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Indivisible led the Trump resistance from 2016 to 2020. Across the country Indivisible members contacted legislators and did the on the ground work of democracy that helped the democratic party win control of the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterms.  A few posts ago I pondered who would lead the grassroots through these perilous times. Indivisible is raising money and putting out a guide, Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink.  Click here to find your group.

From our inbox – here is an action alert from Indivisible.

“This plan will not solve all our problems. It’s a plan to limit harm, fracture their coalition, and build ours so that we can survive this period. It’s a plan to protect our democracy and its residents so that we do not fall off a cliff into full-blown authoritarianism. Most importantly, it’s not a hypothetical plan — it’s a practical, actionable plan that we are already executing on with local Indivisible groups.” – Ezra Levin

A week after the election we had 40,000 people join us for the launch of the new Indivisible Guide, Indivisible: A Guide to Democracy on the Brink. Within a couple weeks after launch, we had more new Indivisible groups form than at any point since 2017. In recent weeks, Leah and I have joined Indivisible groups from across the country for their regional or statewide convenings, all reporting an enormous surge of energy. We can tell you first hand, people are sad, angry, determined, and organizing.

I’m going to tell you about the three main areas of work we’re planning for 2025, and yes, I’m going to ask you to help us fund it. That’s my job as co-executive director of Indivisible, and it includes telling you this: I believe there is no national organization in the country better prepared, better run, or better positioned to organize a mass localized, nationwide response to the coming threat. Eight years ago we were a typo-filled Google doc, and today we are a full fledged, battle-scarred national operation with policy, organizing, communications, and technical expertise.

Leah and I founded Indivisible in a moment like this. Yesterday was the eight year anniversary of the original Indivisible Guide. Back then, we had a wave of energized people looking to take collective action as we faced an incoming wannabe authoritarian regime. We didn’t have all the answers, but we knew the future would be brighter if everyday people organized to fight back. Indivisible was made in, and for, this moment.

We are going to fight, and we are going to win — that’s what we’re built to do, but we need your support to do it. At a high level, here is what that looks like:

1. Absorb and harness the surges of energy. We are currently overwhelmed with the number of new Indivisible groups and new Indivisible members coming through our front door. We expect additional waves to come when Congress convenes on January 3, after the inauguration on January 20, and then in response to heinous administrative and legislative actions by the incoming MAGAs through the year. I don’t want this energy dissipating — I want it directed to effective, on the ground work that can make a difference over the next two years.
2. Defend, defeat, and delay nationally. Trump has a minuscule majority and a deeply unpopular agenda. For the next two years, we’ve been forced into a defensive posture, responding to the agenda MAGA puts forward. That does not mean we have to accept that agenda. We won’t stop everything but we can stop some things, and we can delay things we can’t stop — using up valuable time they have to do harm. That means peeling off Republicans where we can and stiffening the spines of Democrats to fight back. This demands both entrepreneurial and rapidly reactive work nationwide across blue, red, and purple geographies.
3. Proactively protect in the states where we have control. In 2017 we had only six Democratic trifecta states. In 2025, we’ll have fifteen. And we control even more mayorships and city councils. There is enormous opportunity to go on offense in the states and cities to protect residents and offer a safe-haven to red state residents under threat. Throughout the Obama years, GOP governors did everything they could to undermine the Obama agenda — our Democratic leaders should be using their power in this moment to protect democracy, progress, and people.

This plan will not solve all our problems. It’s a plan to limit harm, fracture their coalition, and build ours so that we can survive this period. It’s a plan to protect our democracy and its residents so that we do not fall off a cliff into full-blown authoritarianism. Most importantly, it’s not a hypothetical plan — it’s a practical, actionable plan that we are already executing on with local Indivisible groups.

What we need. Indivisible’s single largest source of funding is our grassroots donors. That is core to who we are, and with the tough fights ahead of us, we’re counting on that support now more than ever.

Our goal is to raise $400,000 from the grassroots before the end of the year to meet the immediate influx of demand for support from new and existing Indivisible groups. That funding will ensure our groups are prepared to defend our democracy and take on the Trump administration from Day 1. So, if you’re able to give today, please click here to pitch in.

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