Time for Some Good Trouble
Join the call for good trouble as communities defend voting rights, Black political power, and fair representation against MAGA map-rigging.
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Friends,
We are at one of those moments when silence becomes surrender. After the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act, Southern legislatures moved quickly to redraw maps that dilute Black political power and weaken fair representation.
The civil rights heroes who marched, organized, bled, and refused to bow down did not sacrifice so politicians could rig maps in back rooms and call it democracy. They did not cross bridges, face violence, and demand the ballot just so a new generation of power-hungry extremists could slice up communities and silence Black voters with the stroke of a pen.
This is the new Jim Crow: cleaner paperwork, polished speeches, and district lines designed to do what poll taxes and literacy tests once did — weaken the power of the people.
But the people are not powerless.
On Saturday, May 16, civil rights leaders, voting rights organizers, faith leaders, and people from across the country are gathering in Alabama and around the country for Rapid Response events for the All Roads Lead to the South National Day of Action, beginning with remembrance at the Edmund Pettus Bridge and continuing with a rally in Montgomery.
That bridge is not just a landmark. It is a challenge. It asks us whether we will honor history by watching it be undone, or by stepping forward with courage.
This is the time for some good trouble. This is the time to show up, speak out, and make it plain: Black political power must be protected. Voting rights must be defended. Fair representation must belong to the people, not politicians who cannot win without cheating the system.
MAGA and white nationalists want to drag us backward. We are not going back.
Join the day of action. Amplify the movement. Protect the vote. Defend democracy. Build power for all of us. Take Action and find and event near you.
People Power United members believe change is possible because we have seen ordinary people rise, organize, and be a force for progress. Real change does not come from waiting politely, staying quiet, or hoping those in power suddenly grow a conscience. It comes when people speak out, show up, and demand action—because our communities and families cannot wait, and every moment we delay gives injustice more room to tighten its grip on our communities.
Take Action and demand Congress stop Trump from taking taxpayer money for himself or his allies.
Take Action: Tell Congress: Ban Partisan Gerrymandering Now
Take Action: Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s War on Clean Energy
Take Action: Tell Congress: Expose Trump’s Secret Donors
Take Action: Stand with Jimmy Kimmel Against Trump’s Attacks
Take Action: MAGA Justices Just Gutted Voting Rights. Tell Congress to Restore Them Now.
The movement for progress and power to the people starts here.
Events
Showing up matters. Events are one of the ways we build people power, defend our communities, and protect our rights, freedoms, the rule of law, and democracy.
Take Action by joining heading to Selma Alabama for All Roads Lead to the South for a National Day of Action for Voting Rights with a prayer vigil and rally happening on Saturday May 16, 2026, sign up here.
Take Action by joining the No More Business as Usual: Power Back to the People Mobilization happening Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 10 AM Eastern at the Taft Memorial Carillon • 1 Louisiana Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001 US, sign up here.
Take Action by joining the 🗽All of US Nationwide Mobilization on June 27th, 2026. Join People Power United at the Boston Event or Join or Host an event near you (Events are being added so keep checking back or consider hosting one near you.)
Together, we can defend our rights, freedoms, the rule of law, and democracy, hold leaders accountable to the people’s will, and inspire voters to make a meaningful difference.
People Power United is independent, people-powered news and grassroot movement actions dedicated to defending our rights, freedoms, the rule of law, and democracy. This is our moment to rise, resist, and reclaim our democracy. Millions of Americans and people who call America home are already rising up in the streets, at the ballot box, and in their communities.
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Laurie Woodward Garcia
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Leader, People Power United
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