CANVASSING WITH EMPATHY (A.K.A. Deep Canvassing) is a method of voter outreach that involves having authentic, empathic conversations with individuals about how they want government to serve them. Unlike traditional canvassing (which uses a script designed to persuade constituents to support a candidate or cause), CANVASSING WITH EMPATHY fosters a more in-depth and genuine way of connecting with voters to discuss the importance of electing leaders who represent one’s values and interests.

The purpose is to build sincere relationships with voters by actively listening to their beliefs and experiences and by sharing personal stories to foster common ground, empathy, and mutual respect.

SWING LEFT and INDIVISIBLE groups are partnering to conduct multiple trainings and canvassing efforts in key swing districts across the U.S., including Oregon’s critical 5th congressional district. The goal is to repair what’s broken in Democratic organizing by rebuilding trust and restoring faith in our electoral process. We want to hear from voters about their top concerns, and we want to make sure that candidates running for election address those concerns directly!

This is a 2-hour ZOOM event that includes role playing and examples of how to canvass. A zoom link will be sent ONE WEEK before the training to everyone who signed up.

Grab your jacket (and rain gear!) and let's do this!

Join your neighbors and fellow Portlanders for a fun, family-friendly Honk & Wave event as we stand together to reject our bully-in-chief, his spineless billionaire capitulators, and his corrupt MAGA political cronies.

We’re building a local movement and we need YOU! Let’s make democracy visible, energizing and show it’s worth fighting for. When we show up, we inspire others to do the same, because courage is contagious.

🗽 Bring a sign! 🗽Bring your voice! 🗽Bring your friends, kids, and neighbors!

Whether you stay for 15 minutes or the whole time, your presence counts.

🚗 Parking: Along Williams or Fremont, or the adjacent side streets.

Indivisible Oregon is deeply committed to nonviolence as both a principle and a strategy. We strongly believe that peaceful, nonviolent activism offers social movements the most power to effect change.

PROTEST APPLE’S CENSORSHIP

DEFEND COMMUNITY SAFETY & DEMAND THE RETURN OF THE ICEBlock APP with a holiday themed, musical protest

When Trump’s cruel mass deportations ramped up, communities created tools to protect themselves — apps that shared real-time alerts of ICE operations. ICEBlock is an app that warns neighbors of ICE sightings in real-time. Apps like ICEBlock save lives and help keep families safe.

But Trump's personal Attorney General, Pam Bondi, demanded Apple remove ICEBlock, claiming it “put ICE agents at risk,” which is a lie.

Instead of defending community safety and free speech, Apple immediately complied — and took down other similar apps

This is corporate censorship in service of authoritarian power.

CEO Tim Cook has cozied up to Trump for years

• donating $1 million to his inauguration

• helping fund his White House ballroom and destroy the East Wing

• turning his back on the communities Apple claims to support

✊ JOIN US PROTEST APPLE’S COMPLICITY — PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES — DEMAND APPLE RESTORE ICEBlock with Santa costumes, reworked xmas songs, and candy canes.

Demonstrate that holidays are about keeping each other safe, not bowing to a wannabe-king. We are demanding that Apple reinstate the ICEBlock app — and we’re doing it with a joyful holiday twist!

Imagine: singing re-worked Christmas carols, handing out candy canes, and holding protest signs like “Tim Cook is on Santa’s Naughty List” and “This holiday, give oranges — not Apples.”

Bring your signs, friends, your holiday spirit and your voice. Let's show everyone that Santa and his friends fight fascism and don't support corporation who bow down to authoritarian regimes!

Printed lyrics will be sent to registrants and available at the event.

See videos of songs being rehearsed here.

Practical Information

• The protest will be held on a wide sidewalk in front the store where we can stand and show our signs, sing our songs, show our holiday spirit while telling passersby to NOT support Apple and their corrupt agenda and collaboration with a fascist regime this holiday season.

• Recommend coming by public transit, the protest is along the MAX lines

• If driving, there is a paid parking lot across the street

• Come in your holiday costumes, hats and ugly sweaters!

• Santa costumes will be available

• Dress warm and for the weather. It is December. It is Portland.

• Reminder that this is a peaceful protest intending to point of the corruption and bootlicking at Apple while embracing the Portland energy we are known and loved for.

Indivisible Oregon is deeply committed to nonviolence as both a principle and a strategy. We strongly believe that peaceful, nonviolent activism offers social movements the most power to effect change. We will only protest on public property and will not enter any private property space

Honk & Wave on N Williams & NE Fremont

Join your neighbors and fellow Portlanders for a fun, family-friendly Honk & Wave event as we stand together to defend democracy and reject authoritarianism.

We’re building a local movement and we need YOU! Let’s make democracy visible, energizing and show it’s worth fighting for. When we show up, we inspire others to do the same, because courage is contagious.

🗽 Bring a sign! 🗽Bring your voice! 🗽Bring your friends, kids, and neighbors!

Whether you stay for 15 minutes or the whole time, your presence counts.

🚗 Parking: Along Williams or Fremont, or the adjacent side streets.

Indivisible Oregon is deeply committed to nonviolence as both a principle and a strategy. We strongly believe that peaceful, nonviolent activism offers social movements the most power to effect change.

Join other Indivisible Oregon volunteers to knock doors in Congressional District 5 -- a swing district -- to restore our democracy.

We will use a "deep canvassing" approach where we will listen for concerns and aim to understand experiences rather than persuade. We will knock on every door so that we connect with all potential allies.

The goals are to gather good information about the issues concerning people in District 5 to share with campaigns committed to defeating authoritarianism, to connect people wanting to get involved with advocacy opportunities, and to connect people experiencing material needs with resources.

We will not use a phone app! Instead, we will record information on paper and will carry clipboards. (A suitable app from Swing Left isn't available at this time).

For people new to this type of canvassing, we'll provide a brief training. For people with experience, you can head out to the doors with your turf map. We encourage people to canvass in pairs.

If you’ve not done this before, don't worry. We’ll cover everything you need to know. Once you get going, you'll find that talking to voters is very rewarding.

Honk & Wave on N Williams & NE Fremont

Join your neighbors and fellow Portlanders for a fun, family-friendly Honk & Wave event as we stand together to defend democracy and reject authoritarianism.

We’re building a local movement and we need YOU! Let’s make democracy visible, energizing and show it’s worth fighting for. When we show up, we inspire others to do the same, because courage is contagious.

🗽 Bring a sign! 🗽Bring your voice! 🗽Bring your friends, kids, and neighbors!

Whether you stay for 15 minutes or the whole time, your presence counts.

🚗 Parking: Along Williams or Fremont, or the adjacent side streets.

Indivisible Oregon is deeply committed to nonviolence as both a principle and a strategy. We strongly believe that peaceful, nonviolent activism offers social movements the most power to effect change.

Honk & Wave on N Williams & NE Fremont

Join your neighbors and fellow Portlanders for a fun, family-friendly Honk & Wave event as we stand together to defend democracy and reject authoritarianism.

We’re building a local movement and we need YOU! Let’s make democracy visible, energizing and show it’s worth fighting for. When we show up, we inspire others to do the same, because courage is contagious.

🗽 Bring a sign! 🗽Bring your voice! 🗽Bring your friends, kids, and neighbors!

Whether you stay for 15 minutes or the whole time, your presence counts.

🚗 Parking: Along Williams or Fremont, or the adjacent side streets.

Indivisible Oregon is deeply committed to nonviolence as both a principle and a strategy. We strongly believe that peaceful, nonviolent activism offers social movements the most power to effect change.

Honk & Wave on N Williams & NE Fremont

Join your neighbors and fellow Portlanders for a fun, family-friendly Honk & Wave event as we stand together to defend democracy and reject authoritarianism.

We’re building a local movement and we need YOU! Let’s make democracy visible, energizing and show it’s worth fighting for. When we show up, we inspire others to do the same, because courage is contagious.

🗽 Bring a sign! 🗽Bring your voice! 🗽Bring your friends, kids, and neighbors!

Whether you stay for 15 minutes or the whole time, your presence counts.

🚗 Parking: Along Williams or Fremont, or the adjacent side streets.

Indivisible Oregon is deeply committed to nonviolence as both a principle and a strategy. We strongly believe that peaceful, nonviolent activism offers social movements the most power to effect change.

Join Indivisible Oregon for an Overpass Action on I-84!

We’re making a bold, visible stand to defend our democracy and push back against the Trump regime's authoritarian and unconstitutional actions. During peak commuting hours, we’ll raise our message boards over I-84 at the Blumenauer Pedestrian and Bike bridge to show that our community is awake, united, and ready to fight for what’s right.

Help us make our message loud and clear!

Bring your energy—and a sign if you’d like—as we spell out bold, 2-foot-tall messages for passing cars. We’ll wave, connect, and chat for about 90 minutes during rush hour. It’s an easy, fun way to amplify our message and meet fellow activists.

Join us and make your voice "seen."

Indivisible Oregon is deeply committed to nonviolence as both a principle and a strategy. We strongly believe that peaceful, nonviolent activism offers social movements the most power to effect change.

Learn more here.

Honk & Wave on N Williams & NE Fremont

Join your neighbors and fellow Portlanders for a fun, family-friendly Honk & Wave event as we stand together to defend democracy and reject authoritarianism.

We’re building a local movement and we need YOU! Let’s make democracy visible, energizing and show it’s worth fighting for. When we show up, we inspire others to do the same, because courage is contagious.

🗽 Bring a sign! 🗽Bring your voice! 🗽Bring your friends, kids, and neighbors!

Whether you stay for 15 minutes or the whole time, your presence counts.

🚗 Parking: Along Williams or Fremont, or the adjacent side streets.

Indivisible Oregon is deeply committed to nonviolence as both a principle and a strategy. We strongly believe that peaceful, nonviolent activism offers social movements the most power to effect change.

Let’s come together to fight hunger. 

Indivisible Oregon is hosting a food drive, and we need your help.

If you’re able, please bring shelf-stable foods to support families in need. For a complete list of accepted foods, please see here. Please note we will NOT be able to accept fresh, frozen, dairy or baked goods.

After dropping off your food donation, feel free to stay for the IO Volunteer Orientation!

Honk & Wave on N Williams & NE Fremont

Join your neighbors and fellow Portlanders for a fun, family-friendly Honk & Wave event as we stand together to defend democracy and reject authoritarianism.

We’re building a local movement and we need YOU! Let’s make democracy visible, energizing and show it’s worth fighting for. When we show up, we inspire others to do the same, because courage is contagious.

🗽 Bring a sign! 🗽Bring your voice! 🗽Bring your friends, kids, and neighbors!

Whether you stay for 15 minutes or the whole time, your presence counts.

🚗 Parking: Along Williams or Fremont, or the adjacent side streets.

Indivisible Oregon is deeply committed to nonviolence as both a principle and a strategy. We strongly believe that peaceful, nonviolent activism offers social movements the most power to effect change.

Join Indivisible Oregon for an Overpass Action on I-84!

We’re making a bold, visible stand to defend our democracy and push back against the Trump regime's authoritarian and unconstitutional actions. During peak commuting hours, we’ll raise our message boards over I-84 at the Blumenauer Pedestrian and Bike bridge to show that our community is awake, united, and ready to fight for what’s right.

Help us make our message loud and clear!

Bring your energy—and a sign if you’d like—as we spell out bold, 2-foot-tall messages for passing cars. We’ll wave, connect, and chat for about 90 minutes during rush hour. It’s an easy, fun way to amplify our message and meet fellow activists.

Join us and make your voice "seen."

Indivisible Oregon is deeply committed to nonviolence as both a principle and a strategy. We strongly believe that peaceful, nonviolent activism offers social movements the most power to effect change.

Learn more here.

HELP! WE HAVE 2000 PRINTED VOTE FORWARD LETTERS TO WRITE THIS WEEK!

Join us at Migration Brewing on NE Glisan St in Portland and write VOTE FORWARD letters to help get out the vote in Pennsylvania. We are writing to help retain the current democracy supportive State Supreme Court justices that are running for re-election in the election this November.

With three seats up for grabs, this election will decide the future of key issues like abortion access, election disputes, voting laws and redistricting for Congress and state legislature. 

You can stay and write your letters, or just pick up letters to take home and write. We provide the letters, envelopes, pens and markers. 

INDIVISIBLE OREGON and INDIVISIBLE CEDAR MILL are partnering with SWING LEFT to conduct comprehensive and experiential trainings in “Deep Canvassing” or “Canvassing with Empathy”. The training will be followed by an actual canvass with voters in Oregon’s Congressional District 5. Our goal is to encourage voters to tell us what issues are most important to them. This information is critical in helping Members of Congress better understand their constituents’ most important concerns as they are making policy decisions in Washington D.C. Additionally, this data will help 2026 electoral candidates in swing districts shape campaign messages that address voters in more meaningful and effective ways.

Deep canvassing is a method of voter outreach that involves having authentic, empathic conversations with individuals about how they want government to serve them. Unlike traditional canvassing, which uses a script designed to persuade voters to support a candidate or cause, deep canvassing fosters a more in-depth and genuine way of connecting with voters. The ultimate goal is to build a sincere relationship with voters by nonjudgmentally understanding their values, beliefs, and experiences rather than just gathering data through short conversations.

Participants will also learn about new approaches to canvassing developed by Swing Left, called "Ground Truth".

This is a 2-hour training, followed by one hour of canvassing. An additional hour is allowed for downloading “turfs”, explaining the “MiniVAN” app, driving to the canvassing locations and then returning to debrief. Afterward, trainees will be able to canvass on their own, or with a buddy, as often as they choose. Canvassing events will be scheduled regularly throughout June – November, 2025.

Honk & Wave on N Williams & NE Fremont

Join your neighbors and fellow Portlanders for a fun, family-friendly Honk & Wave event as we stand together to defend democracy and reject authoritarianism.

We’re building a local movement and we need YOU! Let’s make democracy visible, energizing and show it’s worth fighting for. When we show up, we inspire others to do the same, because courage is contagious.

🗽 Bring a sign! 🗽Bring your voice! 🗽Bring your friends, kids, and neighbors!

Whether you stay for 15 minutes or the whole time, your presence counts.

🚗 Parking: Along Williams or Fremont, or the adjacent side streets.

Indivisible Oregon is deeply committed to nonviolence as both a principle and a strategy. We strongly believe that peaceful, nonviolent activism offers social movements the most power to effect change.

Honk & Wave on N Williams & NE Fremont

Join your neighbors and fellow Portlanders for a fun, family-friendly Honk & Wave event as we stand together to defend democracy and reject authoritarianism.

We’re building a local movement and we need YOU! Let’s make democracy visible, energizing and show it’s worth fighting for. When we show up, we inspire others to do the same, because courage is contagious.

🗽 Bring a sign! 🗽Bring your voice! 🗽Bring your friends, kids, and neighbors!

Whether you stay for 15 minutes or the whole time, your presence counts.

🚗 Parking: Along Williams or Fremont, or the adjacent side streets.

Indivisible Oregon is deeply committed to nonviolence as both a principle and a strategy. We strongly believe that peaceful, nonviolent activism offers social movements the most power to effect change.

Join us at Migration Brewing on NE Glisan St in Portland and write VOTE FORWARD letters to help get out the vote in Pennsylvania. We are writing to help retain the current democracy supportive State Supreme Court justices that are running for re-election in the election this November.

With three seats up for grabs, this election will decide the future of key issues like abortion access, election disputes, voting laws and redistricting for Congress and state legislature. 

You can stay and write your letters, or just pick up letters to take home and write. We provide the letters, envelopes, pens and markers. 

In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. And here in Oregon, we say No Military Takeover of Our Communities.

Hosted by 50501 and Indivisible groups from all over the Portland Metro

Joyful Warriors – It’s Time to Mobilize! Defend democracy! Stop Tyranny in its tracks! End the Abuse of Power! Organize for the future we demand!

Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together.

Come together from every corner of the Metro as One Nation Indivisible at Waterfront Park. Add your voice to protect our Rights and our Freedoms

We are democracy’s defenders. We are The People! We are everywhere! We come together from every direction, across the bridges and down the streets – With music, marching, flags, songs and chants.

March In - 11am

Bring your friends, your co-workers, your community. Wear your team colors, carry your signs and represent your cause. From Pioneer Courthouse Square (SW), Convention Ctr Plaza (NE) and (SE) over Hawthorne Bridge. ALL GRAND ENTRY MARCHES WILL STEP OFF AT 11 AM.

• SW - Pioneer Courthouse Square with Team Neighbors and Faith

• NE - Convention Center Plaza with Team Neighbors and Labor

• SE - SE Clay and Water, Over the Hawthorne Bridge with Team Neighbors, Science, and Education

Gather - 12pm

By Noon gather at Waterfront Park to rise up with Music and Inspiring Speakers. Artists, Puppeteers, dinosaurs and unicorns welcome! Visit tables and booths of many allied groups and organizations - learn ways you can stay involved and resist the regime.

Grand March - 1pm

We proclaim No Kings! Shoulder to Shoulder, In Solidarity. Our One Nation Indivisible Grand March will step off onto the Downtown Portland route at 1pm.

All of us in 50501 and Indivisible are committed to non-violence as a guiding principle in everything we do. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.

Non-violence doesn’t mean backing down. It means standing firm in our values, channeling our anger and our hope into action, and refusing to become what we’re fighting against. We are up against a movement that feeds on fear and chaos. Our answer is a movement grounded in courage, solidarity, and the unshakable belief that a better, more just democracy is worth fighting for—together.

Honk & Wave on N Williams & NE Fremont

Join your neighbors and fellow Portlanders for a fun, family-friendly Honk & Wave event as we stand together to defend democracy and reject authoritarianism.

We’re building a local movement and we need YOU! Let’s make democracy visible, energizing and show it’s worth fighting for. When we show up, we inspire others to do the same, because courage is contagious.

🗽 Bring a sign! 🗽Bring your voice! 🗽Bring your friends, kids, and neighbors!

Whether you stay for 15 minutes or the whole time, your presence counts.

🚗 Parking: Along Williams or Fremont, or the adjacent side streets.

Indivisible Oregon is deeply committed to nonviolence as both a principle and a strategy. We strongly believe that peaceful, nonviolent activism offers social movements the most power to effect change.