Each time I tie an armband around someone’s outstretched arm, I ask, “Do you promise to be nonviolent?” That’s when the real magic happens. In that brief moment—eye to eye—we share something deep: a mutual commitment to this movement, to peace, and to the future we want to build. These connections stay with me. I will never forget them.

Keep showing up. Keep standing strong. Now more than ever, it’s essential that we stay nonviolent. History shows us—over and over again—that this is the only way we truly win.