Hello Community,
It’s been almost a week since the election and I am sure many of you, like me, are still reeling from the results and overwhelmed by whats to come. I’ve been finding it challenging to pull away from all the analysis and news in hopes of figuring out a way to understand what happened. I have found comfort in joining in on a few online calls in the past week with people from across the country. One of the calls I joined included Indivisible co-founder Leah Greenberg with the Worth Fighting For. That call had over 140,000 people on it and included a wide variety of grassroots organizations, organizers, and elected officials.
I would like to share some resources (below) and ways to plug in once you feel ready to do so. I want to encourage you to rest and take the time you need and don’t feel like you have to jump back in immediately. We will be here when you are ready to do so. Many of you worked so hard during this election season and you owe it to yourself to take a much needed break.
In this time we need to make sure we are caring for ourselves and others. This administration is not going to be easy to push back on and we need to be kind, compassionate, and allow some grace towards each other and ourselves. Just know that you are not alone and there are so many people feeling the same way.
The Indivisible Santa Cruz County organizers have started to put some plans together for a hybrid, in-person/online meeting in December. We want to allow space and time for you all to feel ready to take on the huge task ahead of us. We hope to send out more info in the next week or two.
In Solidarity,
Amanda Harris Altice
Co-organizer for Indivisible Santa Cruz County
