Buy tickets for yourself (and a friend?) and attend a local entertainment event! Find a benefit event if you can! Joy is resistance, and artists lead the path to change.
Choose venues and artists who live in your region, and spend what you can to bolster the local resistance community.
Remember when coffee shops and bookstores had bulletin boards? Social media has replaced them and put us at the mercy of the algorithm. Create a neighborhood news stop to push back and build community!
Neighborhood news Find Out How »
You’ve probably forgotten more of Trump’s awful actions than you remember, but it’s important we remain aware! A UK researcher has built a Trump Tracker organized by “domain” of action. Browse through and share specific details where they might shift people towards resistance.
It’s summer, and programs for kids are everywhere. From local bookstores with bingo cards to farmer’s markets that offer Kid Cash to the local library, there are dozens of programs that help kids become educated, engaged citizens. Support an existing program, or click through for simple ideas to start one.
Your exhaustion is part of the plan. Constant crisis wears you out—they hope you’ll 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.
Truth matters, but it’s harder to identify than ever before. Learn tactics for vetting sources, and how to use a “truth sandwich” to debunk false information you encounter. Fascism tries to get you to give up on the truth, and it’s never had better tools…but objective reality exists!
