Herndon Reston Indivisible

Elaine Tholen & Rachna Sizemore Heiser Town Hall
2020-04-20 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Elaine Tholen & Rachna Sizemore Heizer Town Hall
Get the latest information on Distance Learning & the FCPS Budget from Fairfax County School Board Members
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/158645728779799/

HRI Leader's Meeting
2020-03-25 15:00 - 17:00, 2020-02-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-01-29 14:00 - 16:00 | North County Governmental Center, 1801 Cameron Glen Dr., Reston, VA, 20190

HRI 2020 Postcard Writing
2020-03-19 14:30 - 16:00
HRI Election Postcard Writing every Thursday from 6:30pm-8pm.
Writing will encompass VA and other state candidates looking to maintain the majority in the US House and working to Take Back the US Senate.
Contact: herndonrestonindivisible@gmail.com with any questions.

HRI Gun Violence Prevention: NRA Vigil
2020-03-14 06:00 - 07:00 | NRA Headquarters, 11250 Waples Mill Rd, Fairfax, VA, 22030
We have a protest/vigil at the NRA HQ on the 14th of every month, to keep up the pressure and help expand our nation’s and Virginia’s tipping point. Please come and see/meet like-minded people, and help us keep the momentum going. Sometimes we have speakers and music, sometimes just protests, but we always have our event, rain or shine. And we have signs!
Please join us!

HRI Resistance Writers
2020-03-13 06:00 - 08:00
An informal gathering on Fridays to work on resistance activities: write letters/postcards, make calls, read, talk with fellow indivisibles about important issues that need our attention. Bring your computer, phone and/or other materials.
Contact: herndonrestonindivisible@gmail.com with any questions.

HRI 2020 Postcard Writing
2020-03-12 14:30 - 16:00, 2020-02-13 13:00 - 15:30 | Herndon Panera, 460 Elden St, Herndon, VA
HRI Election Postcard Writing at Herndon Panera every Thursday from 6:30pm-8pm.
Writing will encompass VA and other state candidates looking to maintain the majority in the US House and working to Take Back the US Senate.

ArlingtoNC: Register Voters in Durham (3/6-3/8)
2020-03-06 12:00 - 14:00 | Durham NC
Join Blue Families, Beyond Arlington, and We of Action as we travel to the Research Triangle to register North Carolina voters. Everything is at stake: 15 electoral votes, a Senate seat, 2-3 House seats, and a flippable state legislature!
More details to come, but you can sign up here: https://forms.gle/RHNN8FHewyuKZWZ7A. The plan is to drive down Friday afternoon (it’s about 4 hours), register voters on Saturday and Sunday AM, and drive back Sunday afternoon. We’re looking for volunteer housing, so let us know if you have friends or family who can put us up.

HRI 2020 Postcard Writing
2020-03-05 13:30 - 15:00, 2020-02-27 13:30 - 15:00, 2020-02-20 13:30 - 15:00 | Herndon Panera, 460 Elden St, Herndon, VA
HRI Election Postcard Writing at Herndon Panera every Thursday from 6:30pm-8pm.
Writing will encompass VA and other state candidates looking to maintain the majority in the US House and working to Take Back the US Senate

HRI Resistance Writers Meeting
2020-02-28 05:00 - 07:00, 2020-02-21 05:00 - 07:00 | Starbucks: Fox Mill, 2523 John Milton Dr, Herndon, VA, 20171

VA Grassroots Coalition Meeting
2020-02-23 11:00 - 13:00 | This is Fine Coffee, 2607 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA

HRI General Meeting
2020-02-18 13:30 - 15:30 | Sunset Hills Montessori School, 11190 Ridge Road, Reston , VA, United States
Join HRI for the February general meeting.
Swarm the Senate: highlights and lessons learned.

Protest & Vigil at the NRA
2020-02-14 05:00 - 06:00 | NRA Headquarters, 11250 Waples Mill Rd, Fairfax, VA, 22030
PLEASE JOIN US TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 10:00 a.m.!
We have a protest/vigil at the NRA HQ on the 14th of every month, to keep up the pressure and help expand our nation’s and Virginia’s tipping point. Please come and see/meet like-minded people, and help us keep the momentum going. Sometimes we have speakers and music, sometimes just protests, but we always have our event, rain or shine. And we have signs!
Please join us!

VA Grassroots Coalition Meeting
2020-02-02 11:00 - 13:00

Gun Violence Prevention Film Series - "Living for 32"
2020-01-26 09:00 - 11:00 | UUCF, pin 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton, VA
Screening of the film “Living for 32” which follows the experience Colin Goddard, a survivor of the 2007 Virginia Tech mass shooting, the deadliest school shooting in US history.
The film will be followed by a Q&A session with Colin’s father Andrew, who like Colin has become a volunteer for the Brady campaign. Light refreshments will be served.
RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c49a4aa2eaa8-gunviolence

Virginia needs redistricting. But how?
2020-01-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Mt.Vernon/Lee Democratic Office, 6821 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA
Join Indivisible Below the Beltway.
After this year’s 2020 census, 11 congressional and 140 state legislative district boundaries will be redrawn. Friday we will be hosting a forum where you can hear from those who are for and those who are against the Constitutional Amendment.
Panelists: Delegate Mark Sickles, Chris Ambrose of Blue Virginia, Brian Cannon Executive Director of OneVA2021.

HRI Resistance Writers Meeting
2020-01-24 05:00 - 07:00 | Starbucks: Fox Mill, 2523 John Milton Dr, Herndon, VA, 20171

HRI General Meeting: 2020 Kick-Off
2020-01-21 13:30 - 15:30 | Sunset Hills Montessori School, 11190 Ridge Road, Reston , VA, United States
Join HRI for the 2020 General Kick-Off Meeting.
Come connect with representatives from the Presidential Primary Candidates.
Update on VA General Assembly and HRI’s advocacy for legislation.

VA GVP - 28th Annual Vigil and Advocacy Day: CANCELLED
2020-01-20 10:00 - 13:30 | Capital Richmond VA, 9th & Grace Street, Richmond, VA, 23219
CANCELLED

HRI Goes to the Women's March 2020
2020-01-18 03:00 - 09:00 | The Mall Washington DC
8:15 a.m. Meet us at Wiehle Metro by the farecard machines
9:30 a.m. at the Mall Carousel in DC: HRI will join up with Virginia’s BADASS Brigade (Network NoVA, Postcards4VA & other VA Grassroots Coalition members) for the march. The Virginia delegation will meet at 9:30am with confirmed BADASSes: Virginia Delegates Hala Ayala and Suhas Subramanyam, Loudoun County Chair Phyllis Randall, Ellie Smeal of Feminist Majority and Kati Hornung of VARatifyERA. Then we’ll march across the mall to join the Women’s March at Freedom Plaza.
11:00 a.m. March kicks off Freedom Plaza: We’ll march around the White House, ending back at Freedom Plaza.
HRI will bring lighted letters on sticks so message can be seen above the crowd. Dress warmly and for possible snow, and wear a neon-yellow scarf or hat, if you have one.

Postcards to Politicians: Redistricting Reform
2020-01-15 13:30 - 15:30 | Herndon Panera, 460 Elden St, Herndon, VA
Join HRI to write to postcards to advocate for redistricting reform. Watch this press conference by Del. Cia Price upon introducing HB1256 legislation as an alternative to the SJ18 constitutional amendment.
Link: https://bluevirginia.us/2020/01/video-delegate-marcia-price-and-voting-rights-advocates-unveil-redistricting-reform-proposal

HRI Immigration Issues Committee Meeting
2020-01-14 13:00 - 15:00
Please save the date for starting our new year of immigrant rights activism! We’re planning to advocate for important immigrant rights bills in Richmond, volunteer in local labor centers, and continue to advocate for change in Fairfax County in 2020. We hope you’ll join us!

HRI Gun Violence Prevention: NRA Vigil
2020-01-14 05:00 - 06:00 | NRA Headquarters, 11250 Waples Mill Rd, Fairfax, VA, 22030

WELCOME BACK the 2020 General Assembly
2020-01-08 05:30 - 11:00 | Capital Richmond VA, 9th & Grace Street, Richmond, VA, 23219
Second Annual Welcome Back Celebration!
Join us on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 as we welcome the General Assembly back on the first day of the 2020 session. We’ll start with a pep rally, then some will attend session, and end the day with a Party for Parity. We’re still working out details, so please check back for updates.
Agenda
10:30-11:30 Pep Rally in front of the Capitol Building
Please start the day by coming to cheer on Virginia’s lawmakers as they cross the street from their administrative offices to head to their caucus meetings at the Virginia Capitol.
12:00 Session begins
Attend session in the Chamber or watch it from one of the overflow rooms (where you can eat and talk). You can bring thank you notes to drop off to your legislators. For those of you who can’t attend in person, we’ll post the link here so you can watch online.
2:00-4:00 Party for Parity
Join us to celebrate at our Party for Parity. Relax and mingle with other ERA advocates. Light snacks provided. Location is TBD.
Transportation
We are arranging buses from the following locations in Virginia. Alexandria, Arlington, Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Christiansburg, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, Norfolk, Petersburg, Roanoke, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg.
We’ll post a link to purchase tickets as soon as the information is available.
Website Link: https://varatifyera.org/january-8th-welcome-back/?fbclid=IwAR1sg3yAEbFzGA_oJDLPSEs4rW7gSVsJOlBkxhpO66g4Pf1AEadVcSfykYQ

Women's Legislative Equality Summit
2020-01-07 04:30 - 07:30 | Capital Richmond VA, 9th & Grace Street, Richmond, VA, 23219
Join Us for Virginia’s 1st Annual Women’s Equality Legislative Summit
The summit will be hosted by VAratifyERA and the newly formed Virginia chapter of the National Women’s Political Caucus on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, from 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m., at or near the Virginia State Capitol (details will be updated as soon as they are finalized).
The goal of the summit is to bring together a variety of organizations to work together as advocates on a full slate of women’s equality issues. The Equal Rights Amendment will be ratified in 2020 but women in Virginia will still need important legislation passed.
During the summit, chief patrons will be provide a fifteen-minute overview for eight pieces of selected legislation related to women and equality. If the legislators are unavailable, the organization(s) submitting the legislation will be invited to present the topic.
The discussion of each bill or resolution will include a brief overview, key talking points, and requested action(s) from summit participants to build public support for and awareness of the issue or legislation.
Bills are currently being submitted for inclusion and we anticipate bills in some/all of the following areas: campus life, domestic/sexual violence, women’s health (pregnancy, breastfeeding, and maternal mortality), pay equity, and women in jails/prisons. Additionally, we anticipate inclusion of a bill for LGBTQ+ equality and another to promote racial equity on the voter redistricting commission.
Website Link: https://varatifyera.org/january-7th-summit/?fbclid=IwAR0AZaeZ5nomGaCFMlWXWT2iajGgIO7e1Ib9bh-Uclu52JP-fxoN-MpKxzQ
