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in the five days following November 8, 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union collected $7 million from 120,000 donations (as compared to $28,000 from 354 donations over the same period in 2012, according to The New York Times). The day after the inauguration, statistical analysis site FiveThirtyEight estimated that more than three million people marched in more than three hundred U.S. cities in affirmation of not only women’s rights, but a range of issues united by the common theme of equality. Ever since the election, there has been a noticeable surge in efforts to contact representatives, and, oh, hey, those calls have been proven to work! (On a far smaller scale, more than fifty people sent me postcards announcing that they care about the release of Trump’s tax returns—that’s not insignificant.)
The resistance has a beating heart, and those numbers are the receipts to prove it. Now, to all the recently indoctrinated freedom fighters: welcome! There are many for whom none of this is new, and to them—especially the women of color who were marching long before January 21, 2017—newly activated activists owe gratitude, respect, and endurance. This can’t be a fad. Let’s not delude ourselves into thinking that picking up the phone, demonstrating, or donating is some funky thing we’re trying for a couple of months, because those things are the starter kit for a politically active life. This has to be our routine,
nymag.com
The resistance has a beating heart, and those numbers are the receipts to prove it. Now, to all the recently indoctrinated freedom fighters: welcome! There are many for whom none of this is new, and to them—especially the women of color who were marching long before January 21, 2017—newly activated activists owe gratitude, respect, and endurance. This can’t be a fad. Let’s not delude ourselves into thinking that picking up the phone, demonstrating, or donating is some funky thing we’re trying for a couple of months, because those things are the starter kit for a politically active life. This has to be our routine,
Trump Has Turned Millions of Americans Into Activists
A new poll finds that one in five Americans has attended at least one protest or demonstration since January 2016.
nymag.com
