Gift the News
It’s graduation season! Gift new grads a year’s subscription to a local newspaper, national magazine, foreign paper, or the PBS station! Learning doesn’t have to stop when the classes do!
Tax Refund
Did you get more than $1000 in tax refund? That’s money you loaned the regime, tax-free, for a year! Learn how to adjust your withholding to minimize your tax refund (or bill). Don’t use your tax refund as a savings account – put it in a real savings account and keep the interest!
Support families
Families are struggle to keep up with bills amid SNAP eligibility reductions and fear of triggering immigration review. Call your local school district and ask to pay off a student’s lunch debt, or offer to buy supplies for a classroom. Schools are a way to help the most vulnerable families anonymously.
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Spend SNAP
SNAP benefits roll over, so don’t feel obligated to spend down every month, but if you routinely have more than you spend, share! Yes, this happens, particularly for older single people with multiple food supplements. You might not think of yourself as someone with extra to share, but if you’re carrying a balance every month, you are! Build up a shelf-stable backstop against rising prices, then start helping people!
Small Businesses Resist!
Shop small, local businesses that support progressive causes. If you aren’t sure where to start, Minocqua Brewing is leading an online organization of small businesses fighting back. The Minocqua Marketplace is an online “mall” of small businesses dedicated to resisting the Trump regime. Each business is vetted, and most donate a portion of proceeds to the fight. https://minocquamarketplace.com
Small Businesses Resist! Find Out How »
Protest funding
From permits to porta-potties the logistics of gathering people together is significant. Add in security, medics and legal observer programs, and organizing protests is full-time activism with a significant budget. Donate the price of a movie ticket or dinner out to whoever is organizing No Kings III in your area. Especially if you can’t go!
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