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October 18 "No Kings #2" Update - and Inspiration

The second "No Kings" day, scheduled for Saturday, October 18, now has over 2500 events schedule nationwide, indicating a much larger event that the June 14 No Kings. ⚠️Note: The Santa Fe plan has changed from the original idea. It now starts at 10 AM at Federal Plaza

Act now to protect voting rights

The  U.S. Election Assistance Commission is considering requiring that voters to show a passport or other proof of U.S. citizenship. This could block millions of American citizens from voting, especially women. The public comment period runs until October 20th. Act now: comment and share. If this sounds familiar,

Launching Friends Here and Now 2.0

Our Friends Here and Now web site looks both new and familiar today. The content has been reorganized around what our readers want: Action, Tools, Hope!, and Insights. The "look and feel" is brighter and cleaner. Take a look and let us know what you think!

Two actions to take right now: October 18 protest, Government shut-down vote

Put October 18 on your calendar for the next nationwide protest Who cares? Who will notice if you do – or don’t – participate in the next nationwide No Kings demonstration on Saturday, October 18? Who is the audience for this? Certainly not the people in power in Washington.  They won’

Moving ahead, planning next steps

Welcome back! We took our own advice (Coping with stress) and stepped away for a few weeks. We’re back, ready to work to defend democracy and to help our friends do the same. In this newsletter: 1. Your invitation to working sessions (ZOOM and live) to help us improve

New protests developing for September

As summer winds down and the Regime's attacks on democracy ramp up, organizations seem to be restarting their organizing activities. Check out our "Demonstrate!" page for the latest on two efforts emerging for September. At the same time, Indivisible is focusing on building capacity for future

So where are we now, Friends?

Six months ago, the Regime in Washington began its devastating attacks on democracy in America. Three months ago, a couple of friends here in Santa Fe decided to try to help our friends who were feeling helpless and hopeless in the face of those attacks, starting the Friends Here and

What do you do when “what to do” isn’t clear?

Sometimes, what we can do is clear. Join millions in a nationwide demonstration. Call your Senator to oppose a horrendous bill. Now isn’t one of those times. The news is worse daily and even hourly, and there is no clear next step for those defending our damaged democracy. We’

Keeping momentum, balance — and hope

A few weeks ago, 5 million Americans took to the streets to demonstrate that we want democracy, not kings. Since then, not much has changed except things have gotten even worse.  So did we fail? Should we give up? No. We didn’t fail. We just haven’t succeeded yet

Santa Fe shows up for democracy

Thousands of us showed up June 14 for the "No Kings" protest here, joining millions around the nation. There is lots more work to be done, but this was a huge step. Indivisible estimates that 5 million people rallied nationwide, up from 3 million for the "Hands

Surviving, coping, and connecting - plus June 14 nationwide demonstrations

We've added several new pages responding to reader's suggestions and requests, focused on the related topics of taking care of yourself and connecting to others. But first, a reminder about a critical event coming up soon: Plan now for your local June 14 demonstrations Hundreds of

House Republicans pass Trump’s megabill, but the fight is far from over

In addition to gutting Medicaid, SNAP and even some of Medicare, this bill also undermines democracy by: * Curtailing Federal courts' abilities to enforce contempt citations (including those against the Administration for exceeding its authority); * Eliminating states' and localities' ability to regulate AI and its data centers; and

Lots of new content, plus the next big demonstration

New content available now We launched this web site and newsletter two weeks ago. Since then, we’ve had a wonderful response from readers, including subscriptions, heartfelt testimonials and good, concrete suggestions.  That has both encouraged and enabled us to add more of the content you’ve asked for. We

Does demonstrating matter - especially here in blue New Mexico?

That’s the question we’ve gotten most often since we launched this site. The short answer is: “Yes, but it depends on what you’re trying to do.” If you’re trying to change the minds of our US Senators and Representatives here in New Mexico, the answer is