Whether it’s joining a local coalition, showing up to protests, supporting grassroots organizations, or finding creative ways to make your voice heard, every action matters.

Read on to see how we’re finishing out this year strong.

Democracy is built on local resilience and thrives when communities are strong enough to weather storms, literal or political. When we support local nonprofits, we are investing in the kind of mutual community trust that authoritarianism works to erode. So, this Giving Tuesday, if you are moved to give, we invite you to view your donation not as charity, but rather as an investment in civic infrastructure.

As we enter the busy final weeks of the year, we’d like to express our gratitude for your energy, your commitment, your creativity, and above all your community.

If your inboxes are anything like ours, you’re being flooded with calls to action every day. Rallies to attend. Calls to make. Letters to write. Articles to read. Online trainings to watch. Zoom calls to join. Urgent donations to make. Let’s state the obvious: you can’t do it all. It’s probably not even a good idea to try.

Most of us learned that the holiday honors workers and the labor movement. What gets overlooked is how fundamental that movement remains to democratic governance. History shows that when workers lack power, authoritarian movements fill the vacuum.