Leelanau Indivisible is an informal left-of-center organization based in Leelanau County, Michigan. It is an affiliate of the left-of-center organizing and activism network Indivisible.
Background
The organization is active in supporting and opposing candidates for office and promoting left-of-center causes. It also has a political action committee, Leelanau Citizens for Democracy. [1]
The group’s website has a “land acknowledgment” that points out that Leelanau County was once populated by the Anishinabek and thanked them for being “caretakers” of the land. [2]
Activities
In March 2017, the organization held a protest to oppose an attempt to repeal Obamacare. [3]
In April 2020, the organization co-signed an op-ed in support of COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. The op-ed also criticized opponents of lockdowns as inflaming the people of Michigan and putting lives at risk. [4]
After the January 6th U.S. Capitol riots, the organization denounced U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI) for voting against certifying the election of President Joe Biden. [5]
In January 2022, the organization signed a letter by Fix Our Senate which called on Democrats to get rid of the Senate filibuster, which is the rule requiring a supermajority vote to end debate and proceed to vote on legislation, to enact a federal takeover of election administration and a weakening of voter security laws. [6]
In January 2022, the organization signed a letter by Stand Up America that called on Democrats to get rid of the Senate filibuster and enact legislation supporting a federal takeover of election administration and a weakening of voter security laws. The letter also called for the District of Columbia to made into a state. [7]
In January 2022, the organization held a candlelight vigil for democracy which called for the federal takeover of election administration and the weakening of voter integrity laws. [8]