Keweenaw Indivisible

08/03/2026

⚠ REMINDER: In-person voting for the Primary election is tomorrow, August 4th! Not sure where to vote? Check the comments to find your polling location. ⚠

As we enter the midterm election season, our voter outreach canvassers will be out there helping our community get ready! We canvassed at the Calumet Farmer's market over the weekend where we talked to around 100 community members, helped them check their registration status, and find their polling location.

Keep an eye out for our canvassers wearing our colorful sandwich boards at upcoming events in the area! Want to get involved? We need more volunteers to canvass. It's a simple way to make a big impact in the upcoming election season. Comment or send us a message for more info on how to volunteer!

07/29/2026

This community comes together when someone is in need. And right now, beloved friend, musician, educator, and neighbor, Bob Hiltunen, needs our help.

We encourage you to give what you can and share widely. The Gofundme link is in the comments. ♥️

07/19/2026

Hello Keweenaw Indivisibles!

Just a reminder that at 7:00 PM this evening at the Orpheum Theater in Hancock, Up North Advocacy will be presenting their Candidate Forum on Environmental Issues for MI CD-01 Candidates, including Kyle Blomquist, Zebulon Featherly, Liz Hakola, Justin Michal, and Wayne Stiles. Please consider attending if you'd like to learn more about these candidate's positions and platforms about our environment in the UP and how we can protect them for future generations to enjoy!

We look forward to seeing you in-person or virtually at the Western Upper Peninsula Environmentally-Focused Candidate Forum. This forum is for the 1st Congressional District U.S. House of Representatives Candidates and will be taking place this Sunday, July 19 at 7pm!

You may sign up here!

https://actionnetwork.org/events/candidate-forum-on-environmental-issues?clear_id=true&source=direct_link

07/09/2026

‼️ MONEY OUT OF POLITICS PETITION URGENT ACTION ALERT
The Michigan Board of State Canvassers is accepting public comments until Friday, July 10 at 5:00 PM. We need the UP to speak up!

Please send a brief email to the Board of State Canvassers before the deadline urging them to keep the existing petition language of Michiganders for Money out of Politics (MMOP) by clicking here: Mopupmichigan.org/comment

Here are a few points you can include:
● The current petition language is clear and accurately explains what the proposal does.
● More than 560,000 Michigan voters signed the petition with this language.
● The language was previously approved unanimously by the Board of State Canvassers before signature collection began.
● Michigan voters deserve to see the same language they reviewed and signed on the ballot.

Please take just a few minutes today to submit your comment to [email protected] before Friday at 5:00 PM. You can use the subject line: Public comment for Michiganders for Money Out of Politics ProposalMI Supreme Court

Keep fighting until November!

07/09/2026

🗣️Your voice needed: Houghton County Commissioner Joel Keranen has—once again—embarrassed the county he represents.

This 4th of July on the 250th anniversary of the United States’ independence, he led an event that glorified ICE and white supremacy through racist stereotypes. This follows his December resolution attempting to erase q***r community members.

This is not who we are in Houghton County. This is not acceptable conduct from our public servants.

📣Join concerned community members at the next Houghton County Commissioner meeting on Tuesday, July 14th at 6 pm. Speak up at the end-of-meeting public comment section (item G) to tell him how his actions affect our community.

WHAT: Houghton County Commissioners Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday, July 14th at 6 pm
WHERE: Houghton County Courthouse, 3rd floor, 401 E. Houghton Ave., Houghton, MI

07/08/2026

Michigan voters have time to request a new mail-in (absentee) ballot if they voted for a candidate who has dropped out.

The official process, called “spoiling” a ballot, allows your local clerk to mark your original ballot invalid and issue a new one if your request is made before the deadlines and your ballot has not already been counted. This can be done in person, or by submitting a written and signed request to your clerk, stating you need a new mail-in (absentee) ballot and if you’d like it mailed or will pick it up.

Visit mi.gov/vote to learn more about the process of mailing in a ballot.

07/08/2026

📣Happening NOW: Houghton city council is voting on a data center moratorium tonight at 5:30 at 616 shelden ave. (you can also attend via zoom, link below!)

Please show up if possible to make comments during the first public comment section. Show your support for the moratorium and urge them to pass this to give communities time to plan!

It’s so important for our community to show up to these meetings. Tell our representatives we don’t want hyper scale data centers!

Zoom link if you cannot attend in person:

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06/27/2026

Thank you to the community members who spoke up this week at the People's Hearing on Rollbacks to Public Lands Protection! We heard about the environmental impacts of roads on our most treasured, backcountry places. We heard about the importance of quiet places free from traffic noise. We even heard about how roads built for logging US Forest Service lands in the past were examples of wasteful spending—with the costs to build the roads higher than any timber revenue these forests produced.

There were diverse perspectives in the room, but one shared goal: to keep the Roadless Rule intact.

Remember: Your voice matters—and together, we have power. Missed the hearing but still want to submit a comment? Send us a DM!

Concerns stem from the rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

06/26/2026

The August 4 Primary Election is coming up! Here’s what you need to know to cast your ballot and make your voice heard.