Thanks to the many of you who joined us for our year-end meeting on Sunday, "Election Reflections and Next Steps." It was wonderful to be together, to reflect on all that we accomplished together, in spite of the disappointments, and to share some inspiration and resolve for our work together in the coming year and beyond.
We're sharing below a link to the recording of the meeting, as well as to the slides, for those who missed it, or who want to rewatch or share with friends. We hope you will consider doing so. Our electoral advisor, Laurie Friedman, offered a thorough and nuanced perspective on the election results. She challenges, with supporting data, the erroneous yet widespread narrative that Trump won in a landslide or has a mandate. Laurie explains why that narrative is false and we must help refute it.
We also shared several very short yet inspiring videos to exemplify how we, as individuals and as a community, can and will pick ourselves back up and continue to urgently fight to protect our democracy and freedoms. We closed the presentation with Amanda Gorman's exquisite poem with her breathtaking delivery. Many of you requested these inspiration links as well.
- Inspiring woman track competitor video (turn sound on)
- Inspiring reaction of football player and his team after fumble (turn sound on)
- Amanda Gorman - "New Day's Lyric"
At the meeting, we also talked about our planning process for action in 2025. While much is still TBD, we are considering the following short list of ideas for our primary areas of focus. HOWEVER, we want to hear from YOU, our members, before finalizing plans for the coming year. Please be on the look-out for a survey coming your way via email in mid-January which we hope you will take the time to complete.
Finally, we want to leave you with Vice President Kamala Harris' inspiring remarks made yesterday to young community leaders in Maryland. In part, she said, “Folks have said to me that they’re not sure whether they have the strength, much less the desire, to stay in the fight,” she said. “But let me be very clear: no one can walk away. No one can walk away. We must stay in the fight, every one of us.”....“In moments like this, the true test of our character is how resilient and persistent we are to pursue the future that we all can see,” she said. “Do we throw up our hands, or do we roll up our sleeves?”
Well, we at IndiMarin intend to roll up our sleeves. We hope you'll be joining us in the fight!
Sending our very best wishes to you and your loved ones for the holidays!
With gratitude for all you do for our country,
The IndiMarin Steering Committee - Susan, Laurie, Betsy, Joy, Andie, Betty and Nanda