Hey Indivisibles, 

By now, I am sure you’ve heard the disheartening news on democracy reform. In case you haven’t, last week, the Senate failed to reform the filibuster in order to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R Lewis Act. Senator Manchin and Sinema sided with Mitch McConnell to block any democracy reform efforts from moving forward. Although our hearts are heavy with loss, it is important that we take the time to reflect as a movement on what our next steps will be, and where we stand in the future.

Despite the fact that we did not win democracy reform, that doesn’t mean the fight for real democracy stops here. It took 100 years to get rid of Jim Crow, and it will take more than a year to get rid of Jim Crow 2.0. But, history is on our side, and we refuse to wait any longer. We will continue fighting on until justice prevails. So that means we have to do longer-term planning for how our movement can support election integrity–and work to prevent election subversion–in the lead up to 2024 in the absence of federal legislation to safeguard our democracy.

Again, please don't be discouraged! As a grassroots movement, we organized like we've never seen: phone calls, social media campaigns, donations, rallies and events (online and in-person) and SO much more! Indivisibles in Red States proved that not only do these MoCs not represent their constituents, but also that our movement is powerful in these states. Indivisibles in Blue States made sure that their Democratic MoCs kept their promises to their constituents and voted yes on key pieces of legislation. Without a doubt, we helped shine a national spotlight on the urgency to safeguard our democracy and our voting rights leaving no stone unturned. If that isn’t a job well done, I am not sure what is!

With that, here are your weekly to-dos:

 Your weekly to-dos 

1. Join us for our National Activist Call feat. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Jan 24, 2022 08:00 PM EST! We know the results of the voting rights and rules reform votes in the Senate are difficult and discouraging. Please join us, along with Senator Elizabeth Warren, to collectively process this moment, celebrate the meaning of Indivisibles' hard work in spite of results, and look toward what comes next. Together we can practice hope and move toward rest and action.
2. Rest, stay, hydrated, get some sunlight. Activist burnout is unfortunately very real – and it is important as we are on this journey to create meaningful change in our communities, that we don’t forget to take care of ourselves. So if you need to take a break, more power to you. If you need to take a deep breath, do it. It is vital that you make sure you are getting enough rest, drinking plenty of water, getting some sunlight, and practicing lots of self-care and self-love. There are other people in this choir who are going to keep on singing. We're in this fight for the long haul and we need to take care of ourselves and each other.
3. Sign up to contact voters and more with Give No Ground. The best way to ensure Manchin and Sinema can’t do this again is to expand our majority so they don’t get to cast deciding votes (plus, get Sinema out of office entirely). Give No Ground is our program to do just that and you can be a part of it.
4. Lastly, keep yourself, friends, loved ones and future Indivisibles informed by sharing our social media pages. By doing this, you can make sure you and everyone you know is updated on our ongoing fights for democracy reform by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and texting INDIVISIBLE to 97779.

 National Events

Join us for our National Activist Call feat. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Jan 24, 2022 08:00 PM EST!
We know the results of the voting rights and rules reform votes in the Senate are difficult and discouraging. Please join us, along with Senator Elizabeth Warren, to collectively process this moment, celebrate the meaning of Indivisibles' hard work in spite of results, and look toward what comes next. Together we can practice hope and move toward rest and action.

Join us on Tuesday Feb 1 at 8pm ET for our Unpacking “Electability” virtual workshop!
A common term sometimes thrown around during election cycles is “electability.” Have you ever heard someone say, “I love that young, progressive female candidate or candidate of color, I’m just not sure they’re electable”? Or have you ever had that thought yourself? Come learn what’s really going on when people talk about electability, how to resist unconscious bias that is coded as electability, and what to say when fellow Indivisibles or other friends and family are expressing these concerns. You don’t want to miss this! Click here to sign up.

Register for Indivisible’s Truth Brigade 2.0 in 2022!
The writing's on the wall--and on every screen. Disinformation campaigns designed to bring confusion to the people and power to the powerful will increase in 2022. We'll be ready. Will you?
Facebook Catastrophe
February 9, 6:30 pm ET: Big Truths about The New Indivisible Truth Brigade: Launch of the expanded and improved Truth Brigade 2.0
Register Now for the Big Truths Call -- all are welcome.

 IndivisiHopefuls

Here's a video of Ezra Levin speaking positive words and reminding us of the next steps we take after last week’s democracy debacle.

I am so sorry we lost democracy reform, but so excited that we made it this far. Again, none of this work would be possible without the help of Indivisibles like you keeping this movement growing and relevant. Keep updated on all the other important things we are doing this year by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. As always, we look forward to continuing with our fight for justice with you all by our sides. 

In fierce solidarity,

Indivisible Team