The current battle for democracy in America is a fight “for all the marbles,” Skye Perryman told a crowd of democracy advocates in Washington, D.C., Jan. 29. Perryman, president of Democracy Forward, was the opening speaker for her organization’s two-day event called “Together for Democracy.” The annual symposium, now in its third year, has grown from about 100 participants in 2024 to nearly 500 this year. Then and now, the goals of Project 2025 remain hugely unpopular with the American people, she said. In the early days of 2025, “the administration took office and immediately disregarded the rights of people. You and the democracy community have organized in our communities.