Hello Indivisibles -- Marí here, Indivisible's National Political Director.

Usually it’s Leah or Ezra who emails you, but I wanted to send you a note to thank you for all you’ve done this year. 

With so many big fights coming up (not to mention an ELECTION), it’s important to celebrate our wins along the way. That’s why I want to take a minute to talk about a few of the amazing things we’ve done in the past few months, and then get ready to do even more. And if I’m being honest, at the end I am going to ask you if you can chip in a bit more to support more of this work -- but I promise, that’s really not the main point of this email. 

So without further ado, three of the big things we’ve been up to this year so far:

Launching the Pledge.

Since we launched the We Are Indivisible pledge in April, over 38,000 grassroots Indivisibles and 20 presidential candidates have signed on to this simple promise:

Just those numbers are a demonstration of this movement’s power, but here’s even more: A few weeks ago, Elizabeth Warren echoed our pledge on the debate stage, saying “I promise, no matter who our candidate is, I will work my heart out to beat Donald Trump and to elect a Democratic Congress.” We know this message is sinking in -- and it’s how we’re going to win next November.

Engaging the Candidates. 

With over 20 Democrats in the race, a lot of Indivisibles in early primary states and across the country are getting face time with candidates. Candidates who are serious about winning the nomination must prioritize engagement with grassroots communities.

At Netroots Nation, group leaders and Working Families Party members met with Secretary Castro and pushed him on housing and access to mental health care. At the She the People presidential forum in Houston, Indivisible organizing staff and I were so grateful to spend time with and learn alongside women of color Group Leaders (and to break bread together) as we analyzed how candidates spoke directly to concerns facing Women of Color and their plans for addressing them. And in Florida, group leaders met Elizabeth Warren ahead of the Miami debate and pressed her to visit the Homestead Detention Center. The next day, Warren was at Homestead, speaking out against inhumane detention and family separation, and sparking nearly every other Presidential candidate to visit.

And just this past weekend, we joined with 300 Indivisible National Campaign Network Group Leaders about how we all think about the opportunities and challenges in engaging in the primary. It was really amazing to hear from so many smart, thoughtful and active Indivisibles who are doing the hard work of moving our country forward.

Covering the Debates.

We are committed to ensuring our grassroots community is engaged in the primary. Winning big in the general starts now. In Miami and Detroit, Indivisible local leaders and I were there to meet the candidates, evaluate their performance, and make sure grassroots voices were included in debate coverage (we even made it onto MSNBC.)

But it wasn’t just those of us in the room who were engaged: Over 300 Indivisibles held debate watch parties, using our debate watch guides to keep track of the candidates and their positions. And after the debates, we surveyed our movement to find out what you think about what happened onstage.

Here’s the part that’s coolest to me: Our survey and the work Indivisibles are doing earned a lot of news coverage and sparked interesting conversations on live TV. What Indivisibles are doing is actively shaping how major news covers this race. It’s really remarkable.

What's next.

That’s just a snapshot of some of the things we’ve been up to this year. Now, as I promised up at the top, I am going to make one ask: To advance our values in this primary and help elect a courageous and visionary Democratic nominee to build the multi-racial and multi-generational coalition of supporters they need to defeat Trump, it’s going to take all of us. Everyone contributing, volunteering and doing the work.

Can you make a $5 donation to support Indivisible Action and fund more movement work to push our candidates to be their best and advance our shared values? Our plans are robust, and we are building on our collective success, but we’re depending on YOU to fully fund it.

This work is far from over: in the next couple months, watch out for our Congressional Endorsements program leading into the first congressional primaries, among other major programs.

Your donations will help support that work and all of Indivisible Action’s projects. The way we win is by continuing to develop organizing tools, resources, and programs that will put our issues front and center.

I’m looking forward to all the coming conversations about how we leverage the Presidential primary to build power, and also how we use our collective power to grow support for the issues that impact people being hurt the most by Trumpism. Preparing for the general by engaging in the primary will help us win next November.

Thank you for anything you can give. I’m proud to be in this work with you, today and every day.

With hope,

Marí Urbina
National Political Director

P.S. -- want to keep our convo going? Catch me on Twitter @TiaMari489.