Re: What we accomplished yesterday, and what¢s next (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:42:07 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > 8 million

I wonder if Holly, my mom, Alex, and Michelle went?

We know Amy did, but Chris and Flora didn't.

The projection doesn't seem good.  It increased by 2 million, but only by
1 million this last time.  At this rate, we would need 4 more No Kings
marches before the fall elections to make a difference.

 >  > Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:48:52 +0000 (UTC)
 >  > From: "No Kings Day (via MoveOn)" <http://www.list.moveon.org/~moveon-help>
 >  > 
 >  >  While yesterday’s record-breaking protest was important, what happens 
 >  >  next is even more important.
 >  > 
 >  >  Historic! After yesterday’s record-breaking No Kings protests, momentum 
 >  >  is on our side.
 >  > 
 >  >  Dear MoveOn member,
 >  > 
 >  >  WE DID IT! Yesterday was the largest single day of protest in modern U.S. 
 >  >  history.
 >  > 
 >  >  Across more than 3,300 protests, marches, and demonstrations in all 50 
 >  >  states and abroad, at least 8 million of us gathered to say: America is a 
 >  >  democracy, not a dictatorship. This country does not belong to kings.
 >  > 
 >  >  Trump’s authoritarian regime wants us isolated, afraid, and silent. 
 >  >  Instead, in the face of tyranny, 8 million of us definitely and 
 >  >  courageously took to the streets—loudly, nonviolently, powerfully, and 
 >  >  joyfully.
 >  > 
 >  >  And while yesterday’s record-breaking protest was important, what happens 
 >  >  next is even more important.
 >  > 
 >  >  Because tyranny won’t be dismantled in a single day. It’s going to take 
 >  >  sustained and relentless grassroots resistance over time.
 >  > 
 >  >  And that’s where MoveOn comes in. We are the largest independent 
 >  >  grassroots organization in the country, and we have been organizing 
 >  >  millions of people across the country for nearly three decades. Our 
 >  >  expertise in mobilizing the masses means we will be critical to the 
 >  >  movement against authoritarianism. MoveOn is dedicated to continuing our 
 >  >  work, day in and day out, 24/7, to building this mass mobilization movement 
 >  >  alongside a web of other allied organizations.
 >  > 
 >  >  But we need your help to have the financial resources to turbocharge and 
 >  >  sustain our organizing, community by community all across the country, to 
 >  >  defeat Trump’s authoritarian regime.
 >  > 
 >  >  Will you start a monthly donation of $5 to MoveOn now to build the mass 
 >  >  mobilization movement to stop Trump’s tyranny?
 >  >  
 >  >  Here is our trajectory.
 >  > 
 >  >  April 2025: 3 million people at 1,300 Hands Off! events.
 >  > 
 >  >  June 2025: 5 million people at 2,100 No Kings events.
 >  > 
 >  >  October 2025: 7 million people at 2,700 No Kings events.
 >  > 
 >  >  March 2026: 8 million people at 3,300 No Kings events.
 >  > 
 >  >  Our movement isn't just growing, it's surging. It’s historic. It’s 
 >  >  record-breaking.
 >  > 
 >  >  Millions of people are joining our movement—including so many yesterday. 
 >  >  Now, it’s up to us to absorb these new activists, train them, and ensure 
 >  >  they remain committed and engaged in the fight in a sustained way.
 >  >  But 
 >  >  not all of us can show up to every meeting or take to the streets. And that�>  >  ��s OK.
 >  > 
 >  >  Because all of us can play our own unique role in building the movement to 
 >  >  dismantle Trump’s tyranny, whether it's taking to the streets, talking to 
 >  >  our friends and neighbors, sharing resources on our social media pages, or 
 >  >  something else.
 >  > 
 >  >  Just like organizing your community or showing up to a protest, providing 
 >  >  financial support is a way of powering the movement against 
 >  >  authoritarianism and helping make long-term change possible.
 >  >  
 >  >  The future 
 >  >  is in our hands. ¡La lucha sigue! The fight continues!
 >  > 
 >  >  Thanks for all you do.
 >  > 
 >  >  –Adrienne, Erica, Aliya, Isbah, and the rest of the team