About us
Afton Indivisible formed early in 2017. We were one of thousands of groups that formed to resist Trump's MAGA agenda.
We're part of a nationwide movement, working both autonomously and in partnership with Indivisible groups in neighboring communities and nationwide.
We’re strategic about building power where and when we can, limiting MAGA’s attacks, and holding to our vision of building a truly inclusive multiracial democracy.
Here’s what our organizing looks like.
Defending democracy
We value our freedoms, including our freedom to elect leaders who govern in our name and under the rule of law. No matter what we look like or where we come from, we want our families to be safe, our voices to be heard, and our rights respected.
We see Trump and his MAGA regime attempt to drag us back to some of the worst chapters of our history, from the Red Scare to the internment of Japanese Americans, when people in power would silence, seize, and sequester people based on what they looked like or where they came from.
We reject these assaults on the core freedoms we value. In actions both big and small, at the Capitol or closer to home, we fight to keep our families safe, reject bullying and corruption, and demand that our leaders uphold our values and the rule of law.
Holding leaders accountable
We engage with our elected representatives, holding them accountable and recognizing them when they deliver. We organized a standing-room-only Afton Town Hall featuring State Sen. Judy Seeberger (DFL-Afton), representing Senate District 41.
State Rep. Wayne Johnson (R-Cottage Grove) representing House District 41A, confirmed his attendance but subsequently withdrew, following the call by GOP congressional leadership to avoid attending attend Town Halls with their constituents.
Defending reproductive freedom
No ruling or law is unchangeable. In partnership with St. Croix Valley Indivisible, we rallied against the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, fighting back against this assault on our dignity and freedom.
Rallying for trans kids
In response to attacks that outed an 8-year-old transgender child for political gain, Afton Indivisible organized a coalition of local and statewide organizations to push back against bigotry with love and support for the transgender, non-binary, and LGBTQ+ community. The rally in Hastings, MN, drew 900 people on a blustery December day and received extensive national and local news coverage.
Partnering with allies
Partnership with allies is fundamental to creating change. With neighboring faith communities, we organized an event to support the LGBTQ+ community.
Setting local policing priorities
On right, Washington County Sheriff Dan Starry.
We took a local at local policing and our ability to shape local policing priorities.
Washington County Sheriff Dan Starry told us about about crisis intervention training and other local policing priorities, including opioid reentry programs and establishing structural support for mental health resources in our community. Lucia Wroblewski, who served over 28 years as a St. Paul police officer, presented an inside look at Crisis Intervention Training and her work coaching St. Paul police to deescalating mental health crises.
Building Community
Organizing is hard work. It’s more fun — and more effective — when we do it in community.
We celebrated our successes with a summer bonfire and social gathering co-sponsored with St. Croix Valley Indivisible.
Making change
We’re people who are new to organizing and seasoned activists, and we’re united in our care for our community. We’re committed to building a healthy multiracial democracy that works for all Minnesotans regardless of their age, race, class, faith, or zip code.