On this #ElectionDay , it is important to stress that politics is another word for power. To not do politics is to not do power. And what happens when we don’t do power? Fascism happens. Bigotry happens. Injustice happens. To engage in politics is to engage our power. 1/6

Voting is one form of political engagement. Unlike the Trump campaign of voter subtraction, voter manipulation, and voter depression—all to divide and conquer people, all to snatch power from the people, all to convince people they have no power—we must recognize our power. 2/6

We have the power on #ElectionDay —on every day—to hold elected officials accountable. These elected officials are the visible vessels to the invisible core of power—the policies that make better or worse our lives. 3/6

We must seize our power to make our lives better. Not by focusing narrowing on what’s best for us as individuals, but by focusing broadly on what’s best for the community. When we protect and fight for the community, we are protecting and fighting for ourselves. 4/6

We’ll never be free; we’ll never be healthy; we’ll never be protected until the community is free, healthy, and protected. This is the lesson from the largest series of demonstrations in history. This is the lesson of the pandemic. This is the lesson of 2020. 5/6

What can happen when we seize our power? What can happen when we fight for equitable, just + humane policies for the community? Democracy can happen. Equity can happen. Justice can happen. It is our power that can make this happen. OUR power on #ElectionDay , on every day. 6/6