Thank you, pat_k!

Let's keep piling on resource links, friends.

Those of us in AZ know there is still a lot of GOP players who aren't as ethical as the GOP people who came out for Harris/Walz, We need to make sure they hear us, and that other voters hear how the GOP legislature here makes so many bad choices against the greater good.

At this juncture, election protection efforts are as critical as GOTV and reaching voters. For example:

https://allvotingislocal.org/
Efforts focused in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

A couple other election protection orgs here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19325356

And the mobilize.us site is a bit of a one stop shop to search for various types of people-power driven activities. The drop-down of organizations is a good place to scan for a variety of groups (warning: very long). Activities are generally election focused now, but many of these organizations spearhead other types of community organizing year round.

And https://citizensclimatelobby.org/ has local chapters across the country and provides great DIY materials for citizen lobbyists on climate change.

And of course, right now there are phone banks, letter writing, social media training, and other activities to be found on the Harris/Walz site. More on that here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219320017

Bookmark these things, folks! Share the links, but one or two in your social media signature lines!

And, pat_k , please consider putting this info in an OP in General Discussion so we get the info out to friends in other states!

Perhaps nostalgia is coloring my memory, but it seems to me that "back in the day" (early to late 2000's), there were more efforts to organize, encourage specific actions, and generally connect to mobilize on DU. For example, people posting letters they wrote to editors that prompted others to do the same, email and faxes to elected officials, and so on, with a peak being the effort to lobby for an objection to the Ohio electors. It was wonderful to meet so many DU'ers in DC before 01/06/05

Your nostalgia serves a great purpose now. Everything old is new again (except Trump lol)

Good idea for us all to dust off the old toolkits, update links that have changed. Share Share Share!

Working together, online or in real life, goes a long way to lessen the feelings of isolation and helplessness that hit many good people. It's so easy to let the mountain of work overwhelm any of us into depression and lethargy. It is what the GOP and the Big Money behind them are counting on. They want us to just STFU, give up, and take it. NO! We won't let that happen.

WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN. We will keep each other going and then we will celebrate the teams we have built.

And we each must practice self care to stay useful. Years ago, I read a comment comparing a choir to efforts to get hard things done, while knowing we each need to rest a bit from time to time. The commenter pointed out that sometimes a piece of music requires a choir to hold a note for a long time. But people do need to take a breath too. It's OK, take a breath, you're in a choir and others will hold the note while you grab some air. And you will help hold the note when others need to breathe too.

That musical reference to the mechanics of getting the tough things done has been a help to my personal well being and efforts for years now. Hope others see the wisdom of being in a group that will have your back when you need to take a breath. Plus, we meet great people and that restores us too. Teammates are good to have. Many teammates become friends in life. Nothing beats that!