By Terrie Martin
Jennifer Adrian-Thiroux and her husband, Stephen, are from Ashland and run the Fridays at 4–Letter Writing and More! online resistance group that helps people communicate with their elected officials.
They recently moved to Portugal and are still hosting the weekly event–even though it’s now at midnight for them.
They have about 100 people who have signed up, and regularly have 40-50 people attend each week.
As described on their Mobilize post:
Join us on Fridays at 4 (PST)—Letter Writing and More! to take action – whether you are a long-time activist or beginning your journey to fight for our democracy, you are welcome. Find your calling with our community. We offer various actions to take during our meetings, and will train for:
- Postcards with various groups
- 5 Calls to call or email elected officials
- Bluesky to amplify our voices for freedom and democracy
- Vote Forward letters and the personal story (most effective type of letter) as soon as they open up their campaigns)
In these difficult days, we live by these words: Action Metabolizes Despair. Our main focus is on taking action, but we also enjoy being together and trading encouragement and inspiration.
To that end, we rely on our parent organization Indivisible Oregon, as well as others such as Robert Hubbell, Jessica Craven, Heather Cox Richardson, Simon Rosenberg and Politics Girl (Leigh McGowan).
We will provide a list of useful links, Substacks and podcasts. Find in us an oasis of activism that will boost your spirits and give you energy to engage in the fight of our lifetime.
RSVP here to attend.
Terrie Martin is a member of the COIN Leadership Team and Oregon District 2 Indivisible.