Folks, I’ll be spending this Saturday in Mitchell County, one of the most beautiful and also reddest parts of our district.

I’ll explain why below, but first I need to ask if you’ll chip in $25 to our Organizing Launch Fund before our first day in the field! >>

Too many people have lost faith in politics and government and I can understand why: it has been a bitterly divisive time in our country. That’s why we built this campaign on the pillars of love, hope, and empathy. I’m running for Congress to show that there’s a better way forward for all of us.

It starts with organizing across our district -- every single part of it.

Some people would say there’s no point in holding a campaign event in deep-red Western North Carolina.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but they’re wrong. I’ve heard similar refrains before -- especially when I was organizing for marriage equality in rural communities across the deep South. And I kept hearing those refrains right up until we showed what was possible when our work helped win marriage equality in North Carolina and Mississippi.

Showing up and listening makes a difference. It’s the basis of my work as an organizer and minister, and I couldn’t be more excited to meet folks where they are and see how our values connect. That starts on Saturday in Mitchell County.

There’s no better way to kick off the most ambitious, people-powered organizing movement in Western North Carolina. If you’re with us, I’m asking you to chip in to our Organizing Launch Fund to help fund our first round of organizing events!

-- Jasmine