RESOURCE CENTER
ALL the tools you can use, gathered in one place. Look through the list to find something useful to you
if there is something you use that you don’t see, let me know and I’ll add it!
If there is something you need that you don’t see, let me know - let’s find it!
start here:
Looking to make your phone into your activism command center? Start with these apps:
Indiana Voters (https://indianavoters.in.gov/)
Start here to register to vote (or help a friend register), check your record, see your representatives, request mail-in ballots, find polling locations, and review sample ballots
5 Calls (also an app - search in your app store)
A useful tool to connect you to the government. Includes call scripts and phone numbers. If you have trouble getting through the Washington DC line, try a regional office!
A chatbot that turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes.
quick & easy actions:
Rogan’s list - a daily, thoroughly vetted action list for people who want to become more politically involved, but do not have time for the research
5 minutes for democracy - Attempting to protect democracy between wiping butts and playing cars. Providing easy action steps so you can, too.
Chop Wood, Carry Water - daily political activism newsletter that comes out 5 days a week. Subscribe and you’ll receive a short, encouraging email in your inbox each weekday (except Wednesday) telling you how you can make a difference by taking 5-7 minutes worth of EASY actions. You’ll receive an additional Sunday newsletter bursting with hopeful news
calendars:
Nasty Women calendar - events of interest to the Nasty Women of Vigo County
Nasty Women calendar - events of interest to the Nasty Women of Vigo County
Indiana Events Calendar - Use the link at the top of the page to add new events
mobilize.us - nationwide activism calendar
Indivisible Wabash Valley has launched a calendar for the Southern Indiana/Wabash Valley area
2025 Congressional Calendar - does it seem like the US Congress is constantly on recess? Keep track of their upcoming district time with this calendar.
bill trackers:
This is the Indiana General Assembly's main page. All the bills, amendments, schedules, and legislators are here, along with video of all committee meetings and votes. The League of Women Voters put together the guide below on how to use the site to track a bill
bill-tracking at the state and national level. You can get email alerts for specific bills you want to keep an eye on.
bill trackers with easy-to-understand explanations of what the bills do, and calls to action. This is updated weekly with high-priority bills in yellow
other bill trackers:
Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations: https://ipbs.org/projects/2025billtracker/index.html
Indiana Coalition for Public Education: https://indianacoalitionforpubliced.org/bill-watch/
ACLU Indiana: https://www.aclu-in.org/en/our-work/legislation-advocacy
contacting state legislators:
Need help contacting legislators? MADVoters updated their tool, at madvoters.org/contact-your-legislator. Simply input your address for their email, direct phone number, social media, and click more to see their address and committee assignments.
keeping tabs on Washington:
want to know where Trump is right now? this webpage (also an app - look in your app store) shows you his current location, what is on the Presidential Schedule for the day (probably golf), and includes links to any executive orders, proclamations, or other official bullshit.
Domewatch (also an app - search your app store)
Developed by Rep Steny Hoyer, provides users with live video streams, vote information, and legislative agenda
Progressive Caucus Action Fund keeps tabs on all of the bills and other legislation going through Congress. This is a great resource, but I find it’s not always updated to the current week. Their email newsletter comes out on Mondays
Indiana podcasts (watch on Youtube)
Indiana politics, history, and culture from the unapologetic perspective of the Hoosier left.
Indiana State Reps Earl Harris, Jr. and Blake Johnson host fellow legislators and experts to share an inside look at the Indiana General Assembly, explain bills moving through the legislative session, and showcase the policies and processes that are shaping our state.
Indiana’s Own Dana Black covers Indiana politics from a leftist perspective
New podcast from Good Trouble Indiana focused on health policy issues in the Hoosier state. I couldn’t find this one online, but you can listen at the link above or on your favorite podcast appYou can also find audio-only versions of these on your favorite podcast app - just search their names
public media matters:
Terre Haute is lucky enough to recieve public media from both Bloomington (WFUI/WTUI) and Indianapolis (WFYI). Also, my Alexa will only play NPR from Ilinois, but that’s probably my problem. Anyway - let’s support them with our eyes and ears, and if you’re in a position to do so, with our dollars!
Indiana Public Media: listen | watch | support
WFYI: listen | watch | support
blue tunes
Which Side Are You On? is a concert and discussion series celebrating and exploring protest music. Inspired by James Sullivan’s 2019 book of a similar name, it is an educational happening and a performance, but mostly, it’s a communal experience that uses music to bring together people who are concerned about the state of our democracy, and who understand that it may very well be culture that saves us.
Looking for more righteous tunes? Check out this probably AI-generated playlist of the 100 best protest songs. It’s an inconsistent list, and some of my faves aren’t included, so you should also check out Nana Was a Suffragette (this version is by the Lovenotes), Vote ‘Em Out by Willie Nelson , FDT by YG, and the protest-folk stylings of Jesse Welles.
vote with your dollars:
see how companies are donating - who they support and what percentage is donated by the company vs. senior employees of the company. You can also search by politicians and see where they get their money. This is also an app, so search it up on your app store.
a non-exhaustive list of Hoosier businesses and their respective political affiliations
NAACP’s Black Consumer Advisory list
Not a boycott list, but a ‘buy-in’ list - companies that are sticking with their values
Indiana socials to follow:
bill tracking through the GA and regular calls to action with scripts
great short explainers on how state policies will impact families. I learn a lot from the moms!
advocacy and information, bill explainers, calls to action and events
Grassroots coalition of Hoosier healthcare and public health stakeholders in Indiana
nationwide follows:
great explainers and infographics to use & share from a former Senate Counsel
education-focused info and explainers. She’s a teacher, so she knows how to explain things in a way others can easily understand
Daily news briefs with the important news of the day. Thursdays are good news only.