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US over ICE: Our Sheriff should work for US, not ICE
Photo by Daniel Whitaker Today, January 7th 2026, a Minneapolis woman was shot multiple times in the head by an ICE officer at point blank range. She was killed. This is a tragic day for us as citizens, and unfortunately, one many of us anticipated. We knew that ICE's actions would continuously become more erratic and violent. We shouted it from the rooftops together, in every way we knew how. I feel, in my bones, the turning point that this is and must be. Over the last few
Indivisible Sumner
Jan 74 min read


The Time Is NOW: Get involved.
Community organizers and activists have long faced the problem of burnout. It's what I was warned about when I got into this work. In this 2025 era of constant assaults on humanity and democracy, that burnout is in crisis level. Unfortunately, it's not just that the onslaught of damaging actions at the hands of the Trump administration is constant; it's also that too many people are not engaging in meaningful ways that meet the moment. ( IF YOU ARE READY TO TAKE ACTION NOW,
Indivisible Sumner
Nov 19, 20254 min read


Riley Gaines begins her war path against our libraries, but Sumner County residents are fighting back.
A shady back-door deal to seat Riley Gaines as chair of our Sumner County Library Board has exposed county commissioner Jeremy Mansfield as a charlatan and State Representative Johnny Garrett as a liar. Another day goes by where Sumner County residents are forced to wonder, "Do our local representatives not care about the rules or not understand them?". Since news broke on Tuesday morning that Riley Gaines was appointed to our library board at midnight on a Monday, more detai
Indivisible Sumner
Oct 23, 20254 min read


County Commission Votes to Appoint Anti-Trans Influencer Riley Gaines to Sumner County Library Board
COUNTY COMMISIONER JEREMY MANSFIELD POSES WITH RILEY GAINES Joanna Daniels, recent chair of Sumner County Library Board, has finally reached the end of her tenure. Daniels was responsible for leading the charge to ban books from our public libraries and libraries within our school system. Her targets included books with LGBTQIA themes, anti-racism educational content, and even books that simply focused on empathy. Daniels’ actions have contributed to the resignation of over 1
Indivisible Sumner
Oct 21, 20254 min read


The Case For Leaving Social Media: Starve the Data Monster
As the need to escalate our strategies of resistance rises, I continuously circle back to one idea: a mass exodus from social media, and...
Indivisible Sumner
Jul 8, 20258 min read


Fourth of July
Last night, July 3rd, Hendersonville had their fireworks show. It was surreal to lay in bed and listen to those sounds while we got our...
Indivisible Sumner
Jul 4, 20253 min read


Sumner Indivisible's First Community Gathering
On the heels of our galvanizing No Kings rally in Gallatin, we wanted to offer Sumner Indivisible friends a chance to gather in person....
Indivisible Sumner
Jun 25, 20252 min read


Empowering Sumner County: June 14th Gallatin NO KINGS Rally
Photo by Jalah Nelson If you are looking for a way to start bringing change and protecting democracy within your own county, you are in...
Indivisible Sumner
Jun 25, 20253 min read
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