Build a Squad
Build a group of 3-6 people who have similar resistance values and priorities. Plan an action together. Pick something simple: a protest, calling Senators, writing postcards. You’re laying foundations for a core group you trust.
October 2025
Entertainment Budget
Shift your spending from massive corporations to smaller, more local, or better companies. Replace a Sinclair station with PBS, or buy from bookshop.org instead of Amazon.
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Toiletry kits
Put together toiletry kits for unhoused people. If your dentist gives away those little bags of goodies, that’s a good start. Add a power bar, hand sanitizer, wet wipes, pads, and $5 if you can afford it. Keep them in the car to hand out.
Strengthen connections
Reach out to someone you’re overdue to touch in with. Make amends over something that feels impossible. Tell someone how much they mean to you. Take a social risk. Build bonds.
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Be Social
Organize a politically inspired group event. Book club, museum outing, postcard writing, protest carpool.
Take a Class
Build resilience (cooking, sewing) or meet people over shared interests (art, sports.) This is a great way to build community, defeat burnout, and keep the local economy going.
(Many classes are sliding scale, so don’t assume you can’t afford this idea.)
Document Resistance
If we don’t document what’s happening, who will? Take pictures of resistance: protests, graffiti, or things you witness.
When possible take pictures from multiple angles — it helps establish legitimacy. Post your pictures with a few words of context.
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Set the Tone
Look for three humorous or inspiring stories about resistance today. Verify, then share them. There is a widespread idea that Americans aren’t doing anything, but in fact we’re everywhere, every day, creatively resisting. It’s up to us to get the word out.
Support Local Voices
Identify a local news organization with good content for your area. Subscribe or donate to them. Follow them and boost their signal.
Look for local businesses using their physical or virtual spaces to resist and check them out. Tell them why you stopped by.
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