Good Guys Of The Year: The Resistance

By Frances Langum — December 31, 2017

Women.

DREAMers.

Sophie Cruz spoke during this January's Women's March in Washington, D.C. and wowed the audience! Did we mention, she's only 7 AND this wasn't her first time publicly speaking for immigrant rights?! 👏🏾 Go Sophie!! ✨ #GirlPower #YearInWomen #GlobalGirl #MakeYourMark pic.twitter.com/ETlpGEXllS

— Girls Going Global (@girlsgoglobal) December 15, 2017

ADAPT, The Little Lobbyists, and other disability rights activists.

In case you need a little joy at the end of a hard year: just know that these @LittleLobbyists are gonna be the ones with access & influence in Congress come 2019. pic.twitter.com/OzX7ioa7Cf

— Ady Barkan (@AdyBarkan) December 24, 2017

Town Hall attendees.

People who called, wrote postcards, marched, and raged against them.

Election workers and volunteers.

First postcard done for @PerkinsonForMO
I write with #PostcardsToVoters because I #CommitToFlip every seat blue.
❄️ Every election matters. 🌊 pic.twitter.com/FSRlKQ2oIf

— Woolie (@irrevdissident) December 31, 2017

And YOU. Supporting the Resistance, electing Democrats in Virginia, Alabama, and elsewhere.

Congratulations to U.S. Senator @GDouglasJones Certified today. He will be sworn in next week, January 3. The beginning of the #BlueTsunami! pic.twitter.com/zeln8YEEsd

— Justice Seeker ✊🏼💥 (@tizzywoman) December 28, 2017

Supporting this blog during fundraisers, in the comment threads, and in social media.

Thanks to everyone.

I #CommitToFlip 2018

Vote Blue to:
- save DREAMers
- healthcare for all
- equal pay for women
- save environment & national parks
- Paris Climate Agreement
- reinstate Civil Rights Act
- Voter Rights Amendment
- Save CHiP
- end gerrymandering
- protect reproductive rights pic.twitter.com/W75PjObnEt

— Storm🕊 (@StormResist) December 30, 2017

There was a tweet, I can't find it now, but it said something to the effect of "can you handle one more year of Trump." It felt so good to hear from so many respondents: "I can 'handle' anything because we can NOT give up this fight. We have to end this so we can begin the work of REBUILDING our democracy, our society, our nation."

And onward we go.

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