Friends,

A great day, with far more press coverage and hoopla than we could ever have hoped for. And for me, the incredible pleasure of getting to talk on the phone with organizers in places like Tucson, and Seattle, and Los Angeles. They were doing a great job of describing for reporters their plans for tomorrow, but what I kept hearing was how much they’d already accomplished: the coalitions built in one town after another, the connections made with politicians and businesspeople, and the deep sense that progress was up to us. That the fate of this struggle didn’t rest in someone else’s hands—that we’d figured out we could take the lead.

I know that tonight and tomorrow will bring lots of work—from last minute phone calls to setting up tables to leading songs to cleaning up afterwards. But I have just one additional request: whatever happens in your city or town tomorrow, enjoy! One of the great beauties of this nationwide design is, if it’s raining where you are, know that it’s shining somewhere else. Every one of these gatherings, large and small, is an enormous triumph: if reporters ask, tell them how good it feels to know that people in every state in the union are doing just what you’re doing today.

Beginning tonight, as our brothers and sisters in New Orleans remind us why we need so badly to be doing this work, we’re all of a small part of something big and lovely. I can’t wait to see every picture from tomorrow. Don’t forget to smile!

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