Is there someone or something you feel like you owe reparations to? Maybe it’s a friend you forgot to pay back until it was so overdue it felt awkward, or perhaps it’s more existential. Look for a way to cancel out your debt. Be creative. Sometimes the person we owe isn’t here any more. Others times the thing we feel responsible for may be less concrete. Get creative, and repay a debt weighing you down.
Keep meaning to sign up for Postcards to Voters, but still haven’t done it? Signs of Justice, a Black-owned print shop, will send you 20 #GOTV postcards and a list of unregistered voters in blue areas for just $16. (Bulk prices available.)
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Go enjoy a small bookstore today! Buy a treasure, or donate a classic to a Little Library! Bookstores are critical third spaces. If you do need to buy books online use Bookshop.org and set your favorite small bookstore to receive a profit-share!
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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? Do more of that. Self-care is resistance.
It’s not too early to think about meaningful gifts! Visit craft or ethnic fairs for locally made items, plan an experience for the person who already has everything, or start the project you always remember too late. If it’s the thought that counts, put in thought! Click through for inspiration.
Have you read “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder recently? If you’re not entirely sure what fascism means, or whether we’re already there, it’s a quick read (also available as a graphic novel!)
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