protests across the country will reject Trump’s authoritarianism.
There are many events planned in our area.
No Kings - Twin Cities
Hosted by Indivisible Twin Cities
- When:
- June 14, 11:00am–3:00pm
- Where:
- Minnesota State Capitol
75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN
(Gather together at St. Paul College before the march to the Capitol)
The Hands Off Coalition of Indivisible Twin Cities, MN 50501, Women's March MN, and the AFL-CIO MN are organizing the Twin Cities metro-area event on June 14!
No Kings - Hudson, WI
Hosted by Hudson Indivisible and Indivisible River Falls
- When:
- June 14, 11:00am–2:30pm
- Where:
- Bandshell in Lakefront Park
505 1st St
Hudson, WI
Please join us in Hudson, WI, on Saturday, June 14, anytime between 11am - 2:30pm, to take part in any or all of our day's family-friendly events.
No Kings - Stillwater
- When:
- June 14, 12:00–2:00pm
- Where:
- Oak Park Crossing Park
15125 60th St N
Stillwater, MN
No Kings - Prescott, WI
- When:
- June 14, 11:00am–3:00pm
- Where:
- North side of the St. Croix bridge
Highway 10
Prescott, WI
Tesla Takedown
NOTE: changes to previous schedule
Overpass actions
- When:
- June 21, 11:00am–12:00pm
July 5 onwards, every Saturday, 11:00am–12:00pm - Where:
- Stagecoach Trail/County 21 overpass on I-94
Park on the frontage road. Put "Lucy Winton Bell Athletic Fields" into your map app. We’ll protest on the east side of the overpass. Bring BIG signs or just come wave!
Last Day at Lake Elmo
June 28 is the last day at the Lake Elmo Tesla Dealership #TeslaTakedown#MuskMustFall Global Day of Celebration
- When:
- June 28, 11:00am–12:00pm
- Where:
- Lake Elmo Tesla
9800 Hudson Blvd N
Lake Elmo, MN 55042
Lake Elmo Tesla is on the frontage road that is just north of Highway 94, west of the exit for County 19/Keats Ave N.
Parking and access is easy. Park at the strip mall lot across the street from the dealership (near the Dairy Queen).
News & Information
What a week!
Trump Deployed the National Guard. But What Does That Mean?
Jay Kuo
"I want to address what has and importantly has not happened with respect to this deployment. As we look ahead, we need to keep straight what powers and authority Trump has invoked and which he is holding in his pocket. This will help us be clear-eyed about the most probable risks, and it will better inform what our next steps in response should be."
Some Notes on the City of Angels and the Nature of Violence
Rebecca Solnit
A great analysis of what is happening in L.A.
Key Elements of the Authoritarian Playbook
Scot Nakagawa
People get ready should be the call to action of the day. Given that, here is the Authoritarian Playbook.
On Tyranny free resources
Timothy Snyder
Free cards and posters of the twenty lessons from his book On Tyranny
Safety resources
For protests
We have safety resources on our website that we will keep adding to. Please feel free to offer suggestions.
Inspiration
Resistance to ICE
People show up in mass to protect their community
In Minneapolis
Social media, text chains helped anti-ICE protesters get the word out during Minneapolis raid
In L.A.
As ICE indiscriminate roundups grow, courageous people are showing up to resist in ever greater numbers.
Below is a link to footage from the beginnings of the recent L.A. resistance to ICE raids in their community.
Thank you for all that you do!
We hope to see you at the June 12 meeting.