When I attended the recent “No Kings” rally in Enumclaw, I encountered young adults wearing yellow safety vests.

I asked two of them if they were working for the city, thinking they were involved in crowd control. They said they weren’t. They were part of an organization called “Enumclaw Indivisible.” They were in Enumclaw to coordinate the rally and to take a tally of the number of protesters. When I asked how many protesters there were, I was told about 600.

Prior to that event, I was contacted by Auburn Indivisible and asked to present at their meeting about Legacy Media versus Independent Media.

I had taught a class on that subject at Green River Prime Time and a related course to one of the Wesley Retirement communities. I only belatedly put it together that the phone call and the Indivisible people at the rally were one and the same. One of the attendees at one of those classes belongs to Auburn Indivisible. I’ll be presenting to Auburn Indivisible members at the Auburn United Methodist Church in November.

On the grounds at Hope Lutheran Church in Enumclaw is a sign given by Enumclaw Indivisible that states: “Choose Kindness.” A number of the women of the church have been protesting the political situation on a regular basis in downtown Enumclaw and thus met with Indivisible members who set up the sign on Hope’s property.

I watch Brian Tyler Cohen’s YouTube video on a daily basis. He’s part of the Independent Media that gives news the Legacy Media either doesn’t cover or presents on an “equal time to both sides” basis. He’s interviewed the national founders of Indivisible on at least two occasions.

I decided to gather more information about the goals and strategies of Indivisible to write this story. So, I went to my search engine and typed in “Indivisible.”

I found the indivisible.org website. They are a non-profit 501c4 which “drives coordinated [political] campaigns”, a 501c3 which works to organize groups to “work for change” and a political action committee (PAC) that “channels grassroots energy into electing progressive candidates who will work towards an inclusive democracy that provides for the needs of all people, and to defeat politicians who will stand in its way.”

Under the “Who We Are” heading, I found this information: “We’re a grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda.”

Under the “About” heading:

“Action by action, day by day, group by group, Indivisibles are remaking our democracy.

Brought together by a practical guide to resist the Trump agenda, Indivisible is a movement of thousands of group leaders and more than a million members taking regular, iterative [revising], and increasingly complex actions to resist the GOPs agenda, elect local champions, and fight for progressive policies.

They make calls. They show up. They speak with their neighbors. They organize. And through that work, they’ve built hundreds of mini-movements in support of their local values. And now, after practice, training, and repetition, they’ve built lasting power on their home turf and a massive, collective political muscle ready to be exercised each and every day in every corner of the country.”

Under “Our Vision” they state: “A real democracy — of, by, and for the people.”

Under “How We Win” I condense:

“We Are Indivisible. Our opponents depend on a divide and conquer strategy, so we treat an attack on one like an attack on all. We show up for each other, and particularly for those facing the brunt of rightwing ideologues’ attacks – often immigrants, people of color, and low-income people. We share a vision: a real democracy, of, by, and for everyone.

Strong Leaders, Strong Groups, Strong Movement. We build and sustain our movement’s power by helping individuals take leadership. They grow and lead local Indivisible groups, take independent action, and coordinate with their fellow local leaders. As a movement, our power comes from coordinated national campaigns where we act together, indivisible.”

If you are intrigued by such an organization and want to become a part of their movement, I’ve given you the tools to join them.

I started a previous column, “Standing at a Crossroads” with the quote: “We stand at a crossroads: either America will be a multiracial democracy or it will not be a democracy at all” (Steen Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. Tyranny of the Minority).

Indivisible is your chance to tip the balance in favor of democracy.