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View this in your browser on Thursday. Schedule Update No Activist Evenings: Nov. 24, Dec. 8, 22, 29 We are meeting: Dec. 1, 15 November 19, 2025 Hello, Friend. Activist Evenings celebrated and brainstormed on Monday. It marked a turning point from the fear and despair we’ve felt since the
Schedule Update Meetings: Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Dec. 15 No Activist Evenings: Nov. 24, Dec. 22 We want to be sure this is an ACTIVIST list, not just a mailing list! Please complete this short survey about the newsletter by 11/17. Let us know what you find useful.
Schedule Update Meetings: Nov. 17, Dec. 1, 8, 15 No Activist Evenings: Nov. 10, Nov. 24, Dec. 15, Dec. 22 We want to be sure this is an ACTIVIST list, not just a mailing list! Please complete this short survey about the newsletter by 11/10. Let us know what you
October 29, 2025 Hi Friend, Next week’s elections– Prop 50 in CA, retaining Democratic judges n PA, preventing voter suppression in ME, Governors and State Legislatures in VA and NJ are crucial tests of the power we hope we have mobilized. It’s not too late to make a difference. A
Friends— If you didn’t get a chance to attend the recent No Kings 2 rally, there’s a very timely exhibit at the Boston Public Library that is worth your time: “Revolution! 250 Years of Art + Activism in Boston.” Massachusetts history includes slavery, inequality, and resistance all tangled
(read the newsletter in your browser) October 22, 2025 Hi Friend, No Kings 2 is behind us but we are still filled with joy, energy and determination. Let’s use it to fuel our responsibility to help each other. It is our responsibility to fight. It is our responsibility to
October 15, 2025 This Saturday, over 2,000 protests will take place nationwide. An collectively overwhelming mass of people at No Kings protests is essential for building the power we need to protect our democracy. If you’re receiving this email, please show up—and bring others with you. Invite your family,
NOTE: We are not meeting October 13. We are making signs for No Kings on Thursday October 16. Our next Monday Activist Evening will be October 20. October 8, 2025 Hi, Friend. No Kings is on October 18. Wicked Pissed. Wicked Loud. Wicked United. Come find us at our table
We are in a race between fear and hope. Randi Weingarten October 1, 2025 Hi Friend, Activist Evenings meets every Monday evening. We have postcards to send to Virginia and groups are planning actions to reach out to businesses and caregivers about how to defend against ICE. We need
September 24, 2025 Hi Friend, Heather Cox Richardson agrees with Robert Reich that the sleeping giant is awakening and the country is turning on Trump. Read Reich here and watch HCR here. Buffalo Springfield’s For What It’s Worth will be a great sound track. Enjoy! Please
Compliance carries with it a sense of futility for the individual and is associated with the idea that nothing matters and that life is not worth living. D.W. Winnicott in Playing and Reality So let’s continue to, in the words of John Lewis, make beautiful trouble! Go out, get some
September 10, 2025 Hi, Friend. Your Activist Evenings co-leaders have been strategizing about this year’s projects. We’ll be taking a two-pronged approach to protecting our democracy. We’ll continue to work hard on getting out the vote through our postcard writing and phone calling campaigns, but in addition we’ll be