Indivisibles,
At the start of 2025, some people questioned whether the resistance was
dead. They doubted that Trump’s authoritarian agenda would be met with
defiance and backlash. You proved them wrong.
Not only are people showing up to defend their neighbors and our
democracy, they’re doing so in historic numbers. The number of local
Indivisible groups has doubled and the overall size of our movement has
quadrupled. And after a year of facing mounting grassroots backlash, the
regime is flailing.
Trump is at his lowest point of popularity. His sycophants and enablers
are losing election after election. Some of his staunchest supporters are
abandoning ship. The momentum is on our side and the regime knows it.
But to get to this point, our movement had to adapt. We expanded our
toolbelt of tactics, developed new skills, and massively scaled up our
organizing. This was only possible because of people like you -- folks who
show up to protests, sign up to host events, write letters and make calls
to their reps, donate when they can, organize with their local Indivisible
groups, and take on leadership roles in their communities.
As we reflect on this year and prepare for 2026, we want to thank you for
your support and dedication and share some of the new programs and tactics
we’ve been able to deploy with your help.
Leading historic, nationwide protests
Protest has always been one of Indivisible’s tactics, but we’ve never
pulled it off at the scale we have this year. From Hands Off in April to
No Kings in June and October, we worked with a broad coalition to bring
millions of people out into the streets to remind Trump -- and the rest of
the country -- that power belongs with the people.
Using new digital tools for state and local advocacy
Traditionally Indivisible’s advocacy at the national level has been
focused on Members of Congress, with groups building their own campaigns
around local office holders. But with Trump sidelining Congress this year,
we’ve had to build campaigns around any levers of resistance available --
often state legislatures and attorneys general. Using new email and call
tools, Indivisibles sent tens of thousands of messages to their state and
local officials demanding they fight back against ICE in their
neighborhoods and counter the regime’s gerrymandering at the state level.
Applying corporate pressure and building courage
We know from history that autocrats do not rule on their own -- they rely
on the support or complicit acquiescence of businesses, universities, law
firms, and more. This year, we’ve expanded our organizing to include
corporate pressure campaigns targeting Avelo Airlines, ABC, Target,
Amazon, Home Depot, and Spotify to push these corporations to stop
supporting the regime’s authoritarian policies or pre-emptively folding to
its demands.
Indivisibles have also signed up to start hundreds of Courage Collectives
-- groups that are focused on leveraging their personal networks to push
key institutions into non-cooperation with the regime. As alumni,
professionals, and members of faith communities, Indivisibles are
innovating new ways to chip away at the regime’s support.
Reaching beyond our core audience online
Digital organizing has always been part of Indivisible’s work, but social
media is increasingly siloed, making it hard to reach those who aren’t
already fully in your camp. So this year we massively scaled up our
partnership with creators -- an effort that’s advanced our campaigns and
helped support independent voices online.
Teaming up with more than 80 creators across six different platforms, we
reached over 27 million people on social media and generated more than
5.46 million engagements. We mobilized folks to join mass protests, share
calls to action, and get out the vote. And in 2026, we’ll continue
experimenting with new ways to engage people online and bring them into
our movement.
Showing solidarity across the movement
Our work to save democracy includes showing solidarity with those being
targeted and harmed by the regime. Earlier this month, Indivisible raised
over $140,000 for United We Dream’s effort to protect immigrants under
threat by this regime and throughout this year, Indivisible groups hosted
hundreds of food drives and mutual aid efforts.
Creating new channels for movement feedback
In a true grassroots movement, individual members should have a say in the
movement's priorities, campaigns, and tactics. That’s why we started our
What’s the Plan calls this year. Our weekly zoom chats with Leah and Ezra
give folks direct access to Indivisible’s leadership and real-time
accountability with participants able to ask and up-vote any question,
including questions critiquing campaigns and tactics, for them to answer.
These calls will continue next year ([ [link removed] ]and we hope you’ll join us through
our new sign up link!).
At the start of the year, we knew this movement would play a pivotal role
in the fight against authoritarianism. Still, we’re blown away by the
level of commitment and dedication every Indivisible has shown throughout
a difficult year. We’ll have more opportunities for action in the new
year, but right now we want to express our gratitude and hear from you. If
you have any questions or feedback about our new programs and tactics from
this year, or have new ideas for 2026, please feel free to share them by
replying to this email.
In solidarity,
Indivisible Team
P.S. -- We’ve been able to expand our organizing and adopt new tactics in
the fight for our democracy because we had the backing of tens of
thousands of grassroots donors supporting this movement. [ [link removed] ]If you’d like
to see this work continue into 2026, please consider pitching in to help
us hit our end-of-year fundraising goal here.
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