On Thursday, Indivisible Bainbridge Island and Other Groups Holding Events Commemorating Former Congressman John Lewis’ Good Trouble Approach

Indivisible Bainbridge Island is holding two events on Thursday July 17 commemorating John Lewis Day. The events are part of a national call to action “Good Trouble Lives On”

John Lewis (1940-2020) was a major figure in the Civil Rights Movement. He famously participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965.  One of those marches ended with him being clubbed by police. He helped organize the March on Washington in 1963 where Rev. Martin Luther King gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.  He served as U.S. Congressman from Georgia from 1987 to his death on July 17, 2020.

He coined the iconic phrase “Good Trouble” to inspire others to activism and resistance to injustice. In his honor Indivisible Bainbridge Island is sponsoring two John Lewis Day events on tomorrow, July 17, the fifth anniversary of his passing.

Since one of Lewis’ biggest concerns was strengthening community, the activist group is putting on a Food Drive to support the food bank at Helpline House on Bainbridge Island.  Helpline is a major social service center for Bainbridge.  As well as a food bank, it supplies counseling and social work services free of charge.  In 2024, 1854 people (about 1 of every 13 Bainbridge residents) in 851 households used the Helpline food bank. They distributed 972,835 pounds of food!  Read about Helpline House: One of the Island’s Most Cherished Nonprofits – Helpline House – is in the Midst of Raising Millions to Expand its Operations | THE ISLAND WANDERER

The first John Lewis Day event is a Food Drive collection at the south parking lot of Eagle Harbor Church at 105 Winslow Way.  Indivisible will collect food from 9am to 2pm.  Especially needed are canned soup and chili, sugar and honey, baking mixes, condiments, peanut butter, jam and jelly, and bar soap.  Donations of gift cards from Safeway and T&C Market are welcome, as well as cash donations to Helpline directly.  The federal budget passed last week will be reducing federal support for food security in many ways and will necessitate increased community help for Helpline House on an ongoing basis.

The day’s second event is a Good Trouble demonstration from 5 to 6:30pm on the Sound to Olympic path next to 305 from Winslow Way to High School Road. “Our goal is to Fill The Path,” says spokesman Stephen Hubbard. Participants can enter from either end; parking is better on the north end by High School Road.  The path is accessible for people with disabilities, Hubbard said. There will be line dancing!  “Bring your signs and show your feelings about the dumpster fire that is the Trump administration.,” Hubbard adds.

“We are fighting against autocracy, corruption and cruelty to the poor, LBGTQ people, immigrants, women…. And for compassion, community, good healthcare, education, (and) affordable housing, (and) for a nation that represents our ‘better angels’ on the world stage,”Hubbard further notes.

We look forward to seeing you at one or both of these events!

Events Elsewhere in Kitsap County 

Kingston Alliance for Democracy

Thursday, July 17, at 4:30pm- 5:45pm

Good Trouble Lives On

Hosted by Kingston Alliance for Democracy

Kola Kole Park, 11128 NE Maine St., Kingston, WA

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kola-Kola-Kole-Park/123837104407308

North Kitsap Indivisible

Thursday, July17th – 5:00pm to 6:30pm

Good Trouble Lives On

Hosted by North Kitsap Indivisible

27000 Miller Bay Rd NE Kingston (corner of Bond Rd and Miller Bay Rd)

No RSVP needed, just show up with your Good Trouble Signs and determination to defeat

the regime. We will be rallying here on a weekly basis in the future –day and time TBD. Then

proceed to the Poulsbo4All event at 7pm.

Poulsbo

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7pm

Good Trouble at the Gazebo

Waterfront Park at the Gazebo in Poulsbo.

We will march through downtown Poulsbo then come back to the gazebo for music and

open mike.

Bremerton

Thursday, July 17 from 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Good Trouble Lives on

Hosted by Indivisible Bremerton

Where: on the Manette Bridge

We encourage all members to attend with family and friends to honor Rep. Lewis and show

that we are not backing down.

More information and register with one of these links (only register one time)

Indivisible Mobilize account: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/806130/

(Editor’s Note: The Island Wanderer neither supports nor endorses the objectives of Indivisible Bainbridge but is merely reporting on what is happening). Some photos contributed by reader Ken Skrien.

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