INDIVIDUALS TAKING POLITICAL ACTION - WORKING TOWARD A BETTER TOMORROW

Our next meeting is Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 6:30 pm via Zoom. Email us at valleyactiongroup@gmail.com for Zoom link.

Action is The Antidote to Anxiety 

Whether you have been looking for the right way to engage to protect citizens and our nation against the onslaught of harmful policies or it is all too anxiety provoking and you need to avoid the news, this message is for you. This struggle will take time to fix. Here are tips to right size your engagement to fit your life. Do not despair. It is important to understand that the voters, especially in numbers, have enormous power and impact - so it is important to work together. Read more here on how we will defend our democracy. And then do some actions.

ACTIONS

  • Share your story

    • If your work is impacted by the Trump/Musk administration’s actions, share your story widely. Post it on social media, email your friends (especially non-Democrats), submit a letter to the editor.

    • Talk to moderate Republican friends, family and see if they will make calls to their Republican officials about things like cuts to cancer research, Veterans health, aid to Farmers.

  • Send Postcards

    • If you want, you can fill out this form and we will get you what you need once we are able to get postcards on important upcoming races/issues.

  • Rally and Protest

    • Thursdays, April 17 - May 15 • I-91 overpass, Longmeadow, 7 - 8:45 am. Click here for details.

    • Friday, April 25 • Hands Off Our Students! Standout, Amherst, 4 pm—5:30 pm, click here for details.

    • Friday, April 25 • I-91 overpasses protest from CT to VT, 4 - 6 pm.

      • Holyoke - Click here for details on the 4/25 overpass protest in Holyoke

      • West Springfield - Click here for details on the 4/25 overpass protest in W. Springfield

      • Longmeadow - Click here for details on the 4/25 overpass protest in Longmeadow

      • Enfield, CT - Click here for details on the 4/25 overpass protest in Enfield

  • Phone bank

    • Check back later. At the moment, we do not have any phone banks that we are directing people to.

  • Call your Representatives about the following (CLICK HERE FOR SCRIPTS AND FULL DETAILS)

    • Demand Congress Stop Trump’s Tariffs and Reclaim Trade Authority

    • Contact Friends & Family with Republican Reps

    • Reject Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid to Fund Billionaire Tax Giveaways

    • Stop the Attacks on the Federal Court System

    • Stop the Voter Suppression Bill

    • Support Gender-Affirming Care

    • Send Gratitude to Cory Booker

    • Bring Abrego Garcia Home

    • Demand Actions to Curb Security Breaches

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.”
--Margaret Mead


Our Work

Our Purpose

Valley Action started out of a living room with a group of friends concerned about important issues facing our world. We continue to be concerned about the state of our democracy. We are people who want a voice in the progress of our community.

We are a registered Indivisible Group.