Today, we honor the power of public testimony to transform individual pain into collective action. When we write letters to the editor connecting our personal grief to political failures, we break the silence that keeps suffering isolated and invisible. This isn't just venting; it's strategic communication that helps our community understand how policy violence creates the losses we're grieving.

Your letter becomes evidence of harm that elected officials can no longer ignore, and invitation to others who share your grief but haven't yet connected it to systemic causes.

Today's Action:

• Write a letter to the Record Eagle connecting your grief to political actions at https://www.record-eagle.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/

• Be specific about which policies or official actions have deepened community suffering

• Connect personal impact to broader patterns of harm (detention, benefit cuts, environmental destruction)

• Call for concrete changes rather than just expressing frustration

• Share your letter with friends or post on social media to amplify your message

• Encourage others to write their own letters about their grief

Your grief for policy failures is connected to every community member's struggle against systems that prioritize profit over people's lives. By writing publicly, you join a movement that transforms private pain into public pressure for justice.