Upcoming Events Listing
for the week of December 21 and beyond
Given that Congress is going on recess starting mid-next week, IGGR is also going to take a much-needed break. On December 21 and 28, we’ll send out a scaled-back newsletter highlighting upcoming events. And we’ll be back on January 4 with a whole new list of Things You Can Do as well as other items we need to keep top of mind
Have a wonderful & safe Holiday Season. And thank you for being here!
Your IGGR Community
This Week’s Newsletter Contains…
IGGR & Indivisible Events
Events from Other Organizations
IGGR & Indivisible Events
Friday, December 26 at 4 to 5 pm. Bridge Brigade Takeover Protest. Fuller over I-196. Future dates/locations:
Jan 2 - Hall over US-131 – Hours change starting this week, 4 to 5 pm. (We have been asked to continue here to show our support for the surrounding community--Keep that in mind as you choose your protest signs.)
Jan 9 - Fuller over I-196
Wednesday, January 7 at 6:30 pm. IGGR Members and Friends Meetup. Location TBA so Save the Date!
Tuesday, January 13 at 7 pm. IGGR Webinar on the Current Economy. Dr. Paul Isely, noted economist and Assistant Dean of the Seidman College of Business at GVSU, will help us to understand the current economy and how it is affecting and will continue to affect our lives. Get equipped with key facts and other information you can use to discuss this critical issue with friends and family. More info and a link to register coming soon.
Upcoming IGGR Members & Friends meetings in 2026, all at 6:30 pm at Fountain Street Church:
January 26: This meeting will kick off with a short performance by the Grand Rapids Girls’ Choral Academy. We will be presenting our full campaign for this election year so you can prepare to get involved to help us turn around key seats up and down the ballot.
February 23: Dr. Kristin Oldenberg, the new Medical Director at the Kent County Health Department, will share information about current health services offered by the County. After overall high living costs, healthcare is the next hottest issue for Kent County residents. This presentation will prepare you with helpful information to support your discussions on this topic with friends and family. We will also have a Volunteer Fair at this meeting so you can sign up to support specific initiatives.
March 23: “Opposing Tyranny with Nonviolent Civil Resistance.” Professor Gary Stark will talk about the various forms of non-violent resistance that individuals can take.
EVENTS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Saturday, December 27 at 3 - 4 pm. AVELO/ICE Protest. Patterson at 44th St at the entrance to the Grand Rapids Airport. Parking across the street at Wendy’s. Every other week. Sponsored by Stop GEO Group in Baldwin and Coalition to Stop AVELO. Upcoming dates:
January 10
January 17
Don't Watch the Kennedy Center Honors this year, may I suggest another Rob Reiner movie instead.
The thought of the tRump's name alongside Kenny's is even more disgusting because JFK was beloved my all. The tRump is destroying our arts. He is already banning our books and controlling our news outlets. Now he has plans to control what we read and what music, movies, TV shows we are allowed to watch and listen to. This is what dictators do. Do you really want that lunatic deciding how you choose to entertain yourself?
Message from JFK niece, Maria Shriver
https://substack.com/@krassenstein/note/c-189330888?r=113nff
Learn more about boycotting the Kennedy Center Honors here: https://onemommy.substack.com/p/boycott-the-kennedy-center-honors?r=113nff
For those of us who chose to become Freedom Fighters this is a great reminder of why we fight. I too felt the dread, the impending doom and the never ending fear after election night. My fear extends beyond my own future or the future of my family. I fear for yours. But I never dreamed that our democracy would be obliterated in less than a year. I could have never imagined the massive amount of grief, hate, evil that would engulf the entire world because of the election they won, by cheating.
My dread only grows not because I now know that as long as this regime is in control, the evil atrocities will grow with it. What I didn't know and what I fear most is that most Americans are passively accepting the repression. They don't seem to care that are civil rights and services are disappearing. They are not passing the word and warning their neighbors.
There are not enough civil rights leaders like, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lewis, Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, etc. The leaders we have now are protecting their own turf and none of them have a world stage.
The one thing these leaders have in common is that they are all telling us that - We the People - are the only ones with the power to end this evil regime.
Therefore, WE ARE THE RESISTANCE, we are David to the Goliath regime, we must join or at the very least support the resistance organizers. Join FiftyFifty.One, Indivisible.org, RefuseFascism.org and other trying to lead the way. No one is coming to rescue us. It's up to us! We can defeat this evil regime but only if we STAND UNITE! DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK AT LEAST ONE PERSON TO JOIN US.
This is how you start:
The Three Most POWERFUL, Vital Steps to End the tRump Regime!
1.) Make our Calls for Action go Viral - Spread the Word about our Resistance Efforts!
2.) Limit Your Spending - Buy Essentials Only
3.) Be Kind - Support & Encourage Each Other
That's it. That's all it takes to end this evil madness. This is a ridiculously simple, super effective plan to defeat the tRump, his administration from hell, his ICE Brigade and the billionaire oligarchs that own and control them all.
United We Stand - Divided We Fall
Get the details about how to Defeat the tRump here: https://onemommy.substack.com/p/project-defeat-the-trump?r=113nff