About Us

Indivisible Charlottesville (IC) is a 501(c)(4) social welfare nonprofit, all-volunteer organization.

Rooted in hope, action, and collective power, we organize, educate, and mobilize community members to hold our elected officials accountable, defend and expand participation in democracy, protect civil rights, and advance policies that work for everyone.

Learn More

• Our Values

• Our Structure

• Our Teams

Get Involved

• Join Our Email List

• Go to an Upcoming Event

• Join a Team (Contact a Portfolio Lead)

• Sign up for an Interest Group

Our Values

Members of Indivisible Charlottesville find solidarity in our shared opposition to fascism at every level of government. Each of us explicitly reserves our individual stances on specific issues for other forums as we believe resisting fascism is more important than any single issue. We welcome and respect everybody. 

Members of Indivisible Charlottesville conduct themselves according to the following values:

• Non-violence is our strength. That’s not just a moral stance—it’s how we build durable power. We reject political violence and intimidation in all forms. Our resistance is strategic, principled, and grounded in the knowledge that peaceful movements win.

• We hold power to account. We don’t put our faith in individual politicians. We put our energy into organizing. That means holding all elected officials accountable, even the ones we support, and supporting and collaborating with the people and communities most impacted by injustice.

• We are inclusive. We believe in a world where everyone has equal rights, equal access, and equal power. That means that  we model the values of inclusion, tolerance, in all of our work. 

• We lead with hope: Authoritarians want us to feel powerless. They rely on fear and division to keep people on the sidelines. We reject that. We believe in the power of people to change what’s possible, and we act like it.

• We value community.  We have each other’s backs. We care about building real community—across race, class, gender, geography, and generation—because we know that’s the only way we win.

As a group, and in our smaller teams, we operate according to the following principles:

• Our work is rooted in community accountability, not state surveillance or enforcement. We prioritize the safety, dignity, and autonomy of those most impacted by violence and injustice, recognizing that policing often causes further harm rather than healing. This means that we do not invite, inform, plan, or work with law enforcement across our events and initiatives, or cooperate with them in any other way unless legally required to do so.

• We prioritize making decisions by consensus. This will not always be possible but we are strongest when we are together. We don’t all need to agree on everything, however. We encourage our fellow Indivisible Charlottesville members to pursue their own ideas for actions and goals that align with the larger group’s mission and values, as long as they don’t actively contradict or conflict with other IC work.

• In all external and internal communications we treat each other with dignity, respect, and solidarity. We assume others are acting in good faith, especially our fellow Indivisible members.

• We err on the side of openness and transparency, except where privacy is necessary to keep our members and nonmembers safe and secure. 

Our Structure

Indivisible Charlottesville is powered by hundreds of dedicated volunteers who make our work possible, along with thousands of supporters who donate, show up, share our work, and otherwise stand with us.

The organization is led by a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee (ExCo), which work together to ensure Indivisible Charlottesville remains dynamic, transparent, and responsive to the needs of our volunteers and community. Members of the Executive Committee also oversee specific portfolios, along with the teams and work associated with them.

This is a people powered organization. As our organization grows, this structure will continue to evolve to best serve our shared mission.

The Board of Directors serves as the legally recognized governing body of Indivisible Charlottesville. The Board oversees the organization’s mission, finances, and long-term direction; holds ownership of IC’s financial, physical, and intellectual property; appoints and supports members of the Executive Committee; and ensures the organization remains solvent and mission-driven.

Board Members

Joe (he/him), joe@indivisiblecharlottesville.org, is one of the OG Indivisible Charlottesville organizers. He's a retired software developer and now cosplays farmer out in rural Albemarle.

Patrick (he/him), patrick@indivisiblecharlottesville.org, was one of the founding organizers of Indivisible Charlottesville in 2017. He is an infectious diseases physician and researcher.

Kathryn (she/her), kathryn@indivisiblecharlottesville.org - Kathryn is a forensic nurse and gender violence researcher as well as a longtime local antiracist/antifascist activist.

Kat (she/her), kat@indivisiblecharlottesville.org, has been an organizer with Indivisible Charlottesville since its start in 2017. She used to work in conservation. Besides organizing, she now putters around the garden and occasionally does some acting.

David (he/him), david@indivisiblecharlottesville.org, was one of the original organizers of Indivisible Charlottesville in January 2017, focusing on press and media communications. In real life he's a history professor, a runner, and a dad.

The Executive Committee (ExCo) is the primary decision-making body responsible for IC’s day-to-day mission, events, and activities; and keeps members and volunteers informed and engaged through meetings, emails, and social media. There are eleven ExCo members: six at-large (including the five Board members) and five portfolio members with specific areas of focus.

Executive Committee Members & Portfolios

In addition to the Board members noted above, the individuals listed below form ExCo:

Jessica ( / ), jessica@indivisiblecharlottesville.org, is the sixth at-large member of ExCo (in addition to the directors). She supports ExCo’s decision-making by offering guidance and expertise, and assists with operations as needed.

Jillian ( / ), jillian@indivisiblecharlottesville.org, is responsible for event coordination. The event coordination team provides support to ensure that events and protests are well-coordinated, accessible, and as safe as possible. Her work enables IC to bring people together effectively around shared goals.

Kristin ( / ), kristin@indivisiblecharlottesville.org, is responsible for community outreach. Her team strengthens ties with local and regional partners and expands IC’s engagement in the greater Charlottesville community.

Maggie (she/her), maggie@indivisiblecharlottesville.org, is responsible for communications. The communications team shapes how IC shows up publicly by maintaining clear, consistent, and timely communications. This team ensures members and the broader public stay informed and connected to IC’s work, and can take action as needed.

Mimi (they/them), mimi@indivisiblecharlottesville.org, is responsible for messaging and press relations. This team advances IC’s public voice and narrative by supporting media engagement and strategic messaging. Their work helps amplify IC’s priorities and increase its visibility and credibility. They help build media relationships, assist with press releases, and support publicity and messaging needs.

Vanessa ( / ), vanessa@indivisiblecharlottesville.org is responsible for membership and community building. This team strengthens IC’s long-term sustainability by growing and nurturing an engaged membership. Their work helps create a welcoming, connected community that supports participation and collective action. They recruit and welcome new members, organize meetups, and foster community connections.

Our Teams

We organize our work through four types of groups, each designed to support different kinds of engagement and collaboration.

Portfolio Teams align with portfolio lead positions on the Executive Committee (ExCo). These are ongoing teams that coordinate or contribute to a specific functional area of work across Indivisible Charlottesville. These teams bring together members with relevant skills and resources to strengthen organizational capacity, and to support campaigns or other teams as needed. Join a Portfolio Team if you want to contribute specialized skills, help build long-term organizational strength, support multiple programs or campaigns, and collaborate closely with leadership in a particular functional area. To join one of these teams: 1) Review the portfolios listed out for each ExCo member; 2) Email the ExCo member whose team you are interested in joining.

Program Teams: Program Teams are longer-term teams focused on ongoing areas of focused work. They enable fast, real-time coordination, quick decision-making, and continuous conversation so everyone stays informed. These teams may be closely aligned to one or more portfolios, but they might also stand alone. Program Team members actively participate in ongoing organizing, contribute their time and skills, collaborate closely with others, and help shape strategy and execution in a specific area of work (like mutual aid, protests etc.).

Project Teams: Project Teams are short-term teams formed to plan, coordinate, and execute a specific action or event. Once the project concludes, the team and its communication thread are closed. Project teams sometimes grow out of program teams or portfolio teams, but may also emerge in other ways. Project team members plug into clearly defined, time-limited efforts, help bring a specific action or event to life, and work intensively with others around a shared goal.

Interest Groups:  Interest Groups are email-based lists that bring together people who share a common cause or area of concern. They are used to send messages, updates, and information to a large audience at once, fostering shared discussion or serving as announcement channels. Join an Interest Group if you want to stay informed, learn more about a specific issue, share ideas or resources, and be part of broader conversations without committing to real-time coordination or ongoing organizing work. We have interest groups organized in the following areas:

• Abortion Access/Reproductive Rights: This group shares information, resources, and updates related to abortion access and reproductive rights, and helps connect people to local and national efforts to protect and restore reproductive freedom. Members may also coordinate or share opportunities for local action and support.

• Building Alternatives: This group focuses on sharing ideas, resources, and examples of how communities are advancing alternative visions for governance and building power within our own communities.

• Climate Change/Protecting the Environment: This group shares information, research, and action opportunities related to climate change and environmental protection, with an emphasis on local impacts and ways our community can engage through advocacy, education, and organizing.

• Defending Democracy & Civic Institutions: This group focuses on sharing information about threats to democratic norms and civic institutions, highlighting opportunities for civic engagement, public accountability, and coordinated local responses.

• LGBTQ+ Rights/Protection: This group shares information, resources, and action opportunities related to LGBTQ+ rights and protections, with a focus on supporting trans people and other vulnerable members of the community through education, advocacy, and local organizing.