America, what went wrong?
News from INDIVISIBLE SAN MATEO
July 31, 2025
Harry (Rick) Moody, Newsletter Editor
Mary Beavins, Founder of Indivisible San Mateo
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“If you're not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you're consistent, you will succeed.”
–Congressman John Lewis (d. July17, 2020)
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A MESSAGE FROM MARY
We made Good Trouble on July 17 when we marched from Hillsdale Mall to Central Park, with our signs, music makers (including a wonderful trumpet player!), and our determined selves. We got a lot of horn honks from the cars driving past on El Camino. Even a car full of nuns honked and waved and showed their signs as they drove past.
Our rally was a great success. I gave a speech about Congressman John Lewis and the Good Trouble he made during his life helping to get the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965 and helping to desegregate the South, all non-violently even while he was getting his skull fractured and his ribs kicked in. San Mateo's former three-term mayor, Claire Mack, gave us a rousing speech telling about her time making Good Trouble as she worked to stop illegal drug sales in her neighborhood when no one else would. Ms. Mack encouraged and inspired us to continue to make Good Trouble as we work together to defeat Trump.
Our street protests are an important part of defeating Trump; we're inspiring others to join us when they see us on the street with our signs. As importantly, we're practicing mobilizing--stopping what we're doing and joining others in nationwide civil resistance.
-From Mary Beavins
Rage Against the Regime, Hillsdale Mall, Sat., August 2nd, 1 - 2:30 pm
Tesla Supercharger station - Tanforan Mall, San Bruno - Sunday, August 3rd, 2 - 3:30 pm
Indivisible San Mateo Summer Social: Fun, food, music & games - Tues., Aug. 5th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Bannering: Burlingame - Tuesday, August 5th, 3-5 pm
Bannering - Belmont, Tuesday, August 5th, 3-5 pm (see IndivisibleSanMateo.com for more info)
Letter writing to help get-out-the-vote: Pick up free letters in San Mateo
Phone banking: Sign up to help win Virginia in 2025
Canvassing: Knock on doors to help protect Adam Gray's seat in the Central Valley
Fast and easy way to call your congress people to influence policy: Link to Make 5 Calls
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RALLY FOR GOOD TROUBLE
If you were able to come to the Rally on July 17, you remember it was a great event. Whether or not you were able to come, look at the wonderful pictures:
https://www.probonophoto.org/2025/17JulGTLO/17Jul25GTLO-SanMateo
Coverage by the Daily Journal
Nationwide Protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown and health care cuts:
“Protests and events against President Donald Trump's controversial policies that include mass deportations and cuts to Medicaid and other safety nets for poor people have started at more than 1,600 locations around the country. The “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action is held in honor of the late Congressman John Lewis. The protests are taking place along streets, at court houses and other public spaces. Organizers are calling for them to be peaceful. The phrase “Good Trouble” was coined by the late congressman who helped lead civil rights protest marches in the 1960s.” (The Daily Journal (July 18, 2025)
Coverage by The Guardian: “Tens of thousands in US join ‘Good Trouble’ anti-Trump protests honoring John Lewis” at:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/17/trump-john-lewis-good-trouble-protests
Coverage by Today’s Edition: “There were more than 1,600 Make Good Trouble pro-democracy rallies across the United States on July 17. Collectively, they were a smashing success! Everyone who participated in person or in spirit should pat themselves on the back for a job well done!”
“On a workday, at 5 PM local time, Americans attended more than 1,600 protests across the nation. Whatever the final figure, it will exceed the number of people who attended Trump's first inauguration in 2017. Assuming a final attendance figure of about 1 million, the Make Good Trouble rallies are close to being in the top 10 protests in the history of the United States.”
See Wikipedia, List of protests and demonstrations in the United States by size:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protests_and_demonstrations_in_the_United_States_by_size
(Robert Hubbell, Today’s Edition, July 18, 2025)
