Beloved Community Works
King didn't just preach beloved community because it was beautiful, though it is. He chose nonviolence because it works. It exposes the moral bankruptcy of those who meet it with force. You don't have to be young, or strong, or unafraid. You have to be willing to show up.
Beloved community is not a utopia you arrive at. It's a practice. It's what happens when you sing with your neighbors in the square. When you knock on a door, mail a postcard, hold signs, or pull a neighbor toward a polling place.
July 3rd/250th Anniversary
Forget the red, white and blue Oreos. This July 3rd, we want to do something different — something genuinely patriotic. A public gathering in Westfield to read, remember, and renew our commitment to the actual words of the Declaration of Independence. The one that says all people are created equal, that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that when power becomes tyrannical, it is not only our right but our duty to say so.
Last year, Mayor McCabe signed a proclamation calling the City of Westfield to a celebration on July 3rd honoring Henry Knox and the values of the Declaration. We're currently finding out what is planned, and how we fit in.
Are you in? Reply and tell us. We're gauging interest and building the case. The more people we have, the stronger the ask.
Your Vote Is the Work Too
If voting didn't matter, they wouldn't be trying so hard to make it complicated. They wouldn't be districting away Black representation in the South.
The Voting Rights Act is under constant pressure, and outright deletion. Voter rolls are being purged. Mail-in rules keep changing. And yet — the dates are set, the polls will open, and we will be there.
Are you registered to vote? https://www.sec.state.ma.us/voterregistrationsearch/
Take out your calendar, and mark these dates now:
State Primary: September 1, 2026
Mid Term Election: November 3, 2026
This primary season matters. We want to support the next generation of representatives — people who answer to voters, not donors. If a candidate takes corporate money, they are not working for you. Corporations and Billionaires and war mongers are not the future of a party for the people. We will be doing education and turnout work for September 1st, and November 3rd, and we need you. That's 106 days until the state primary, and 169 days until the mid term election. We want to do the work to get more people to the polls, equipped with the most information possible, to elect the candidates that will work for everyone.
We'll be postcarding, calling, and reaching voters in swing states beyond Massachusetts — because a significant part of this work happens outside Westfield, outside MA. More on that soon.
Know someone who isn't registered? Ask them what their plan is to register, and to vote.
Voter Info from Westfield: cityofwestfield.org/222/Elections-Voting
De-ICE: Citizens Bank — Western Mass and Beyond
Rise Up Western Mass/Indivisible is coordinating a national day of action targeting Citizens Bank at over 100 locations across the country — because Citizens Bank maintains financial relationships that support ICE's operations. Money is infrastructure. Banks are not neutral.
In Western Mass, Northampton, Springfield, and Holyoke confirmed so far. Nationally the campaign is already past 70 locations and climbing toward 100+.
If you want to help organize at your local branch, reply and we'll connect you with the right people.
Want to help fund our standouts, events, and all of little things that add up to No Kings Westfield? Contribute below! You can also see us at a standout where your $20 donation gets you a No Kings Westfield t-shirt!
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In Solidarity,
No Kings Westfield
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