Hello friends,

WHAT A WEEK! We just experienced historic elections and there is still so much to process. I’m going to focus on just two key things right now:

1. These results are the results of thousands of people doggedly organizing, often with little or no outside support. The fact that we had free and fair elections is also the result of thousands of people fighting to ensure their integrity in the courts and at the polls.

2. At every level of government, important levers of power are newly available. Yes, the big names and big jobs absolutely matter, but the incoming state attorneys general and state legislatures, not to mention newly passed ballot measures, may have even more impact on our daily lives.

So many things are possible today that were hard for me to imagine on Monday. That imagining is essential work, as I’ve written here before, and we must not shy away from bold and wild new prospects when they open up.

We have so very, very much work to do now.

I spent all day leading a workshop today, so this is just a quick note to celebrate what is possible, mourn what is lost, and thank everyone who worked so hard to get us here.

The struggle will go on long after we’re gone, but sometimes we win.

Liz

As ever, thanks for reading & thinking with me!

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