Indivisibles,
On Saturday, millions of us took to the streets in one of the largest
protests in our nation’s history, showing our fellow Americans that we
will not bow down to a king -- and they don’t have to either.
What we achieved Saturday was momentous and inspiring. But its real impact
will be determined by what we do next.
Throughout the lead-up to No Kings Day, you’ve heard our coalition refer
to the 3.5% rule -- the observation by social scientists that few
authoritarian governments have withstood 3.5% of their population
mobilizing against them in a peak event.
The 3.5% is a historically important target -- but not a magic number. We
doubt any readers believe that if we got 11.8 million Americans to take to
the streets, Trump would miraculously resign the next day. Or that one
massive protest would be sufficient to secure our democracy against the
deeply-rooted threats it faces.
Erica Chenoweth -- the scholar who developed the rule -- agrees, and in
fact has written: “Other factors -- momentum, organization, strategic
leadership, and sustainability -- are likely as important as large-scale
participation.”
You need large-scale participation. Even bigger than Saturday. But also:
Sustainability. Organization. Strategic leadership.
This work goes beyond one single day of protest or even multiple
large-scale demonstrations. It requires a serious commitment to local
organizing and grassroots leadership development. It requires bringing
those people who participated on Saturday -- and those who were moved by
the protests -- into our movement and providing them with meaningful
actions.
It requires using our massive numbers in a sustained way to apply the
right leverage on elected officials to blunt Trump's agenda, to embolden
civil society leaders to stand up to his threats, and to build the
electoral power we need to vote out the enablers of Trump’s authoritarian
agenda and replace them with champions of democracy.
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off Saturday’s incredible momentum and continue growing this movement
against authoritarianism, we’re asking you to chip in today.
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Your donations will allow us to funnel all this energy coming out of No
Kings Day into growing our broad-based movement and giving people who are
tuned in concrete ways to defy Trump’s agenda. That includes:
* Supporting our coalition’s One Million Rising campaign -- a national
effort to train one million people to help lead in this moment and
gain the skills to lead others.
* Preparing for future national mass mobilizations -- recruiting hosts,
providing toolkits and resources, messaging guidance and more.
* Organizing in blue states to push Democratic electeds -- including
governors and attorneys general -- to use every tool available to them
to resist Trump’s agenda.
* Pressuring vulnerable Republicans into voting no on Trump’s Bad Ugly
Bill that will cut taxes for billionaires, gut Medicaid and SNAP, and
turbocharge funding for ICE.
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providing our groups and volunteers with the tools, resources, and support
they need. Please click here to make a donation and help us continue the
fight against Trump and fascism.
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coalition partners.
In solidarity,
Sarah Dohl
Chief Campaigns Officer & Co-Founder, Indivisible
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