I’ll be honest with you. For a long time, I told myself my voice didn’t matter much. I’m not a politician. I’m not a lawyer or a lobbyist. I’m a woman in Chickasha, Oklahoma, who works at a pizza place and paints rocks in her spare time.
What exactly was I going to change?
That thinking, it turns out, is exactly what those in power are counting on.

Chickasha, Oklahoma — March 12, 2026. We show up

Silence has a cost. When we stay home, stay quiet, scroll past the news and tell ourselves someone else will handle it — we are making a choice. We’re choosing the status quo. We’re handing our power to people who are absolutely willing to use it, just not in our favor. The cost of our silence doesn’t show up all at once. It shows up gradually, in the rights that quietly disappear, the programs that get cut, the neighbors who can’t afford their insulin.

I used to think protest meant marching in Washington. Big crowds, big signs, big drama. Maybe it can be that. But showing up also looks like calling your state representative and leaving a voicemail — even if your hands are shaking. It looks like signing a petition and sharing it to three people who might actually read it. It looks like showing up to a local Democratic meeting on a Tuesday night when you’d honestly rather be home. It looks like writing a letter to the editor of your hometown paper. It looks like this article.
None of those things feel like enough on their own. But here’s what I’ve come to believe: movements aren’t built by a handful of bold people doing enormous things. They’re built by ordinary people doing small, consistent things — together. Every single time.
So here’s what you can do this week:
• Call or email your Oklahoma state legislator about one issue that matters to you. (You can find their contact info at oklegislature.gov.)
• Attend a Grady County Democrats meeting or event — just once. See how it feels to be in a room with people who share your concerns.
• Have one honest political conversation with someone in your life — not to argue, but to say out loud what you actually believe.

You don’t have to be fearless to show up. You just have to decide that the cost of staying quiet is higher than the discomfort of speaking. I’m still figuring that out myself. But I’m no longer willing to be silent and call it peace.

Meeting Notes from March

Due to weather, our March meeting was cancelled. We'll see you on April 14th for our next meeting.

Our GCDP Action Squad continued to show up every Tuesday and Thursday in March at Chickasha City Hall, protesting the dangerous actions of the current administration. They will be back out in April, so plan to come join them and have your voice heard!

March Service Project

For our March service project we again helped set up the garden at the Chickasha Soup Kitchen. We assisted with gathering trash and stray branches, clearing out the two compost bins, spreading new soil in two beds, and filling 8 new barrel planters. This garden is used to grow vegetables that are used by the soup kitchen throughout the year. Special thanks to head gardener, Mahina Gillespie, for giving us the opportunity to help out.

Keep an ear to the ground for the April service project to be announced soon.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

APR 14 – MONTHY MEETING, 6:30 PM, @ the Emerson Room in Austin Hall at USAO, Chickasha, OK
This will be a planning meeting, so bring your ideas!
MAY 12– MONTHY MEETING, 6:30 PM, @ the Emerson Room in Austin Hall at USAO, Chickasha, OK
This will be a planning meeting for the debate on 05/23/2026.
MAY 23– CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE DEBATE, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM,
@ Grady County Fairgrounds. Candidates Mitchel Jacobs and Jeff Pixley will be our guest debaters.