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.
The National Association of Black Storytellers “promotes and perpetuates the art of Black storytelling—an art form which embodies the history, heritage, and culture of African Americans.” Donate to support NABS’s annual conference and free storytelling for qualifying institutions: nabsgriots.org
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The USDA wants to gut the Roadless Area Conservation Rule and open tens of millions of acres of our national forests to destructive logging, drilling, and road building — including iconic public lands from California’s Tahoe National Forest to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest to the Appalachian Trail.
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You’ve heard of jury nullification, but do you know what it is, or how to do it? This once-obscure move has already protected several citizens facing serious charges for heinous crimes like…throwing a sandwich at ICE agents. Learn what it is BEFORE you’re sequestered in a jury room.
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The military is far more diverse than most credit it with, and the mistreatment many are currently experiencing is an opening, if we take it. Reach out to someone in the military today. Remind them that they have liberal friends and relatives who remember they’re people, and are willing to help if they need it.
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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.
Shift away from the capitalist mindset and build community by joining the local gifting economy! BuyNothing groups can be found across the country, are hyper-local, and help you learn how to give and receive goods and services without expecting or providing immediate recompense. It all comes back around! Check buynothingproject.org for information.
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