Are you a busy person who wishes you could resist more? Start where you are and take one step forward. Choose a schedule you can keep and commit to one five minute act of resistance. It can be daily (while you wait for the coffee to perk) or weekly (during your lunch break Wednesday) or even monthly. It can be five minutes of a larger task, or discrete, individual actions. What’s key is this: do just a little more than you were doing.
Pay Rent
Rent is due! Contribute to a rent fund where you live, in a hard-hit area like Minneapolis, or find out which tribe your land belonged to and see if they have a “real rent” program to support tribal operations.
Trevor Project
LGBTQ teen suicide rates track with support: just one support person can reduce risk significantly. Amid an escalating war on transgender Americans the Trevor Project’s anti-suicide work is more important than ever. Please consider a donation.
Postcards to Voters
As we gear up for the midterms, have you considered joining Postcards to Voters? It takes a little prep work to get set up, then you can do as few as five cards at a time. If you’re disappointed about a local primary result, work to elect someone you do like.
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Leave Reviews
From restaurants to books, small businesses rely on word of mouth and reviews. Make a habit of leaving a quick review after eating or shopping at a locally-owned business, or review your favorite find each week. Reviews don’t just persuade customers, they also unlock rank. Many systems require a set number of reviews before raising visibility on products.
Tithe for Change
If you are a member of a religious organization call the office and ask how to get involved with the program feeding and housing people in your area. Volunteer or donate to that committee or group.
If your religious organization isn’t helping struggling people divert your usual contributions to a group that is. Tell them why.
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Eradicate Obstacles
We all have a long list of things we’re going to get to any day now. From calling Congress to having lunch with a friend, most of us are chronically behind on everything, and resistance is no exception. Because resisting is a new habit for many of us, it takes conscious planning to make sure it happens. Pick an act of resistance you already decided to do, and eradicate the obstacles!
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