Start the semester off with some good news: call your local school district and ask to pay off a student’s lunch debt, or offer to buy supplies for a classroom. Times are getting harder for families. Schools are a way to help anonymously.
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The news is impossible to keep up with, and tempers are short. That’s part of the plan: to wear you out so you give up. Schedule half an hour to sit quietly with a cup of tea or a cocktail. No phones, no news. How are you feeling? What do you need? Schedule more of that. Self-care is resistance.
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 said she wasn’t sure anyone noticed. I told her the people who need it, see it.
On January 6th 2021, Donald Trump rallied his irregulars to steal an American election. We failed to jail him, then he pardoned 1600 people convicted of serious crimes that day. In 2026 some of them plan to march on DC in celebration, so we counter with an American Guy Fawkes Night. Make sure our grandchildren remember the day we let insurrection pass unpunished, and what happened. Dedicate at least one hour on Jan6 to resistance.
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Invite a friend to lunch to talk about politics, or organize a politically inspired group event. Book club, museum outing, postcard writing, protest carpool. Build a pool of friends you can talk things over with. Take turns processing, or create a “news club” to research rapidly emerging information and pool what you learn.
Splurge on a convenience that will free up time or energy for resistance work. If you always burn the rice, get a rice cooker and call your Senator while you use it. Return a gift you didn’t really want, and get something you can use!
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