I had an upcoming election candidate call me to ask what I thought was important, and I pitched a national shutdown until our government takes action to openly condemn genocide and illegal war, and support those suffering these atrocities. Every time they tried to say that they wanted to focus on stuff closer to home, I reiterated that democracy is about participation and representation, and who we choose to be/how our nation acts is very much a local issue, a state issue, and a national issue.