Can you host a Resistance Summer cookout?

Summer is here! Let's take time to reflect, recharge, and reconnect with each other and the Resistance! Hi {NAME}— Did you see Chris's email the other day? Starting next weekend, MoveOn and partner organizations are hosting hundreds of Resistance Summer Community Cookouts in more than 46 states around the country. Even though, we already have over 300 cookouts on the map, our records show we don't yet have one near you! A "cookout" can be a BBQ, a potluck, a picnic, an ice cream social, or even a coffee social, indoors or out! We make hosting easy and will support you every step of the way. [Click here to learn more and host a cookout in your area](. Be sure to read Chris's full email below for more details. Join other MoveOn members and partners as we continue to grow this resistance movement to meet this unprecedented moment. Thanks! —Vicki, and the rest of the team --------------------------------------------------------------- Dear MoveOn member, We are almost six months into the new presidency. We have marched, protested, called, written, and resisted the alarming acts of the Trump administration and the complicit Republican Party. The work to defend of our democracy has aroused a deeper passion for political activism among newcomers and longtime organizers alike. However, we know the Resistance is a marathon, not a sprint. And we must take time to recharge regularly if we're going to remain effective in the long campaigns ahead. That means connecting with each other—over food, fellowship, and even having a little fun. It's time to take a moment to celebrate what we’ve achieved—and recharge for the work ahead—with a summer social gathering: a Resistance Summer Community Cookout! [Click here to search for a Resistance Summer Community Cookout near you on the weekends of June 24–25 or July 1–3! Or create your own if there isn't a cookout near you. The MoveOn team makes it easy for you to do, and we'll support you every step of the way.]( On June 24–25 and July 1–3, MoveOn and partner organizations will launch Resistance Summer Community Cookouts all across the U.S. These cookouts are an opportunity to - come together with friends old and new, - build relationships, - build momentum for the campaigns in the months ahead, - recharge our self-care batteries, and - celebrate the diversity that makes the Resistance strong and resilient. Excitement for these cookouts is palpable. There are hundreds already scheduled around the country. [Just click here to find the one closest to you.]( We’ll provide everything you need to plan a successful cookout—including a Host Guide, Checklist, Sample Agenda, and more—and we'll be with you every step of the way, coaching, answering questions, and helping to recruit fellow MoveOn members to attend your event. (We may even give you a recipe for a refreshing and timely beverage. Mmmm...peach-mint tea!) Hosts are responsible for finding a venue—at a home, park, or community space—and arranging the food and refreshments. We offer you ideas on how to do this in ways that are easy, cost-effective, convenient, and communal. And while we have plenty of suggestions for making this fun, you know your community and your neighbors better than we do! So we encourage you to bring your own ideas to make your cookout great! [I’m in. Sign me up to attend or host, if there is no cookout near me, a Community Cookout to encourage the Resistance in my community on June 24-25 or July 1-3.]( These events will also be a kickoff to Resistance Summer, during which we'll host monthly national events to rebuild progressive power and fight the Trump Republican agenda. Through this program, we will train and support 1,000 mobilizers across the country and gear up for the big August congressional recess. It's a lot of work! And we'll do that work if we take a moment to get to know each other, take a step back to relax, and enjoy a Community Cookout as summer heats up. Thanks for all you do. —Chris, Anna, Gabby, Michael, and the rest of the team P.S. After months of Resistance, it is time to reflect, recharge, and reconnect with each other. [Click here to register your event]( and we'll support you every step of the way. Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us? [Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.]( [No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.]( Contributions to MoveOn.org Civic Action are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. This email was sent to {NAME} on June 17th, 2017. To change your email address or update your contact info, [click here](. To remove yourself from this list, [click here.](