“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness” – Mark Twain. Make a plan to spend time in another country if you can. Even a lunch trip to Canada can remind you that our nation didn’t always feel like this. If you can’t risk a border crossing, or can’t afford international travel, plan a trip inside America to a place different from home.
Enjoy a daily word puzzle? Put that mental energy into resistance! Pick a story and set yourself the task of an “elevator pitch’ to explain it. Use your pitch in conversation, or write it onto post-it notes and leave them in relevant places! Or turn it into a competition with friends!
From the Library of Alexandria to the famous Nazi burning of the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, lost knowledge carries a special despair. Since Trump took office the administration has razing knowledge from decades of climate data to NASA’s Goddard library, on the chopping block for its land. The Data Rescue Project exists to save what we can. Donate or volunteer today.
There are dozens of competitive races nationwide with candidates ranging from DINO to DSA. To flip Congress, we have to win most of them. Pick a candidate you like and get to work! Write postcards, make phone calls, reach out to friends in the area, or donate.
Field Team 6 registers Dem-likely voters. In ’24 they registered 6 million new voters, 2/3 of whom voted. To do that, they contacted 25 million people — so they need your help! Donate something today, and if you’re in a target state, learn how easy they make this work!
Democracy is an average of who shows up, so volunteer with FieldTeam6.org if you’re all-in on elections. Choose SeedtheVote.org if you’re ambivalent — they build local organizing power that outlasts elections.
