Step Up
Protests work by building community, but you have to take the next step. Did you see an interesting group booth? Hear a political candidate speak? Meet a neighbor you didn’t know was in the resistance?
Take the next step right now. Sign up for a mailing list, put a meeting on your calendar, volunteer for a campaign, or invite your neighbor to coffee.
Why do it:
The naysayers are right that protesting alone does little. Sure it normalizes our disgust and dismay, but real change takes more. Even that 3.5% rule you keep hearing about isn’t a one-day marker. It refers to 3.5% of the population engaged in sustained resistance. That means a wide range of actions from the brave people following and documenting ICE at considerable personal risk, to everyone volunteering at the food bank.
Take one step to build connections or reinforce relationships today. Follow up with the person who said “we should really get coffee!” Check out that candidate’s web site, and consider volunteering. Step up and sign up for something!
