At more than a year into fascism, it’s easy to get burned out and safer to stop caring. If you’re low on energy, or fighting constant despair, go back to basics: what do you care about? What did you work on “before all this?” Being engaged and caring about something is fighting fascism. They want us demoralized and exhausted. Push back by caring out loud.
From the Library of Alexandria to the famous Nazi burning of the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, lost knowledge carries a special despair. Since Trump took office the administration has razing knowledge from decades of climate data to NASA’s Goddard library, on the chopping block for its land. The Data Rescue Project exists to save what we can. Donate or volunteer today.
From Portland’s Fearless Frog to historic characters with a message, costumes add spectacle and defray the fear-based messaging of the right.
Create a persona for your protesting activities. Make it silly or pointed — it’s dress-up time!
