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2. It's a movement, not just a day, and there are many ways to participate.
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 12:45 PM
Tuesday

Don't let perfection be your (our) enemy.


From Indivisible.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221204736
https://indivisible.actionkit.com/mailings/view/125355

Momentum is building -- but this is about more than a single day of action. When a small business chooses to close this Friday, it’s not just about shutting down for the day -- it’s an ask to be part of a broad, pro-democracy, pro-worker movement. When you choose to withhold your money from big corporations on Friday or do your grocery shopping at a local market instead of a big chain later in the weekend, that makes a real impact -- you’re pouring money back into your community, not padding billionaires’ pockets.

We understand that not everybody can take every action this Friday, and we’re holding space for that nuance. The most important thing you can do on May Day is something that feels authentic to you that rejects and disrupts business as usual. If you can’t do it all, we only ask that you do what you can. Learn more about what that could look like on Indivisible’s May Day Participation Guide.

This all started small, because people took whatever action they could, while perfectionists in comfy offices were debating over shrimp cocktail, and still are.



Else, we are the shrimp and he's got the cocktail sauce.



Do whatever you can!

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