Dear members and supporters,
We know that our loved ones, members, national and international allies, and constituencies are reeling in a mixture of emotions this week, as both the popular and electoral U.S. vote will put a racist, misogynist, xenophobic, and narcissist authoritarian back into power. While many states passed progressive initiatives like legalization of abortion access, the Democrats lost seats as a result of running toward the right instead of supporting an arms embargo against Israel and listening deeply to the material needs of their base.
We have lived under this before, but we know this time will be dramatically and intensely different with a Republican majority in the Senate. The MAGA right in government will weaponize its control to advance its extreme anti-state, anti-immigrant, anti-choice, anti-climate justice, and anti-LGBTQ+ agenda. We also know they won’t have more moderate Republicans in the new administration to leverage any checks or balances. We cannot pretend that any of this situation is good.
But what we do know is that we have each other, the organizations that we built over decades, our relationships with strategic allies, and resources to use wisely. Our main task now is to lean into supporting our members, communities, and the people who carry deep fear about what the future holds under a Trump regime. We must not succumb to isolation, despair, or political disorientation. We need to be clear about our power — where we have it, where we don’t — and what is required to build seriously in this next era.
We know that some of what we as the Left are doing is not enough to stop a genocide, stop an authoritarian getting back into power, stop the senseless deaths of people denied abortions, and stop the impacts of climate change. But we must bring our best selves forward and be emotionally grounded, united, and strategic. We need to play our role as an alliance in the movement ecosystem and work together to prepare the groundwork for resistance — and fight like hell to never be in this place again.
In the days ahead, GGJ will engage deeply with our allies and members to shape our role in this new political conjuncture. We are resolved to keep our communities safe, to build the power of the grassroots Left through mobilization, transformative organizing, and our campaigns, and to name and advance our vision of the world we deserve.
We believe in people power, the collective power that we and our allies are building nationally and internationally. We believe we can and must rise into this new moment to bring forth a future rooted in care, justice, and liberation for all.
Stay tuned for coordinated actions and messaging.
In love and solidarity,
GGJ Team |