Build relationships with folks in armed forces. They make choices every day about whether to cooperate, or be sand in the gears. Remind them what’s at stake, and avoid isolating them.
This is not incompatible with making ICE unwelcome in your city. Click through to learn more about confronting the uniform, not the human within it.
Actively support the content you want to see online. We’re in an eternal war with social media’s commercialization. They want to show you ads. You want to see friends, activists, or cute dogs.
Every time you see something you like, interact with it. Your feed will improve quickly, and everyone around you benefits too.
Get a t-shirt, jewelry, lanyard, pin, button, sticker…something that lets people know where you stand. I recently complimented a rainbow-flag peeking out from a doctor’s busy lanyard. She was so pleased and said she wasn’t sure anyone noticed. I assured her anyone who needs the reassurance, notices.
Normalize progressive messages! Flood the zone with symbols of the resistance. Make it cool to dissent!
