Thank you for making us over 1,000 strong!
Freedom Writers 5/3/25
Hello, Freedom Writers!
In Today’s Post:
Thank you! We’re over 1,000 strong!
Action 1 - Boycott (and Contact) Avelo Airlines (Before May 12th!)
Action 2 - Attend This Zoom Meeting: “No Kings–Then or Now: Historian H. Cox Richardson, AG Campbell, US Rep. Raskin - Rescheduled!”
Action 3 - Find a Protest, Stand Out or Rally near you!
Action 4 - I-91 Overpass Standouts!
Thank you! We’re over 1,000 strong!
When BillyJ and I first started the Freedom Writers back in 2016, we weren't sure what to expect. We knew in our hearts that the US of A was better than MAGA, and we had a burning desire to write postcards to voters all across the country to prove it. Back then, we didn’t know how many others would agree It didn’t take long for us to learn: we were not alone. Beginning as a project of Rise Up Western Mass Indivisible (in the Springfield area) gave us a head start, but soon that audience bloomed into a community of 200 dedicated postcard writers throughout Western Mass.
Then over the next few years, the Freedom Writers grew to 350, but it wasn’t until we moved to Substack this past January that things really took off! And now …we’re over 1,000 strong! We. Are. So. Thankful!
YOU made that happen. YOU shared our posts with your friends. YOU wrote those postcards and made the phone calls to your elected officials. YOU inspire us and give us strength to carry on every single day.
We all know that we’ve got a long, hard road ahead of us, but with friends like YOU, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel!
Thank you for all you do, and we look forward to fighting this fight with you.
In solidarity, hope and action,,
EBFreed and Billy J
Action 1 - Boycott (and Contact) Avelo Airlines (Before May 12th!)
Contact Avelo Airlines to file a complaint/tell them you are boycotting them because of their plan to start (on May 12th) aiding and abetting the illegal relocation of people who were arrested with NO DUE PROCESS.
According to NPR, Alevo Airlines, who just opened last year in Connecticut, plan to begin on May 12th to help Trump unlawfully relocate people from their jurisdictions, and thus make it harder for their lawyers to file for due process for them.
ACTION: Read and personalize the suggested script below, and then use your personalized version to:
Jam the Alevo Airlines Customer Service line at (346) 616-9500. This may take a couple of hours because yes, they are wicked backed up with calls! I just called them last night and waited 3 hours. Then I hung up without speaking to anyone. It’s a perfect time to multi-task!
Or Enter a complaint on their website.
Or send an email to their CEO, Andrew Levy, at Alevy@aveloair.com.
Suggest Script for Alevo Airlines (Please personalize this before you use it.):
I’m contacting you to ask if you are still planning, on May 12th, to begin aiding and abetting in the illegal relocation of people who were arrested WITHOUT DUE PROCESS.
If you do … you will be undermining the Constitutional rights of all Americans.
If you do … you will be committing crimes for blood money.
If you do … I will boycott your airline FOREVER and get as many other people as I can to join me.
Instead of UNDERMINING our Constitution for blood money, your company should be MANDATING evidence of due process before allowing any arrested passenger to board your planes.
Please respond with the details on how you plan to ensure that your passengers have received due process before you forcefully relocate them.
Thank you,
[Your Name]
Action 2 - Attend This Zoom Meeting: “No Kings–Then or Now: Historian H. Cox Richardson, AG Campbell, US Rep. Raskin - Rescheduled!”
Use this link to sign up: https://mobilize.us/s/k7JzoF
We will focus on strategies and pragmatic actions we can take to stop the destruction of our democracy with our special guests speakers:
Historian and political writer Heather Cox Richardson
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell
U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin
Together, we will answer the question: What CAN and MUST we all do to win this fight.
This event is co-sponsored by:
Activate America, All in for NC, Blue Future, Call4Change, Commit to Democracy, Concord Indivisible, Demcast, Field Team 6, Force Multiplier, Grassroots Democrats HQ, MA Flip PA, MurMur, New Yorkers for Democracy, Swing Left Maricopa County, They See Blue, Third Act, The Union
Action 3 - Find a Protest, Stand Out or Rally near you!
You can always find Visibility Events on Mobilize. Just go to mobilize.us
Click on ‘Filters’
Set the ‘Type’ field = ‘Visibility Event’ and ‘Rallies’
Set the ‘Near’ field = [your zip code]
Scroll down and click ‘Apply filters.’
That should show you all the Protests, Stand Outs and Rallies near your zip code.
Action 4 - I-91 Overpass Standouts!
We LOVE this action! If you live in CT, MA or VT Sign up here to join in the fun every Friday afternoon at 4:00 pm - ish at one of the 20 (YES, TWENTY!) overpasses!
If you don’t live near I-91 or can’t find an overpass action near you, consider organizing one!
INFO SHEETS - For Your Information
If you’re new to the Freedom Writers, WELCOME! Check out these INFO SHEETS with lots of great background information:
INFO SHEET: Get Started - Taking Action with Indivisible - Get the most up-to-date information about what is happening in your area through a local Indivisible group!
INFO SHEET: Keeping Your Cool Under the Trump Regime - Access reliable, free news when it counts the most!
INFO SHEET: How to Contact Your Elected Officials - Find out why we act the way we act.
Three AOC Videos About the Importance of Phone Calls Now - Don’t let the MAGAts win the calling our elected officials game.
5 Calls App - Set Up Instructions - This beautiful instruction sheet was written by 3 people who are all over 70 years old. If they can do it, you can do it.
Hey, Erin. Loved reading this post. You’re to be congratulated because it’s so much due to the hard work of you and Bill. It’s great to be a part of this group! And to think I live next-door….
Susie G🇺🇸