Staying informed but calm is a trick these days. To avoid disconnecting or shutting down with overwhelm, curate your news sources regularly. Do you have reliable, steady voices that use rational, calm language? Raise the volume on those, while minimizing ones that leave you feeling so panicked you can’t act.
Prepare an “elevator pitch” to use whenever someone blames the government shutdown on Democrats, or “both sides” it. The self-proclaimed King of negotiation, profanely refused to negotiate.
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There are multiple forms of protest, but today we’re going to talk about the BIG dates. These are the coordinated events nationwide where the key is visibility — and crowd numbers. Sign up for events like the October 18th No Kings! protest to help organizers report on attendance. If you live in a small place, register your event even if it’s only a dozen people. Report attendance to be counted in the whole!
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