“No one person can do everything… but everyone can do something” – Max Lucado
Get Involved, Take Action!
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General Meetings take place every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month from 2-4 PM at First Christian Church, 1809 El Paseo Road, Las Cruces.
Scroll down for the Events Calendar.
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Upcoming Protest
Discussed at 8/9 General Meeting – It’s Official – Hands Off Our Vote Rally!
Movie Showing: “Lightworkers”
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After the movie, feel free to stick around for an impromptu dialogue on your impressions of the movie!
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Save the Date
Education Night – Thursday, September 3, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at First Christian Church, 1809 El Paseo Rd- Project Jupiter Panel Discussion – More to Come . . .
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Project Jupiter Update
At the July 12th General Meeting, our membership voted unanimously to oppose Project Jupiter. Since then we have formed a committee of 11, comprised of ILC members and other progressive groups and individuals to work on plans for both the education night (details below) and our strategy to STOP POJECT JUPITER. We meet weekly on Tuesdays from 6:00 – 7:00 PM.
Additionally, at the August 9 general meeting a suggestion was made to ask the county commissioners at the 8/11 BOCC meeting for equal time they allowed Oracle, to do a counter presentation on why we oppose Project Jupiter. Our membership embraced this suggestion wholeheartedly. We were successful in making the request and the board seemed amenable to this idea. Many Sanchez was provided our contact info and we are waiting to hear back from him on next steps.
Call for Action: Please contact your district county commissioner OR all county commissioners and ask for equal time for a STOP PROJECT JUPITER presentation. Contact info for commissioners can be found here: https://www.donaana.gov/
List of Commissioners is on the left hand side and when you click on one of their names it takes you to their contact information page. For questions, email Sheri Reinhart at indivisiblelcnm@gmail.com
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Hands Off Our Vote
The 2026 midterms are less than three months away. Republicans are bent on destroying free and fair elections in every state. We view this as an emergency. All hands on deck. Polling place watchers and polling place challengers are needed in all the polling places in Dona Ana County. Please fill out this form for more information:
https://forms.gle/
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ILC is looking for volunteers to support our other Hands Off Our Vote activities. If interested contact Pam Hett at indivisiblelcnm@gmail.com
Chaparral Update
ILC recently met with Progressive leaders in Chaparral, NM in the southeastern part of Dona Ana County. ILC is working with leaders in the Chaparral community on the below items:
1. September 24, 2026 a bilingual Education Night to be held to talk about water usage and water reclamation from the Meta data center across the NM/TX State Line. Exact time and location TBD.
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2. ILC will coordinate with Progressive leaders for a Get Out The Vote campaign before the midterm elections in November.
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Looking for volunteers to support these events, if interested contact Pam Hett at indivisiblelcnm@gmail.com
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Upcoming General Meetings:
- August 23 – Features: Maria Griego, NM Poverty Law Center, will speak about the out of state private equity groups coming into NM to buy up all the manufactured home parks and rental properties and the hardships this brings to the community. Sylvia Ulloa, will talk about HJR5 Ballot Measure for Legislative compensation. Pam will review the process for ILC to endorse candidates.
- September 13 – Candidate Forum: Come hear both the Dona Ana candidates for House of Representatives and Dona Ana County candidates speak on the issues. There will be time for audience Q&A so start thinking about your questions. The meeting will likely take the full two hours from 2:00 – 4:00.
OTHER HEADLINES
1. CALL TO ACTION: Please attend the LCPS Board Meeting – Tuesday, 8/18 at 6:00 PM – Board Administrative Offices, 505 S Main St, Las Cruces.
LCPS board will receive an update from Superintendent Ruiz about Amira AI Reading Assessment. The public is invited to provide comment at the meeting and encouraged to email your board members and the superintendent with your questions, comments, or concerns at input@lcps.net
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2. See Facebook posts made by Sheri Reinhart for list of special events this week, including a Deb Haaland Fundraiser and a separate post of volunteer opportunities on behalf of Gabe Vasquez.
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3. School Supplies Donation Drive was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who so generously donated needed items and money to keep our kids in supplies.
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4. Welcome to our new ILC Steering Committee Members Kae Noppen, Secretary, Mark Willard, Treasurer and Kim Coryat Member at Large. We appreciate their willingness to step up and serve on the Steering Committee and look forward to their new ideas and continued involvement in moving ILC’s mission forward. For the first time in a while our steering committee is fully staffed.