Activist Training
States at the Core was created by experts in resisting authoritarianism. They are holding a training for community organizing to resist ICE on Sunday January 25th, 12pm Pacific Time.
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Non-violence
Do you trust science? It tells us that sustained, widespread non-violence has the strongest rate of success. Not armed resistance. Not civil war. Non-violence isn’t always legal, and it takes real courage. And it works.
In this short video from 2013 Erica expands on this research to explain why it works, what to do when protests are met with violence, and why it’s the best path back to a democracy.
Have some fun!
Buy tickets for yourself (and a friend?) and attend a local entertainment event, especially if it’s a benefit for a cause you value! Musicians, spoken word poets, theater—joy is resistance!
Choose venues and artists who live in your region, and spend what you can to bolster the local community. The economic downturns hit artists hard.