Our Approach

Whether we're hosting a local event or showing up at our State Senator's office, Indivisible Rockland is committed to taking direct actions that push for change in our community.

EDUCATING OUR CONSTITUENTS

Educating our constituents about the complicated legislative issues impacting our community and giving them the power to take action.

HOLDING OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE

Ensuring our elected officials, regardless of political party, speak for their constituents.

Direct Action

Whether organizing a public protest, town hall or boycott, we are prepared to show our Representatives that we are committed to saving Democracy.

Code of Conduct

For all IROC interactions on all channels, in person and hybrid meetings

  • Our meetings, even those in public spaces, are strategic. We ask that you refrain from recording and posting the contents of our meetings. This will also allow members to speak freely without fear of retaliation for comments taken out of content. We also do not want to tip our hand to those who will want to suppress our effort. 

  • Rigorous discussions and debates are hallmarks of any civil rights and social justice organization.

  • Learning and growing together allows us to develop a more unified perspective that prepares us to fight for our rights. 

  • We welcome input from each person present in our meetings. We expect our interactions to be conducted with civility and respect, as individuals committed to the same struggle. 

  • Bias, discrimination and harassment are prohibited. Actions such as verbal or non-verbal abuse, negative stereotyping of any group, sexual and gender-based epithets or slurs, denigrating jokes, and calling out specific individuals constitute misconduct and are not welcomed.

  • Gender, Gender Identity, or Gender Expression, Sexual Orientation, Disability, Physical Appearance (Including but not limited to body size), Race, Age, Nationality & National Origin, Religion, Class and/or Economic Background, Specific Political Leaning (As mentioned above, IROC does not discriminate on political leanings, but advocates the values that the Progressive movement embraces)

Inspired by the life of MLK we will adopt the following four steps, articulated in the Letter from Birmingham Jail, before we undertake any direct action:

  • Fact collection: Determine if injustices exist 

  • Negotiation: Try to reach an agreement 

  • Self-purification: Prepare for direct action by asking yourself if you can accept blows without retaliating 

  • Direct action: Use your body to present your case to the community 

  • Indivisible Rockland Organizing Committee is a safe place for everybody, regardless of

Our Team

Indivisible Rockland is a community of activists led by a steering committee. As of 2/14/25, the steering committee members are Bill Batson, Pascale Jean-Gilles, Nelcy Garcia De Leon , L’Tanya Watkins, Debbie Stedge, Darcy Casteleiro, Tracey Obenauer