Category: Inspiration

  • Our postcards are making a difference in Florida.

    Our postcards are making a difference in Florida.

    Postcards are an effective way to encourage vote-by-mail requests. VBM voters actually submit a ballot at a significantly higher rate than in-person voters. Every Florida vote is incredibly important. You’ve collectively picked up over 3,500 postcards from my front porch. We’re not easing up our efforts — we just ordered 8,000 more postcards!

  • Can our election in 2020 be fair?

    Can our election in 2020 be fair?

    by Diane Proctor [What follows is a brief distillation (supplemented by additional research) of a talk given by Edward Foley, of Ohio State, and Richard Hasen, at the Constitutional Law Center in Philadelphia, April 2020] It’s a question of trust. And what we may face in November is an election crisis. There are frightening but…

  • Concord affirms that Black lives matter.

    Concord affirms that Black lives matter.

    Holding messages reading “Black Lives Matter,” “Justice for George Floyd,” and “White Silence = Violence,” more than 200 people from Concord and surrounding communities lined the streets of Concord center on Sunday (May 31, 2020) evening. Concord Indivisible organized the socially-distant ‘car protest’ in solidarity with protesters across the country demanding justice for Black lives…

  • Turns out, phone-banking is fun!

    I don’t enjoy feeling helpless. Phone banking is a simple way to make a difference in our future. Please consider it. It’s easier and more fun than you probably imagine.

  • A chance to take action becomes a rewarding routine.

    A chance to take action becomes a rewarding routine.

    When I learned about a letter writing campaign aimed at targeted voters in swing states, I knew this was a chance to take action. I was tired of complaining about the current administration and wanted to do something productive.

  • Dear deeply worried but also deeply committed activists,

    Dear deeply worried but also deeply committed activists,

    “It is undeniable that Trump stokes the fury of voters who support him; less recognized is his clear hope to induce despair in those who do not. The imperative for Democrats is to defeat not only Trump but also the cynicism that abides him.” The above quote comes from Jelani Cobb in this week’s New…

  • Small Actions Matter.

    Small Actions Matter.

    I know that many of you have written thousands of postcards to voters urging them to vote. We hear anecdotes of voters showing up at the polling booth with postcards in hand. It can make a difference in swing states and close elections. But you might be interested in hearing about a note I received…