Looking for ways to resist the current Administration and support democracy? Here are some ideas for you. You can start right here at First Parish Watertown by joining the Social Action Committee. Many of us are working on the local, state, and national level to resist authoritarianism and fascism and are members of local groups that work collaboratively with state and national groups.
First Parish Watertown Social Action Committee: email: socialAction@fpwatertown.org or marilynboenau@gmail.com
UU Mass Action is the advocacy group advancing UU values into policy at the state level.
UU Mass Action: https://www.uumassaction.org/
Indivisible Progressive Watertown is a working group of Progressive Massachusetts and a local group of Indivisible – the national organization working to protect democracy. Indivisible Progressive Watertown organizes educational forums, promotes progressive legislation and organizes vigils and standouts in Watertown Square with the Watertown Rapid Response Network which works to resist the presence of ICE in our community.
Indivisible Progressive Watertown: email: indivisibleprogresswatertown@gmail.com
Progressive Massachusetts: https://www.progressivemass.com/
Indivisible Mass: https://indivisible-ma.org/
Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment has several working groups, always welcomes new members, and brings people together to join in national protests and demonstrations.
Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice, and the Environment: https://watertowncitizens.org/
World in Watertown organizes the Unity Breakfast honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. every year and co-sponsors the Watertown Walks for Peace team.
World in Watertown: https://www.worldinwatertown.org/
50501 and Indivisible are national groups that organize demonstrations and boycotts. If you get on their mailing lists, you’ll hear about local protests.
Mass 50501: https://www.mass50501.org/join-us
Indivisible Mass: https://indivisible-ma.org/
Mass Peace Action works on all the interconnected issues related to Peace.
Mass Peace Action: https://masspeaceaction.org/
The following are writers with almost daily analyses of the news on Substack. All can be accessed for free.
Today’s Edition by Robert Hubbell offers news analysis with encouragement to get involved and stay in involved in the resistance movement: https://roberthubbell.substack.com/
Letters From an American by Heather Cox Richardson often puts contemporary news in historical context.: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/
Chop Wood, Carry Water with Jessica Craven offers daily steps to take action and sends out a list of positive news once a week. https://substack.com/@jesscraven101