Roadtrip
Common Power is running teams of door-knockers, and they could use financial support! Consider donating to the teams they already mobilized in critical races nationwide. CommonPower.org
Rotate Stock
Have you been building up backstock, one sale at a time? Make sure you’re rotating, to avoid waste! Pick one shelf to empty, clean and organize. If you’re uncomfortable with expired items do NOT give them to a food bank. Offer them on Buy Nothing as animal food.
Good Neighbors
Create relationships in your neighborhood. Do it formally through a neighborhood project, or reach out personally. Wave, borrow a cup of sugar and take back cookies, or invite someone to dinner. Start slow and build.
Non-violence
In this short video researcher Erica Chenoweth explain why non-violent resistance works, what to do when protests are met with violence, and why it’s the best path back to a democracy. If you find yourself thinking it’s too late for non-violent solutions, take 13 minutes to check your assumptions against the research. https://simpleresistance.us/3-5-rule/
End pot prohibition
A sleeper clause passed last year will reclassify some products from “Hemp” to outlawed intoxicants soon. This is retrograde progress away from decriminalizing a common and harmless drug, but it’s complex and most people haven’t heard about it. Find out what’s changing.
End pot prohibition Find Out How »
Memorize one Phone Number
Remember how we all learned our home phone number as kids? Today, I couldn’t call my own mother from memory. Choose one person you could call in an emergency and memorize their number. Choose someone who isn’t likely to be with you. The perfect person lives far enough away not to be caught up in the same events, but close enough to help.
Memorize one Phone Number Find Out How »