Meet the Author!
Hi there! I’m Jessica Craven. When I’m not writing this newsletter I’m either working to elect great Democratic candidates, teaching my Activism 101 workshop, or making political content for social media. I have a trans teenager who’s amazing, a husband who likes woodworking, and a gray tabby named Walter. There’s also a sweet dog named Dolly. This is her.
If you’re here you’ve decided you’d like to do a bit more to help our country avoid, well, a collapse into authoritarianism. Bravo! You’ve made an excellent, wise, and patriotic choice, and you’re about to start feeling a lot better about everything.
What goes on here? Well, this newsletter is dedicated to saving democracy, addressing the climate crisis, preserving our freedoms, electing better lawmakers, and, in general, creating a better country—one simple action at a time. As the author, I’m essentially a bundler. Not of donations, but of easy things each of us can do to make a difference. I do these things, too—because I want my kid to grow up in a democracy AND because doing them makes me feel less anxious. My motto? Hope is an action.
What’s Chop Wood Carry Water?
It’s a daily political activism newsletter that comes out 5 days a week. Subscribe and you’ll receive a short, encouraging email in your inbox each weekday (except Wednesday) telling you how you can make a difference by taking 5-7 minutes worth of EASY actions. You’ll receive an additional Sunday newsletter bursting with hopeful news, Democratic accomplishments, and all the “blue wins” I could find. (These “Extra! Extra!” posts are very uplifting!)
While I’ll always offer the newsletter for free, paid subscriptions enable me to keep doing this work, so if you can afford the $5 a month I’d be enormously grateful. I am a full-time activist and this newsletter pays my bills. I try to keep it affordable so that upgrading won’t be a big burden on you. And I try to give you a lot of value for your money—I hope you’ll find I succeed.
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And thanks, in advance, for all you’re going to do. Because YOU are exactly who we’ve been waiting for.
