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Indivisible Illinois for Our 2025 Statewide Convening June 28, 2025 in Champaign, IL

A powerful day of action, connection, and planning as Indivisible members from across Illinois came together to shape priorities for 2025 and 2026. This Convening brought together grassroots leaders, coalition partners, and elected officials for dynamic discussions, strategic planning, and bold goal setting to defend democracy and build progressive power.

Local and national Indivisible leaders offered insights, tools, and inspiration to strengthen our collective impact heading into a critical election cycle.

Agenda

Welcome + Illinois Campaign Goals Overview Indivisible IL Board Members (15 mins)
Marci Adelston-Schafer - Indivisible IL Board
Jeanette Quirk - Indivisible IL Board
Linda Kallas - Indivisible IL Board
Patrick Watson - Indivisible IL Board

Blue State Defiance from Indivisible National (60 mins)
Katie Guare - Indivisible Associate Organizing Director
Ayah Ziyadeh - Indivisible Senior Policy Manager

Partner Panel: Collective Power in Action (60 mins)
Panelists:
Ed Yohnka - ACLU - IL Spokesperson
Fred Tsao - Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (ICIRR) Senior Policy Counsel
Cate Caldwell - Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) Executive Policy Director

Regional Strategy Workshops (60 mins)
Breakout sessions

Lunch + Guest Speakers + networking (60 mins)
State Senator Rachel Ventura

Congressional Member Forum (60 mins)
Panelist: U.S. Representative Robin Kelly

Region Report to group (30 mins)

Closing Reflections (15 mins)

Next Steps + Call to Action (15 mins)