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.
“Did it” Diary
Instead of a resolution, could we suggest a recollection? Pause to remember everything you’ve done to resist! If you’re just getting started or always draw a blank, then start a “did-it diary” for the coming year!
Postcard Protest
Use leftover holiday cards to create a “Mail Storm” to Congress with this demand: repeal the USPS Prefunding Mandate. Learn more here: https://apwu.org/the-usps-fairness-act/
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Leave Reviews
From restaurants to books, small businesses rely on word of mouth and reviews. As shipping windows close for the holidays, many people will turn to big box options. Boost local businesses online with reviews and by talking about them. Ask for recommendations on social media, and then shop there. There’s still time to minimize Big Box Buys!
Join a BuyNothing Group
Shift away from the capitalist mindset and build community by joining the local gifting economy! The holiday shopping season is a particularly good time to shift items you don’t need to homes that do need them. And get ready for post-holiday regifting! One person’s singing bass is another person’s ironic art project component!
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Military Connections
Service members are in a tight spot: it’s illegal to refuse legal orders, or to follow illegal ones. The distinction can tie courts up for weeks. They need to know we have their back. Send a text or take a veteran friend to lunch. If you have estranged military family, send a holiday card or make a seasonal donation to a veteran’s organization in their name.
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Analog Addresses
The holiday season is a great time to rebuild non-digital contact lists. Imagine you lost your phone and you couldn’t get online. Who could you reach? Begin with family and expand until you have an old-fashioned paper contact book again.
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