Indivisible: From Institution to Movement

• In Event: 4312 - Resistance in The Trump Era: Defending Institutions and Advancing Social Justice

Abstract

Indivisible started as an effort by displaced Democratic staffers who worked to educate and coordinate grassroots efforts against a range of Trump administration initiatives. Organizers explained that they meant to distill and translate the lessons of the earlier rightwing Tea Party. The paper assesses the balancing act that activists across the country have developed in creating a movement that is directed to mainstream political institutions, and evaluates the dilemmas of success.

Author

• Megan E. Brooker, University of California-Irvine