Build resilience (cooking, sewing) or meet people over shared interests (art, sports.) This is a great way to build community, defeat burnout, and keep the local economy going.
(Many classes are sliding scale, so don’t assume you can’t afford this idea.)
Identify a local news organization with good content for your area. Subscribe or donate to them. Follow them and boost their signal.
Look for local businesses using their physical or virtual spaces to resist and check them out. Tell them why you stopped by.
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Buy lunch for a friend who is demographically (age, race, class, etc.) different from you. Ask them how they’re doing, and really listen to what they say.
Don’t dive directly into politics or point out your differences. Just build the relationship naturally.
