Whether you participated in yesterday’s buy nothing strike or not, spend this weekend consciously choosing to shop small and local. Help the most vulnerable businesses make up for any losses, and deprive big box stores of every dollar you can, today and every day. Take “Small Business Saturday” year-long!
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Friday May 1st we walk out! No work, no school, no shopping. We’re learning how to engage in economic pressure. Make a plan to join organized events, or take a personal day. Plan ahead for gas, groceries and whatever else you need to avoid engaging in capitalism for ONE day. Do the best you can—participation isn’t a boolean. Prepare today, to support the resistance tomorrow!
If you’re feeling hope, share that as widely as you can. If you’re feeling despair, treat it like the flu: try not to spread it, treat the symptoms, and work to recover. Neither hope nor despair is an objective fact, but despair saps your energy to bring about change. Treat it, don’t feed it.
For 250 years the post office stamped mail the day you dropped it, even in a blue box. Under Trump that ended. If you need a postmark by a specific date, you have to walk up to the counter and request it. Tell people about this change before it’s time to drop ballots (or bills!) and make sure they understand it’s part of a long-term GOP effort to privatize the mail. None of this had to happen.
The economy is likely to get harder for a while. Are you in a position to help someone? Maybe someone specific? If you know a family that’s struggling, an elder who has lost meal service, or someone who has been looking for work for months, could you help? Inspired by a woman who posted “I can afford to feed a small family. One adult and up to two children” on her Buy Nothing group, how about something a little less simple: commit to helping someone long-term. Set boundaries and be prepared to tighten your own belt to help someone.
Community building is key to resistance. When we’re connected, plucking one of us out makes the whole web vibrate in response. A great way to connect is to share skills. We all have areas of expertise. Find a way to teach others through mentoring, show-and-tell or even a free class at a library!
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