| This past Tuesday, we made history. Thanks to your dedication and support, we raised Missouri’s minimum wage to $15, secured paid sick leave for workers, and overturned Missouri’s abortion ban. Because of this incredible achievement, over 562,000 workers will receive a much-needed raise, more than 728,000 workers will no longer have to choose between a paycheck and caring for themselves or their loved ones when sick, and clinics across the state can start making abortion care more accessible than it has been in decades. |
| We know that many of you may have found this victory bittersweet amid the news that Donald Trump has been re-elected as president. In moments like these, it’s easy to feel disheartened. But while Trump may have won, the fight for the future of our country—and our world—is far from over. Our mission has always been to build a better, more just world, and that mission has not changed. It’s just become more urgent.Together, we overcame tremendous odds to gather the necessary signatures and mobilize voters for Proposition A and Amendment 3. Let’s not forget the example set by our comrades in Mizzou YDSA who made Columbia an LGBTQ+ Sanctuary City despite daunting challenges. The lesson is clear: when we fight, a better world is within reach.No matter what the next four years hold, one truth remains: ordinary people like you and me have the power to shape our future. We can build a world that works for everyone, not just the powerful few. A world where freedom, equality, and joy are realities for every person. A world where resources go toward homes, healthcare, education, and meeting basic human needs—not toward war and environmental destruction.That world is just as possible today as it was last week. If you haven’t yet joined us, now is the time. Help us continue building the world we want to live in. |
| Our plan to face the road ahead starts with community. Last summer, we hosted Organize CoMo, an event that brought local progressive organizations together to support one another and to inspire community involvement. We’re now working to plan an even larger event before January 20, so we’re ready to meet any challenge head-on.Join us for our next general meeting this Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at 404 Tiger Lane to learn more about how you can get involved in this event and in the initiatives that follow.Together, we can make the future we deserve. |
| Below are a handful of articles, podcasts, and videos we have turned to as we reflect on this election and look towards the future. But first, we want to leave you with this quote from the prophetic Mike Davis:”This seems an age of catastrophe, but it’s also an age equipped, in an abstract sense, with all the tools it needs. Utopia is available to us. If, like me, you lived through the civil-rights movement, the antiwar movement, you can never discard hope. I’ve seen social miracles in my life, ones that have stunned me—the courageousness of ordinary people in a struggle.” |
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