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Meeting Monday Sept. 14 @ 7pm --> see EVENTS for info!!
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The next monthly meeting Monday, Sep 14 at 7 pm at Mount Laurel Community Center. Doors open 6:30 pm for coffee, cake and mingling! 'New 'people always welcome. Please bring a food bank donation for our Mutual Aide Group.
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2026-Sep-4: Support NJ-7 & Requests for Support
2026-Sep-4: Support NJ-7 & Requests for Support
The next monthly meeting is Monday, September 14, at 7 pm at the Mount Laurel Community Center. Doors open at 6:30 pm for coffee, cake and mingling! New people welcome. Please bring a donation for the food bank for our new Mutual Aid group. Also, please bring a cash donation (no matter how small) to help fund our party Nov 4 and postcarding.
Hello SJNOWIndivisibles,
1. Ways You Can Support the Critical Swing NJ-7 Rebecca Bennett Campaign
Knock Doors in Bridgewater, NJ This Weekend (Sep 5-6) and Other Sep Weekends
-20 SJNOW Indivisible people have knocked, with great results, over 1.4K doors in the NJ-7 Somerset County towns of Somerville, Bridgewater, Raritan Borough, and Warren during the past 7 weekends!
-We will continue our Bridgewater door knocking this weekend (Sep 5-6) during the 10 AM-1 PM shift on Saturday, Sep 5. Three more Bridgewater canvassing shifts are available each weekend during 1-4 PM on Saturdays and 10-1 and 1-4 on Sundays. Newcomers are welcome, and they will receive canvassing training. We also encourage people that are not quite sure that they want to do this to go out on a shift with one of our experienced canvassers and simply observe how things are done. Give it a try!
-Please email Pete Bilazarian at pbilazar@aol.com, or Rich Cleaver at richcl205@gmail.com, for more details, if you want to join us this weekend, OR during future weekends in September.
NEW. Sign Up Now to Attend an Important Virtual Event on WED, Sep 16, 7-8 PM. A special Zoom "Canvassing Training" Presentation by Rich Cleaver and other SJNOW Indivisibles will be offered to potential new and experienced canvassers in many NJ Indivisible groups, in order to obtain more door knockers for Rebecca's campaign.
-This presentation will provide concrete facts and tips about canvassing as well as an overview of the stages of development for new canvassers. It will also address common concerns that people might have about knocking on the doors of voters and initiating a conversation.
-This event is sponsored by the Plainsfields Area Indivisible group in Union County. Everyone is welcome to attend. Here is the Mobilize link for this event.
https://www.mobilize.us/plainsfieldsareaindivisible/event/1024819/
-This collaborative special event represents a very positive result for our new Canvassing Organizing Group (COG). The COG has been reaching out to many NJ Indivisible groups in Central and North Jersey, encouraging them to provide more Bennett Campaign door knockers and offering to assist them in doing this.
Join Weekday Virtual Phone Banks to Reach Voters
-Shifts occur during 5-7 PM on Tuesday and 6-8 PM on Thursday. Sign up for shifts here
Join Weekend Virtual Phone Banks to Reach Voters
-Shifts occur during 10 AM-12 PM AND 12 -2 PM every Saturday and Sunday. Sign up for shifts here
REPOST Often Info & Clips from Rebecca's Social Media Sites
-Rebecca's social media sites can be found at the Rebecca Bennett for Congress Campaign Website, located here
-Rebecca's one-minute vertical real-life videos on social media are quite good. Check them out and repost them.
-Everyone can REPOST!
-The Bennett Campaign has asked us to do this!
2. Make Signs to Support First Responders & Victims Families at 9/11 Ark Road Rally
The Ark Road Resistance rally on Friday 9/11 is planning to focus on honoring first responders and victims families. Ila Vassallo offered to host a sign making party on Wednesday 9/10 at 7 pm. Please send her an email at: ila.vassallo02@gmail.com if you can attend.
3. Enjoy Labor Day and Then Rally to Support Workers & Retirees at 5 PM on WED, Sep 9 in Mt. Laurel
Please join this special Post-Labor Day Rally at the intersection of Rt 73N and Fellowship Rd in Mt Laurel. Fight the Trump/GOP/Billionaires Attacks on All Workers, Unions, and Retirees! These attacks include: the skyrocketing prices of everything caused by the Iran War and the Trump Tariffs; the massive cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits of Retirees associated with the GOP Big Ugly Bill; and the constant federal government assaults on unions, contracts, and collective bargaining rights.
This Rally will focus on what the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and other unions have successfully done to counter the vicious Trump/Musk DOGE and other attacks on their employees' jobs, benefits, working conditions, and union rights.
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For Members: Recurring Activities for SJNOW Indivisible
Rally every Friday from 4:30 to 5:30 PM at the intersection of Ark Road and Route 38 in Mount Laurel. You can park in the ShopRite parking lot. The past few weeks the support has been amazing! People love to honk at our signs and you can feel the excitement. For more information, email Dave Lipshutz at: delipshutz@comcast.net
The Cherry Hill Visibility Brigade, Thursdays at 4:30 PM, on the overpass over Route 38 next to the Cherry Hill Mall. Check out the Cherry Hill Visibility Facebook page for additional info. Note: If rain is a factor, we cancel; check the Facebook page for details.
Postcarding - Send postcards to flip and maintain Senate seats in OH, GA, Maine and others. We give you postcards and addresses; you provide the postage. Contact Eileen Hill: eileenghill@gmail.com
Rally to Fight Trump Attacks on Workers and Retirees. Rally is located at the intersection of Rt 73N and Fellowship Rd in Mt Laurel. It occurs during 5-6 PM on the second Wednesday of every month. For more information, email Pete Bilazarian at pbilazar@aol.com or Rich Cleaver at richcl205@gmail.com
Virtual Community Support Circle for Activists and Allies: In the face of the current regime’s devastating actions, it is normal that we are all experiencing grief, outrage and overwhelm. As witnesses and advocates, we are likely to be experiencing collective trauma. In response to these recent events, Indivisible is offering a dedicated online support space for local community activists. This will be a safe space to process any grief & loss that’s coming up, as well as a space to learn about vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue. Facilitated by Michelle Ward, a trauma-informed therapist, this time together will be one for grounding, mutual support and healthy coping skills building. This virtual offering occurs on the second TUESDAY of each month, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm, Eastern Time. The next offering is TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. Register for September at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisibleturningthetables/event/1007067/
Weekend Door Knocking for NJ Midterms. We are organizing people to knock doors on weekend shifts from now until November for 3 NJ Democratic Congressional Campaigns. We are knocking doors: (1) in Central NJ for the critical NJ-7 Rebecca Bennett Campaign against GOP incumbent Tom Kean Jr.; (2) in Evesham for Herb Conaway in NJ-3 (also supporting the local Evesham Dems); and (3) in SJ towns for the NJ-2 Zack Mullock Campaign against GOP incumbent Jeff Van Drew. New door knockers are welcome, and they will receive OJT training with an experienced canvasser. For more information, email Pete Bilazarian at pbilazar@aol.com or Rich Cleaver at richcl205@gmail.com
2026-Sep-3: Help reach VOTERS, Candidate Support, Protect Public Lands
2026-Sep-3: Help reach VOTERS, Candidate Support, Protect Public Lands
The next monthly meeting is Monday, September 14, at 7 pm at the Mount Laurel Community Center. Doors open at 6:30 pm for coffee, cake and mingling! New people welcome. Please bring a donation for the food bank for our new Mutual Aid group.
Hello SJNOWIndivisibles,
5 Ways to Support the Critical Swing NJ-7 Rebecca Bennett Campaign
Knock Doors in Bridgewater, NJ This Weekend (Sep 5-6) and Other Sep Weekends
-20 SJNOW Indivisible people have knocked, with great results, over 1.4K doors in the NJ-7 Somerset County towns of Somerville, Bridgewater, Raritan Borough, and Warren during the past 7 weekends!
-We will continue our Bridgewater door knocking this weekend (Sep 5-6) mainly during the 10 AM-1 PM shift on SAT, Sep 5. Three more Bridgewater canvassing shifts are available during 1-4 PM on SAT, Sep 5 AND during 10-1 & 1-4 on SUN, Sep 6. Newcomers are welcome, and they will receive canvassing training. We also encourage people that are not quite sure that they want to do this to go out on a shift with one of our experienced canvassers and simply observe how things are done. Give it a try!
-Please email Pete Bilazarian at pbilazar@aol.com, or Rich Cleaver at richcl205@gmail.com, for more details, if you want to join us this weekend, OR during future weekends in September.
BRAND NEW. SAVE THE DATE. WED, Sep 16, 7-8 PM.
A special Zoom "Canvassing Training" Presentation by Rich Cleaver and other SJNOW Indivisibles will be offered to potential new and experienced canvassers in many NJ Indivisible groups, in order to obtain more door knockers for Rebecca's campaign. This event is sponsored by the Plainsfield Area Indivisible group in Union County. We will provide this group's Mobilize link for this event in future emails. Everyone is welcome to attend. This collaborative special event represents a very positive result for our new Canvassing Organizing Group (COG). The COG has been reaching out to many NJ Indivisible groups in Central and North Jersey, encouraging them to provide more Bennett Campaign door knockers and offering to assist them in doing this.
Join Weekday Virtual Phone Banks to Reach Voters
-Shifts occur during 5-7 PM on Tuesday and 6-8 PM on Thursday. Sign up for shifts here
Join Weekend Virtual Phone Banks to Reach Voters
-Shifts occur during 10 AM-12 PM AND 12 -2 PM every Saturday and Sunday. Sign up for shifts here
REPOST Often Info & Clips from Rebecca's Social Media Sites
-Rebecca's social media sites can be found at the Rebecca Bennett for Congress Campaign Website, located here
-Rebecca's one-minute vertical real-life videos on social media are quite good. Check them out and repost them.
-Everyone can REPOST!
-The Bennett Campaign has asked us to do this!
CALL TO ACTION. Tell Congress: Act NOW to Preserve Our Public Lands
Congress must act NOW to preserve and protect our public lands. The administration has a pattern of treating public lands as assets to be sold off rather than preserved for public use. The administration has weakened the U.S. Forest Service agency's ability to manage the 150 national forests by moving its headquarters and closing research facilities. It has reduced the size of public lands designated as National Monuments and repealed longstanding regulations for both land and wildlife protection. The mismanagement, destruction, and sale of public lands must stop now. It will be too late to wait for the courts to intervene.
Tell our congressmen to take action now to preserve and protect our public lands. Tell them to oppose the sale of our national parks, including sections of Yosemite National Park; oppose the reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service; and oppose the repeal of regulations that protect our public lands and wildlife.
*Please give your full address if leaving a voicemail.
Representative Herbert Conaway 202-225-4765 609-438-6290
Senator Cory Booker 202-224-3224 856-338-8922
Senator Andy Kim 202-224-4744 856-757-5353
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For Members: Recurring Activities for SJNOW Indivisible
Rally every Friday from 4:30 to 5:30 PM at the intersection of Ark Road and Route 38 in Mount Laurel. You can park in the ShopRite parking lot. The past few weeks the support has been amazing! People love to honk at our signs and you can feel the excitement. For more information, email Dave Lipshutz at: delipshutz@comcast.net
The Cherry Hill Visibility Brigade, Thursdays at 4:30 PM, on the overpass over Route 38 next to the Cherry Hill Mall. Check out the Cherry Hill Visibility Facebook page for additional info. Note: If rain is a factor, we cancel; check the Facebook page for details.
Postcarding - Send postcards to flip and maintain Senate seats in OH, GA, Maine and others. We give you postcards and addresses; you provide the postage. Contact Eileen Hill: eileenghill@gmail.com
Rally to Fight Trump Attacks on Workers and Retirees. Rally is located at the intersection of Rt 73N and Fellowship Rd in Mt Laurel. It occurs during 5-6 PM on the second Wednesday of every month. For more information, email Pete Bilazarian at pbilazar@aol.com or Rich Cleaver at richcl205@gmail.com
Virtual Community Support Circle for Activists and Allies: In the face of the current regime’s devastating actions, it is normal that we are all experiencing grief, outrage and overwhelm. As witnesses and advocates, we are likely to be experiencing collective trauma. In response to these recent events, Indivisible is offering a dedicated online support space for local community activists. This will be a safe space to process any grief & loss that’s coming up, as well as a space to learn about vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue. Facilitated by Michelle Ward, a trauma-informed therapist, this time together will be one for grounding, mutual support and healthy coping skills building. This virtual offering occurs on the second TUESDAY of each month, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm, Eastern Time. The next offering is TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. Register for September at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisibleturningthetables/event/1007067/
Weekend Door Knocking for NJ Midterms. We are organizing people to knock doors on weekend shifts from now until November for 3 NJ Democratic Congressional Campaigns. We are knocking doors: (1) in Central NJ for the critical NJ-7 Rebecca Bennett Campaign against GOP incumbent Tom Kean Jr.; (2) in Evesham for Herb Conaway in NJ-3 (also supporting the local Evesham Dems); and (3) in SJ towns for the NJ-2 Zack Mullock Campaign against GOP incumbent Jeff Van Drew. New door knockers are welcome, and they will receive OJT training with an experienced canvasser. For more information, email Pete Bilazarian at pbilazar@aol.com or Rich Cleaver at richcl205@gmail.com
2026-Sep-1: Support Bennett Campaign / Enforce War Powers Act
2026-Sep-1: Support Bennett Campaign / Enforce War Powers Act
The next monthly meeting is Monday, September 14, at 7 pm at the Mount Laurel Community Center. Doors open at 6:30 pm for coffee, cake and mingling! New people welcome. Please bring a donation for the food bank for our new Mutual Aid group.
Hello SJNOWIndivisibles,
1. Here are 4 Ways to Support the Critical NJ-7 Rebecca Bennett Campaign
Knock Doors in Bridgewater, NJ This Weekend (Sep 5-6) and Other Sep Weekends
-20 SJNOW Indivisible people have knocked, with great results, over 1.4K doors in the NJ-7 Somerset County towns of Somerville, Bridgewater, Raritan Borough, and Warren during the past 7 weekends! They have also distributed 36 Bennett lawn signs to voters, and they have recruited 7 new local volunteers for the campaign. Our canvassers have received commendations from both Senator Andy Kim and the Bennett campaign, and they have successfully reached out to other NJ Indivisible groups to obtain more Bennett door knockers.
-We have found so far that Rebecca's positions on affordability (i.e., significantly reducing the costs of groceries, housing, healthcare, childcare, energy, and other items) and anti-corruption (e.g., banning Congressional stock trades in contrast to her GOP opponent, Tom Kean Jr) are resonating with voters.
-We will continue our Bridgewater door knocking this weekend (Sep 5-6) mainly during the 10 AM-1 PM shift on SAT, Sep 5. Three more Bridgewater canvassing shifts are available during 1-4 PM on SAT, Sep 5 AND during 10-1 & 1-4 on SUN, Sep 6. Newcomers are welcome, and they will receive canvassing training.
-Please email Pete Bilazarian at pbilazar@aol.com, or Rich Cleaver at richcl205@gmail.com, for more details, if you want to join us this weekend, OR during future weekends in September.
Join Weekday Virtual Phone Banks to Reach Voters
-Shifts occur during 5-7 PM on Tuesday and 6-8 PM on Thursday. Sign up for shifts here
Join Weekend Virtual Phone Banks to Reach Voters
-Shifts occur during 10 AM-12 PM AND 12 -2 PM every Saturday and Sunday. Sign up for shifts here
REPOST Often Info & Clips from Rebecca's Social Media Sites
-Rebecca's social media sites can be found at the Rebecca Bennett for Congress Campaign Website, located here
-Rebecca's one-minute vertical real-life videos on social media are quite good. Check them out and repost them.
-Everyone can REPOST!
-The Bennett Campaign has asked us to do this!
2. CALL TO ACTION. Tell Congress: Enforce the War Powers Resolution for the Iran War
Again, the Trump administration has resumed strikes on Iran--still no Congressional Approval. More strikes mean putting more troops at risk, and more taxpayers' dollars wasted. We must end this illegal war. Congress must enforce the War Powers Resolution.
Call your congressmen and tell them to enforce the bipartisan War Powers Resolution; to oppose any further military action and to hold hearings on the Trump administration's justification for these new unauthorized strikes.
*Please give your full address if leaving a voicemail.
Representative Herbert Conaway 202-225-4765 609-438-6290
Senator Cory Booker 202-224-3224 856-338-8922
Senator Andy Kim 202-224-4744 856-757-5353
For Members: Recurring Activities for SJNOW Indivisible
Rally every Friday from 4:30 to 5:30 PM at the intersection of Ark Road and Route 38 in Mount Laurel. You can park in the ShopRite parking lot. The past few weeks the support has been amazing! People love to honk at our signs and you can feel the excitement. For more information, email Dave Lipshutz at: delipshutz@comcast.net
The Cherry Hill Visibility Brigade, Thursdays at 4:30 PM, on the overpass over Route 38 next to the Cherry Hill Mall. Check out the Cherry Hill Visibility Facebook page for additional info. Note: If rain is a factor, we cancel; check the Facebook page for details.
Postcarding - Send postcards to flip and maintain Senate seats in OH, GA, Maine and others. We give you postcards and addresses; you provide the postage. Contact Eileen Hill: eileenghill@gmail.com
Rally to Fight Trump Attacks on Workers and Retirees. Rally is located at the intersection of Rt 73N and Fellowship Rd in Mt Laurel. It occurs during 5-6 PM on the second Wednesday of every month. For more information, email Pete Bilazarian at pbilazar@aol.com or Rich Cleaver at richcl205@gmail.com
Virtual Community Support Circle for Activists and Allies: In the face of the current regime’s devastating actions, it is normal that we are all experiencing grief, outrage and overwhelm. As witnesses and advocates, we are likely to be experiencing collective trauma. In response to these recent events, Indivisible is offering a dedicated online support space for local community activists. This will be a safe space to process any grief & loss that’s coming up, as well as a space to learn about vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue. Facilitated by Michelle Ward, a trauma-informed therapist, this time together will be one for grounding, mutual support and healthy coping skills building. This virtual offering occurs on the second TUESDAY of each month, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm, Eastern Time. The next offering is TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. Register for September at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisibleturningthetables/event/1007067/
Weekend Door Knocking for NJ Midterms. We are organizing people to knock doors on weekend shifts from now until November for 3 NJ Democratic Congressional Campaigns. We are knocking doors: (1) in Central NJ for the critical NJ-7 Rebecca Bennett Campaign against GOP incumbent Tom Kean Jr.; (2) in Evesham for Herb Conaway in NJ-3 (also supporting the local Evesham Dems); and (3) in SJ towns for the NJ-2 Zack Mullock Campaign against GOP incumbent Jeff Van Drew. New door knockers are welcome, and they will receive OJT training with an experienced canvasser. For more information, email Pete Bilazarian at pbilazar@aol.com or Rich Cleaver at richcl205@gmail.com
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