May 29, 2026 · 38 min · 11 segments
In the run-up to the Maryland primary on June 23, Sunil Dasgupta talks with Dee Clarkin, Executive Director of the progressive group Indivisible Montgomery, and Chris Pickett, the founder of the group…
Sunil DasguptaHost
Dee ClarkinGuest
Chris PickettGuestThank you.
When you look out from your organizing perch, how do you see this vast, densely packed system of civil society?
I think it's useful to break it down into the various groups that exist currently.
So Indivisible Montgomery was founded in response to the first election of Donald Trump.
Those, uh, are your NAACP chapters, CASA, for example, um, Takoma Park Mobilization, Moms Demand Action, those kinds of groups, those that were around before, uh, the formal resistance was actually a thing.
That's Indivisible Montgomery, Do the Most Good, and many other groups in the county that have since faded awayAnd then there are other groups that have formed subsequent to the first election, some in response to the second election
For example, there are some groups that work primarily on election work, campaigning and so forth.
As we're seeing attacks on our immigrant communities, anybody in Montgomery County who is interested in resistance work, what they can do is just go to indivisible.org and look at that map, and they will see groups all over Montgomery County.
If they want to work with a local neighborhood group that is focused on standing out over an overpass bridge every Friday night, they can find that, or they can find a larger group like Indivisible Montgomery that has a lot of different work.
We put out about six calls to action every week to our members, like contacting your delegation in Annapolis when they're in session to election work.
Thank you.
When you look out from your organizing perch, how do you see this vast, densely packed system of civil society?
I think it's useful to break it down into the various groups that exist currently.
So Indivisible Montgomery was founded in response to the first election of Donald Trump.
Those, uh, are your NAACP chapters, CASA, for example, um, Takoma Park Mobilization, Moms Demand Action, those kinds of groups, those that were around before, uh, the formal resistance was actually a thing.
That's Indivisible Montgomery, Do the Most Good, and many other groups in the county that have since faded awayAnd then there are other groups that have formed subsequent to the first election, some in response to the second election
For example, there are some groups that work primarily on election work, campaigning and so forth.
As we're seeing attacks on our immigrant communities, anybody in Montgomery County who is interested in resistance work, what they can do is just go to indivisible.org and look at that map, and they will see groups all over Montgomery County.
If they want to work with a local neighborhood group that is focused on standing out over an overpass bridge every Friday night, they can find that, or they can find a larger group like Indivisible Montgomery that has a lot of different work.
We put out about six calls to action every week to our members, like contacting your delegation in Annapolis when they're in session to election work.
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