There are terms we all throw around. He’s an authoritarian building a fascist government. ICE violates our constitutional rights. Or maybe you don’t use those words, because you’re not certain what they mean. Either way, choose ONE current news story and develop an “elevator pitch” explaining your position, using strong, accurate language you can defend.
Do something outside your comfort zone today. Go to a protest, call your senator, or join a local group to learn more. Or do something that isn’t resistance related at all! Speak in public or invite someone to lunch. Practice courage and you’ll build courage!
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People in detention have to pay just to make a phone call. When wage-earners are locked up, phone calls may be a necessary luxury they can’t afford. Donate to commissary funds for jails and detention centers. See post for links.
Today, find out how to check your voter registration, and when the last day to re-register is. Put a reminder on your calendar to check that you’re still a registered voter with enough time to fix any issues.
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Battles over symbols matter. As we head into our 250th birthday as a nation, push back at the tacky orange man by flying the U.S. flag side-by-side with a second flag that shows your values. Pride, peace, Ukraine, Canada…pick something meaningful to you and make a plan to fly them together as a counter measure to cage-match spectacle.
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Fascists scrub and revise history. What we don’t know, we have to rediscover. Librarians and archivists are the quiet heroes of liberty, securing records we would otherwise lose. The internet is particularly easy to edit, but scrubbing it is a whole lot harder. The Internet Archive (AKA the Wayback Machine) has been quietly documenting the web for decades. Donate Today.
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