📢 Looking Back and Looking Forward
🗽 The movement for who we are and what we represent is happening now.
Friends, as we approach the close of another transformative year, I want to revisit a message we shared earlier. Reflecting on 2023 and 2024 fills me with immense pride—together, we’ve grown a vibrant community where people reclaim their power and advocate for a world where everyone thrives. We have built a community determined to push back against Project 2025 and advocate for Freedom Over Fascism. This is the power of collective action, and it’s incredible to witness.
Yes, 2025 may bring challenges, but let’s not lose sight of what we’ve achieved or the strength we’ve built. Look at the work we’ve done and let it fuel your hope and determination to keep pushing forward. Together, we can continue standing tall against racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, misogyny, sexism, ageism, ableism, sizeism, transphobia, misogynoir, elitism, and all forms of bigotry.
I’m in the process of compiling a recap of our 2024 efforts, and I can’t wait to share it with you soon. Until then, keep making good trouble! And don’t forget to join us for our holiday party and ERA card-writing event on Wednesday—it’s a perfect way to wrap up the year with purpose and joy. Let’s keep the momentum going! ✨ Click here to sign-up.
I am so excited about 2024, and you should be, too!
Our People Power is growing! With zero money and zero staff, all of you took impactful action that moved us toward progress.
2023 by the numbers
Hundreds of thousands of letters and petitions were signed to push for progress
74,000 people sent a letter to Speaker McCarthy's staff to tell Kevin McCarthy to stop holding America hostage with the debt ceiling fight
52,000 people sent a letter to their members of Congress to ask them to Expand the Supreme Court, create term limits, and institute a code of ethics to protect our voting and civil rights.
We published almost 300 posts
1.7 million people read our content
2.7 million people viewed our site
People Power United hosted 30 events
Laurie wrote and published letters to the editor
Over 1000 volunteers wrote postcards and letters to voters
2023 by the photos
We joined a press conference with members of Congress to advocate for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
We joined with coalition partners at the Supreme Court to deliver over 400,000 signatures demanding the Senate Senate investigate Clarence Thomas' and Samuel Alito's misconduct and vote on a code of ethics as soon as possible.
We joined the Coalition to End Fossil Fuels and marched with thousands in New York.
We joined a press conference with members of Congress to advocate for Medicare for All.
We joined other groups in the halls of Congress to advocate for no cuts to Medicare and environmental funding, and to push back against default on America's debt.
Laurie did an act of civil disobedience with a sit-in at the Capitol rotunda advocating for passing a clean debt ceiling.
We joined others to protest a compromised Supreme Court on their first day in 2023.
For kicks and giggles, here's a friendly reminder: We organized the largest protest in Florida when Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022, with over 3000 coming out on a hot summer day.
We’ve taken a lot of actions this year! My hope is that this year, and every year, we lead by example. The goal of People Power United has always been to grow people power and show others who we are by our words and our actions. I hope I have shown you all how amazing our People Power United members are and how much hard work they put in in 2023.
I invite you to join us in 2024 to continue making positive changes and taking actions that move us forward on issues that our communities care about. It will be our people power, determination, and love that will help us tackle racism, xenophobia, islamophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, misogyny, ageism, ableism, elitism, sizeism, and bigotry. I want to wish you all a happy and healthy 2024.
Wheels up, we ride at dawn!
Join us to build People Power! Together, we can champion our rights, freedoms, and democracy, hold our leaders accountable to the people's will, and inspire voters to make a meaningful difference.
Laurie Woodward Garcia (paid with hugs and kisses, not bought by special interests)
People Power United | In this community, we will always speak out against racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, misogyny, sexism, ageism, ableism, sizeism, elitism, transphobia, misogynoir, and bigotry! Check out our 2023 recap post to see how impactful our scrappy People Power United group is!
People Power United is a group of community members that champions progressive values and power for the people.
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