If you can fight of f the noise and distractions, you will see it. A grassroots movement is forming, taking shape and gathering strength in numbers each week, across small and large towns and cities across red and blue states all over the country. This Trump opposition movement, largely organized through social media by MoveOn.org, uses inspiration from the authors of the Indivisible Guide, an opposition playbook fashioned after the successes of the tea party movement. Show up and make your voices heard, they advise and you will make a difference.

And showing up they are. On Tuesday Jan. 24th at Noon, over 75 protesters arrived outside Senator Rubio’s Orlando office bearing signs, shouting chants and submitting letters to the Senator’s Staff Assistant Sarah Davila, protesting Pres. Trump’s cabinet nominations. The following Tuesday Jan 31, at noon, over 100 protestors arrived outside Rubio’s office and the fever pitch was cranked up a few notches in response to the pending healthcare repeal and Pres. Trump’s latest Executive Order banning Muslim refugees from entering the U.S. over the weekend.

“It seems clear to me that it is up to ‘we the people’ to make our voices heard and make sure this democracy works for all of us,” Melanie Gold, Move On Protest Organizer said. “The rallies seem to be an effective way to accomplish that task. We are getting good press coverage as well as speaking with staff members and writing our own personal letters.  It is a process.”

Making sure that democracy works has a two part strategy, constituent power and defense, according to the Indivisible Guide author Ezra Levin. During a recent national training call to concerned constituents, Levin stressed that small groups of citizens showing up at the offices of their Senators and Representatives will make sure they know that they are being watched.

Watching and responding to what Congress is doing every week is all part of playing defense. Congress will respond to those reactions because they care about re-election, Levin says. Securing press coverage at every rally is also important because they care about how they are being perceived by the public. Rally participants are also strongly encouraged to immediately post pictures and videos on social media.

Rally participants are advised by the event organizer to not only arrive with pre-printed signs, but to also bring personal letters and stories to be given to the Senator’s staff representative. At the Jan. 31st rally, Rubio Senior Aide Tom Self took letters and listened to personal stories about health care concerns.

“I’m risking my life to be here. What insurance company on its own is going to want to insure somebody, from the get-go that they have to put out $100,000 a year?” recent heart transplant Marshall Stern said.

These rallies are not just aimed at Republicans. Democrats need to be bolder and stand up to the Trump administration, Levin suggests. A rally is planned outside Senator Bill Nelson’s Orlando office, 225 E Robinson St, Orlando, on Tuesday Feb. 7 from 12 -3p.m.

“We want to make sure to encourage Nelson to stand up to Trump,” Gold said.

For more information about upcoming rallies, visit www.moveon.org and www.indivisibleguide.com