What will you do to organize, mobilize, and advocate over the next four years?

I won’t be at the Capitol tomorrow for the Inauguration.

Instead, I plan to spend the weekend in my district, convening our beloved community to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the life and legacy of Dr. King. I’ll be focused on re-committing to my community as a way to foster a future rooted in love.

I invite you to do the same. Don’t doom scroll. Turn off the TV. Log off. Turn your focus instead towards your neighbors. Spend tomorrow thinking of how you’ll show up for the communities that will be targeted by the incoming administration.

Remember, tuning out doesn’t mean ignoring what’s happening in our country and our politics — because we all need to stay engaged. Instead, it means turning to each other and committing to making change at the local level.

Instead of watching the inauguration, what will you do to organize, mobilize, and advocate for our progressive movement?

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Dr. King’s vision was a radical one, and considered bold for his time: full inclusion, equity, a redistribution of wealth and resources, and voting rights. He posed a question that is as relevant today as it was in 1967: Will we descend into chaos, or will we build a beloved community? The answer must always be community and we must always do the work to actively build it. It is our opportunity, our responsibility, and our duty to carry on this legacy in our ongoing struggle for equity and justice for all.

Tomorrow, and over the next four years, let us remember his work to challenge injustice at every turn, and let’s keep that purpose as our North Star.

Onward,

Ayanna