The Communications Team will act as a facilitator for both internal and external communications. They will collaborate with other working groups to assist in expedited passage of information to group leaders. Individual groups will process sending information to their general membership. 

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Responsibilities

• Outward communications from SWIM

  • Media relations (media contact/interview requests)​

  • Public social media channels Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube

• Internal communications for SWIM​

  • Private SWIM group social media channels​

  • Email communications via Mailchimp

  • Working Slack group for projects

  • SWIM email account, swimindivisible@gmail.com

  • Raid Response System (REMIND app)

  • SWIM bimonthly newsletter

The SWIM Member Services Committee has been established as a way to network local Indivisible groups all across the state. Member Services keeps current data on local groups and their leaders. 

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Responsibilities

• Current group leaders and contact information maintained and verified regularly

• Cross-reference MailChimp distribution list with Leader list to keep an accurate mailing list

• Maintain bit.ly/swimapp from Leader list

• Publicly post leader list twice yearly on Facebook private page and Slack 

• Check-in calls will be made to local leaders approximately once a year to monitor engagement, concerns, and leader contacts. Feedback from leaders is recorded and a history is maintained. Efforts are always attuned to regionalizing contacts between locals and CORE members to support local concerns

• Maintain SWIM Events spreadsheet for management and coordination of repeating meetings (CORE Team meetings, Leader meetings, Representative meetings

The SWIM Climate Crisis working group's mission is to accelerate the adoption of effective actions in Michigan and by Michigan officials to address the climate crisi.  

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Responsibilities

• Enlist local Indivisible Climate Crisis Working Groups to support statewide and national strategies and campaigns 

• Encourage Indivisible members to pressure State-level officials to respond more rapidly and forcefully to the climate crisis through legislative, regulatory, administrative, and judicial action

• Support national Indivisible climate crisis strategies and campaigns with Michigan-specific actions

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The Team will submit specific action items to the Communications Team for the SWIM Newsletter once a month. Members are encouraged to act upon "action items" each month. A link to the "Climate Article," which highlights or explains the action item(s), will be available for members, as well as any recommended books or websites to explore. 

This team works to create and maintain relationships with allied activist groups who share our
progressive values. This includes the Democratic party, elected officials, candidates, and
campaigns both in state and out of state. The team is currently populated by CORE team
members who have chosen to maintain a relationship with one or more groups and have taken
responsibility for communication between that group and the SWIM membership. This allows
SWIM to work as a clearing house for resources that can be shared with individual members
directly or through the local groups.

The Democracy Working Group is an ephemeral group that rises to the occasion when necessary.  The group will strategically plan statewide actions that are positive and supportive of our democratic values. Although taking into consideration the rapidly changing political landscape, the DWG will be intentional in its selection of campaigns on which it acts. The DWG will coordinate with Indivisible groups statewide whenever possible and may choose to work with SWIM partners when appropriate. Because Michigan is an important swing state with major impact on national policy, the DWG will focus on state issues around democracy, i.e. voter education, expanding voting rights, voter turn-out.