If we don’t document what’s happening, who will? If you enjoy photography, videography, or writing, practice your craft. Learn how to use your phone without unlocking it, when to film in vertical or horizontal format, or take an art class! Practice, so you’re ready when an important moment happens.
Document Resistance Find Out How »
The GOP steals through beurocracy: they made it harder to keep SNAP benefits, and now they’re trying to make it harder to vote through legal hurdles. Share your hard-won knowledge about bureaucratic tasks. When you check your voter registration, remind others (with instructions!) If you know a friend needs a passport, offer to help them figure it out. Together we cut through their red tape!
Bureaucracy Busting Find Out How »
The idea is simple: trade favors, collectively. Maybe you’re great with taxes, and Julie needs help. You need someone to clean the gutters, but Julie can’t climb ladders. With a time bank you help Julie…and Jim and Joe, then David helps you. He’s happy to do it. Julie, the registered nurse, was a lifesaver after his wife’s surgery!
ICE is surging nationwide, according to multiple reports. Ask local businesses to post signs barring them from non-public areas, and help them learn to recognize non-judicial warrants. Click through.
“No ICE, please!” Find Out How »
One of the most useful first-aid skills to learn, according to every medical professional we talked to, is how to stop bleeding. Stop the Bleed exists to teach you how to save a live. You can take an in-person or online class to learn basic skills that are useful in a crisis.
Will you see family you struggle with, this long weekend? Wondering how so spend the day with relatives you don’t see eye-to-eye with, without feeling grimy tomorrow? Click through for tips gleaned from the queer Coming Out movement.
