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.
Be Social
Build a pool of friends you can talk things over with. Take turns processing, start a book club, or just check in once a month over wine. Reach out to someone today for a casual walk, or to plan a get-together.
Pay Rent
Rent is due! Contribute to a rent fund where you live, or find out which tribe your land belongs to and see if they have a “real rent” program to support tribal programs.
“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!
Food Banks need Cash
Food banks can stretch your dollar further by buying what they really need at wholesale. This year, don’t grab a few sale cans to throw in a box — donate that money to the food bank directly. If you’re able, make it recurring.
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Analog Addresses
From medical records to Canvas, the common academic software, ransomware attacks have shut down major industries, sometimes for days. Back up important information, from your Mom’s address to the insurance policy number, on paper.
Analog Addresses Find Out How »
Watch CECOT
Remember when CBS pulled a 60-minutes segment on CECOT, the foreign prison we “deported” immigrants to? A bootleg version from Canada circulated, and eventually a modified segment aired here. It’s important we witness what is being done in our names, so if you never saw the segment, take 14 minutes to watch it now. (Link to bootleg on site.)