Our Thanksgiving👇
“We must find the time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” - John F. Kennedy
Our Thanksgiving👇
I want to take a moment of privilege and wish you all the best for the holidays-whatever you celebrate. I will be with my family celebrating Thanksgiving and am very mindful that the blessings I have in many ways came from the harm/hurt that others experienced with colonialism. I had the honor of attending school on the Colville Reservation and grew up with many friends from the Colville and Nespelem Tribe. From the discrimination and bigotry I witnessed growing up, I am painfully aware that our nation has a long way to go toward making good on "liberty and justice for all." I will use my time with my family to reflect on the past year's joys and seek ways to help my community for the following year.
I also want to thank everyone who has supported our People Power United efforts. Here is a Thanksgiving message from a fellow member who pledged to help our efforts:
I am so grateful for all of you! Thank you for the hearts, the comments, the pledges, and every one of you stepping up to make a difference in our communities in your words and actions. I have seen the love and determination of folks stepping up to write letters and postcards to voters, signing petitions and letter campaigns, making calls, sending texts, hitting doors, and dropping literature. The extremists want us to give up. They want us to believe we can not effect change. They want to wear us down, so we cave to their ongoing power demands. Never! Americans do not cower to bullies. We do not give up. We do not keep silent in fear. Americans understand our nation is imperfect, but progress only happens if we come together and work towards solutions. Please take a moment to help our efforts.
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Our group is growing leaps and bounds! Folks understand that with love in our hearts and hard work, we will reclaim our nation from the cruelty, chaos, and confusion. And we are having fun making impactful changes in our community! In case you missed it, this past week was busy:
Our community is stronger together! As we paddle towards progress, let us be reminded of this powerful quote: “We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now”. -MLK Jr.
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I believe in the power of the people. People Power United members believe in the possibility of change and work to make it happen. I have seen the love and determination of folks stepping up to write letters and postcards to voters, signing petitions and letter campaigns, making calls, sending texts, hitting doors, and dropping literature. There is no power like that of the people, and People Power United stands ready to protect our communities against any and all injustices. - Laurie Woodward Garcia, People Power United
Happy Thanksgiving. So Grateful to Laurie for providing the unity of this group. There is so much to do with so little time, BUT...we never give up! No matter what happens we must fight back and feel as though we tried our best!
Some days, some minutes are very upsetting...rest, pat yourself on the back and tell yourself, get up and get back in the fight.
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11-23-2023, HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY 2023. IN ORDER TO BE FULLY APPRISED, READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO VOTE IN 2023/2024, FOR THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOIR U.S. PRESIDENT, GET OUT OF ALL BUILDINGS NOW, REGISTER QUICKLY/QUIETLY AND VOTE, BRING ALL FAMILY MEMBERS THE NEIGHBORS, FAMILY CATS, DOGS, ETC. TO YOUR LOCAL POLLING SITE AND VOTE!!! IF NOT, THEN PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR A LIFETIME OF FASCISM/AUTHORITARIAN RULE, AND SUFFER LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER SUFFERED BEFORE!!! BUYERS BEWARE!!! AINE