Feel Good Friday - Indivisible

I’ve been thinking about how to turn my disappointment and anger about the presidential election results into action and that led me to a call with Indivisible.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Indivisible began in 2016 when former congressional staffers Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg put together a Google Doc called the Indivisible Guide. In it, they provided advice on how everyday Americans could organize locally to pressure their elected officials to resist Trump’s agenda.

Since then Indivisible has grown into a grassroots movement of millions of activists across every state, organized in thousands of local Indivisible groups. Their mission is to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and fight back against what they’re calling “Trump 2.0”. Last night, over 50,000 people joined a call with the founders and Senator Elizabeth Warren to get motivated for the work ahead and get access to the new Indivisible Guide. It’s full of practical strategies, tactics and tips for actions we can all take. Here’s how it works.

“Indivisible’s national team offers strategic leadership, movement coordination, and support to Indivisible activists, and also directly lobbies congress, builds partnerships, runs media campaigns, and develops advocacy strategies.” 

Individuals can get involved by joining, or creating, an Indivisible group. You'll find resources on how to lead and sustain a group of community activists in the Group Support Hub. Recommendations on how to hold your members of Congress accountable are in the Indivisible Guide. This year, the team has identified three big plays to make it to the 2026 midterms: oppose Project 2025; use Democrats to block, delay and challenge MAGA’s attacks; and work to protect and win elections.

If you’re not ready to join a group, you can search for local events or contact your members of Congress from the comfort of your couch. Click the resources page to send emails to your representatives on a variety of topics. Here’s one I just filled out: Call on the House Ethics Committee to Release the Gaetz Report

Since the first guide was released, organized communities of Indivisible activists “saved the Affordable Care Act in 2017, built the largest midterm margins in the history of the republic in 2018, pushed for Trump’s first impeachment in 2019, [and] defeated him in 2020.” Let’s not stop now.

Here are more ways you can help Indivisible “fight to defeat the rightwing takeover of American government and build an inclusive democracy.” Read, share and use the Indivisible Guide, join an Indivisible group, make a donation, shop for merch and spread the word on social media. Follow Indivisible on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky. 

Feel Good Friday - Gen-Z for Change

Today’s Feel Good Friday is a celebration of what happens when young activists leverage the power of social media. Introducing Gen-Z for Change.

 

If you haven’t seen this news story, in a speech earlier this week, Florida Representative Matt Gaetz, made some disparaging remarks about abortion rights activists and used Twitter to target 19 year-old Olivia Julianna. As a political strategist with Gen-Z for Change, she responded to his attack by starting a fundraiser for 50 local abortion funds across the United States. 

The original fundraising goal was $50,000. At the time of writing this post on Thursday night, Gen-Z for Change has raised over $1.3 million! In a fundraiser that started just 4 days ago! Who are these amazing people?

 

Gen-Z for Change, formerly known as TikTok for Biden, was started by Aidan Kohn-Murphy as a coalition of TikTok creators using their following to defeat Donald Trump. In their own words, “we are a youth-led nonprofit working to educate our generation and create tangible change on issues that disproportionately affect young people.” 

Gen-Z for Change leverages the power of social media to do their work in a way only Gen-Z can. They produce multimedia content on a variety of topics including climate justice, free and fair elections, gun safety and indigenous rights. (See the full list of issues they support here.) The content they produce is used to educate young people, encourage and mobilize civic participation, shift the political debate, and enact change.

With over 500 content creators, 540 million followers and 1.5 billion monthly views, Gen-Z for Change has galvanized thousands of people to take down anti-abortion whistleblower tip lines, mobilized over 850 calls to Congress in support of the Build Back Better Act, and hosted over 700 people to send 250,000 texts during the Georgia Senate races. They are proving that digital organizing works and you don’t have to be Gen-Z to get involved. 

To support the abortion fundraising efforts mentioned at the top of this post, visit Gen-Z for Choice Abortion Fund. There you can see a list of the 50 funds that will split the money, check in on the total funds raised and make a donation. 

To support all of the work Gen-Z for Change is doing, visit this page to see current campaigns and take action, click this link to make a donation, and spread the word on social media. Follow Gen-Z for Change on Facebook, on Twitter @genzforchange, Instagram @genzforchange and of course, TikTok @Gen-Z for Change.