Grassroots Connector
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Elevating grassroots movements and voices.
Red makes you stop. Red makes you read. Factocracy's truthful, edgy yard signs are free to download, about $3.50 in bulk, and spreading through rural Virginia. "Like having a visibility brigade in your yard": grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/signs-for-...
Signs for Troubled Times
Factocracy puts Truth front and center
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Few living Americans know state terror as firsthand as Michael Meeropol, son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Robert Edwards profiles his fifty-year pursuit of the truth, ahead of Thursday's live conversation (8pm ET): grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/witness-to...
Witness to a Witch Hunt
Michael Meeropol and the fascism that lingers
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Robert Edwards@robertsedwards.bsky.social · 2d agoA piece I wrote for @grassrootsconnect.bsky.social about Michael Meeropol, ahead of his appearance on the Grassroots’ podcast “It Needs To Be Said” later this week.
A piece I wrote for @grassrootsconnect.bsky.social about Michael Meeropol, ahead of his appearance on the Grassroots’ podcast “It Needs To Be Said” later this week.
Witness to a Witch Hunt
Michael Meeropol and the fascism that lingers
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Voter ID confusion keeps eligible voters home. VoteRiders fights back with free, nonpartisan ID help in every state. Pam Pearson and Monica Spencer join Martha Merson on It Needs to Be Said, plus how to volunteer: grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/live-with-...
Live with VoteRiders Pam Pearson and Monica Spencer, hosted by Martha Merson
Thank you Connector friends for tuning into my live video with Pam Pearson and Monica Spencer! To learn more about volunteer opportunities with VoteRiders, check out their website https://voteriders.o...
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Winning the House in November may be the easy part. Keeping it in 2028 means winning state legislatures now: 22 seats in NH, 7 in WI, 3 in PA. Susan Labandibar on the post-Callais map fight, with a state-by-state plan for grassroots groups: grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/keeping-th...
Keeping the House
With a blue wave building, Democrats are set to regain control of the House this November. But keeping the House in 2028 will require working on key state legislative races starting now.
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For the first time, senior organizers nationwide are hearing fear of voting: dropped rolls, changing rules, ID confusion. We the Seniors' answer is a five-step preparation plan, starting with checking your registration today:
Calling All Seniors
When we vote, we are heard; a plan of action
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To every pro-democracy pundit, host, and producer: the grassroots has the success stories your exhausted audience needs. Susan Wagner's ask — cover them. A weekly segment. End shows with where to volunteer. "Success is contagious, but only if people know it exists"
LET’S TURN THE TIDE TOGETHER
A unifying message for the Pro-Democracy Movement
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Rural Arizona Dems went from 15 posts a week to 50+ a day: an AI tool drafts, every volunteer rewrites in their own voice, ten minutes from news break to push. A replicable model for rural organizing: @mutsy67.bsky.social
What Arizona Built When Nobody Was Looking
How smarter, targeted social media can work for you
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We know what we're fighting against. Martha Merson and Susan Wagner on what we're fighting for: three government programs that actually work, and why those stories win voters back: grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/theres-so-...
There’s So Much More to Talk About
Allies in the pro-democracy fight, let's move beyond Trump’s latest bait. Let’s air and share examples of innovative government programs.
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In the spirit of "moan less & work smart," the SubstackLive show It Needs to Be Said will host 2 women who work to restore voting rights. Subscribers to the Grassroots Connector on Substack can join & be inspired by Dr. Monica Spencer and Pam Pearson from @voteriders.bsky.social. July 30, 8pm EDT
TONIGHT 8pm ET: Jill Nash built a volunteer operation reaching 800,000 women in 2020 — now it's Women Forward, 1.5M strong. She's live on It Needs to Be Said on empowering women to act in 2026: grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/it-needs-t...
It Needs to Be Said with Jill Nash
Meet the Founder of Women Forward Empowering Women To Take Political Action
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Human billboards on 450+ overpasses in nearly every state — most in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. Martha Merson on how the Visibility Brigades became the resistance's bubble busters: grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/more-more-...
More, More, More Visibility Brigades in 2026
Visibly standing opposed to the regime’s corruption, illegal or immoral acts, they reflect on their inspirations.
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Elected at 25, Anderson Clayton is the youngest state Democratic Party chair in the country. On It Needs to Be Said, she talks rebuilding the NC Dems — every district contested, organizing year-round:
Live with Anderson Clayton
A recording from Kristin Battista-Frazee, MSW's live video
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The 250th came with mixed emotions. The real celebration? November 3rd. Ellen Bender of Markers for Democracy on the hope worth holding onto — and the work ahead: grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/happy-250t...
Happy 250th! Let's Get Back to Work and Celebrate on November 3rd!
Still recovering from mixed emotions on the 250th? If we get everyone involved, we can really celebrate on November 3rd.
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Her all-volunteer team registers 2,000 voters a year in Cleveland's public housing — knocking every door. "We go deep and narrow." How Mobilize the Vote NEO fights voter purges ahead of Ohio 2026:
Going Deep and Narrow for the Win in Ohio
Much is at stake in Ohio in 2026. In spite of voter suppression, Amy Acton, who is running for governor, has a real chance of winning. Grassroots volunteers have a strategy.
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A community group in West Michigan asked their neighbors what they wanted to learn about. The most popular series has been Civics 101. People wanted to understand how government actually works. Julie Essenberg on Common Ground Community of White Lake, in the Connector.
Common Ground Community of White Lake: Building Community Through Learning
We started with folding chairs and questions
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"We are not going gently." Genny Güracar, in her 90s, on the People's Bicentennial Quilt and what it says as the NPS is stripping American history from its visitor centers. By Martha Merson: grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/quiltmaker...
Quiltmakers, Keepers of American History
Combatting moves to erase history with stitching, batting, and squares of fabric
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@voteriders.bsky.social @staceyabrams.com @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social Voter suppression smacks of corporate interests desperate to have their way. The Connector is shining a light on Maine. Thankful for your example and tireless activism. grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/thwarting-...
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NC and AZ Governors (both Democrats) are wiping out medical debt for millions of people. The Connector covered the issue in AZ and now the AP has this story. apnews.com/article/nort...
North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people
Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents.
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Ok, so Republicans just introduced a 900 page bill none of them have read. But my team is going through it line by line and on this 🧵you can see the hidden provisions we found. Will update all day. 1/ NEW Medicaid cuts, so now 17 million - instead of 16M - lose health care.
Chris Murphy: "The CBO, nonpartisan, says it's gonna kick between 10 and 15 million people off their healthcare. And for what? To be able to afford a new $270,000 tax cut for the richest families in the country ... it's a moral abomination."
Love the stories of women running for office. Thank you @emilytseffos. #runforsomething! @danshafer.bsky.social, @rbreich.bsky.social & @kellyndtc.bsky.social, you know it. Building Bridges: Finding Humanity in an Unwinnable District open.substack.com/pub/grassroo...
Building Bridges: Finding Humanity in an Unwinnable District
Running for office, I met America at its front door
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Free Resilience Workshops for federal workers and people impacted by the cuts - MORE DATES IN TIX
Free Resilience Workshop - April 7 or April 8 on Zoom. Dates in Person DC 5/4 and Boston 4/19. If you've lost your job, or are impacted by the cuts to programs, we can help. While we can't take up you...
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