The summers before the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election will be the most consequential political moments Gen Z and millennials ever face. We need two modern Freedom Summers, where volunteers from safe blue states go into the most conservative parts of the country to register voters, provide community aid, and explain democratic rights face to face. Social media activism is saturated. Institutions are strained. If democracy is going to hold, it will be because people showed up where it is weakest, not where it is easiest.