John, today is the last day of this whirlwind year.
All of us have been reflecting on 2020 and despite how unexpected and difficult it was, there’s still a lot of reasons to feel proud and hopeful.
It was a busy year, so this email is long, but we wanted to look back and celebrate everything we’ve done in 2020.
Together, here’s some of what we accomplished in 2020:
In January, we organized our 4th annual Women’s March. Hundreds of thousands of people rose up on January 18th in D.C. and at over 255 sister actions across the country with a promise to make 2020 the year we finished what we started and defeat Trump once and for all.
In February, we fought to hold Trump accountable for his crimes and corruption. Many were doubtful we’d ever get this far, but we convinced our leaders to vote for impeachment and put Trump on trial before the Senate. None of this would have been possible unless we raised our voices for justice.
In March and April, all of our lives were changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. We quickly pivoted to fighting for protections for our essential workers, nurses, and families. We also understood that this was going to be an important time to come together as a community.
So we started hosting webinars to talk about the challenges we were facing in this crisis. Thousands of Women’s Marchers came together to support each other during these online webinars. You can find all of our webinars here.
In May and June, we responded to the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd with the mandate to defend Black lives. We stood with the leaders of the Movement for Black Lives to advance the call to defund the police and pass reforms in our communities.
In July and August, we launched our Feminist Future Webinar series and hosted our first weekly phone and text banks to connect with women voters on-on-one.
During our first two #TextBackTuesday volunteer shifts, over 1,000 volunteers sent more than half a million texts to women voters in crucial states with our partner Women’s March Action. Through these 1-1 conversations, we made sure voters knew how to vote by mail and ensure their vote is counted. In the end, we had over 21,000 volunteers send 21,668,506 texts.
In September, we launched Women2Women circles to build power locally to be better prepared regardless of the outcome of the election. We trained volunteers to recruit other women in their own communities to get out the vote, start their own #DefundthePolice campaigns, and more.
We continued to hold weekly text and bank bank shifts to reach out to infrequent women voters in key swing states, as well as contact voters in South Carolina to defeat Lindsey Graham.
After the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, our movement stepped up to organize over 7,000 vigils and pressured the Senate not to confirm another justice until after the election.
In October, we organized a national uprising two weeks before the election to signal that we the people demand that our votes be counted. On October 17, there were over 440 actions in all 50 states and in D.C.
We showed our power the same way this all started – with massive, women-led resistance in the streets. And on November 3, we brought that same power and determination to the polls to end this dangerous presidency.
We also expanded our Digital Defenders program to train 1,200 activists on how to combat voter suppression and disinformation online leading up to Election Day. Our volunteers helped debunk myths, fight voter intimidation, and share accurate information about voting.
In November, we fought to ensure that every vote was counted and were prepared to protect the results of the election in the streets with The Frontline. We immediately began our work to demand that the Biden Administration enact progressive policies and appoint progressive women to at least half of the Cabinet position.
We also pivoted our get out the vote operation to Georgia, where we launched a COVID-safe canvassing program with SONG Power in addition to weekly text banks to women voters in Georgia.
In December, we continued our work in Georgia and launched our #ForwardTogether virtual series with The Frontline to share our vision for the future and demand the investments our communities deserve.
None of this work would have been possible without thousands of grassroots donations.
If you can, please make a gift today to help us start 2021 strong and meet our end-of-year deadline.
We know that there’s still so much more work ahead of us. Especially as we continue to deal with the crises of COVID-19, mass unemployment, and the rise of disinformation, it’s critical that our movement keeps fighting for our families and the most vulnerable.
The stakes have never been higher to flip the Senate, build back an economy that puts women and families first, and build a feminist movement so that everyday women have the power to shape political outcomes everywhere.
This year has been a WILD ride, but we have come so incredibly far and achieved so much together in such a short amount of time.
Here’s to an even more powerful 2021. And we wish you all a Happy New Year.
Gratefully,
Women’s March Team
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