Connect! Unite! Act! is a weekly series that seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups meet regularly to socialize, but also to get out the vote, support candidates, and engage in other local political actions that help our progressive movement grow and exert influence on the powers that be. Visit us every week to see how you can get involved!
Tension is running high right now on more major issues than ever before: voting rights, abortion care, disaster recovery, police brutality, coping with the pandemic, and politicization of the judiciary, all tied together by the urgent need for filibuster reform.
Everyone committed to justice work and activism is stretched to the limit, regardless of the state of their personal lives, and a good many folks are facing distressing personal challenges that would be enough to derail them completely, even without the overlay of political events.
A lot of concern and a lot of desire to be of help is expressed by people who are standing on the sidelines because they aren’t sure what to do, or where to direct their energy. What is the best first step?
Fortunately there is an area of activism anyone can do, that is always helpful and always important. You can start doing it today.
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