It’s not too early to think about meaningful gifts! Visit craft or ethnic fairs for locally made items, plan an experience for the person who already has everything, or start the project you always remember too late. If it’s the thought that counts, put in thought! Click through for inspiration.
Worried about reports of spreading food-borne illness? Reading you should avoid raw vegetables and fruits? Here’s a hack: while we’ve dismantled the tools to track the actual source, one thing we know is a nationwide outbreak doesn’t trace to one local farm. Buy local!
Support local farming Find Out How »
Coming out works for any issue that “nice people don’t talk about.” The problem is, jerks DO talk about those things, making it feel like there’s a consensus of bad opinion. Talking about your experiences changes that. Whether it’s telling your uncle that nice girls get raped, too, or telling Grandma that immigrants are cutting her lawn, not her health benefits, speak up!
Buy tickets for yourself (and a friend?) and attend a local entertainment event! Find a benefit event if you can! Joy is resistance, and artists lead the path to change.
Choose venues and artists who live in your region, and spend what you can to bolster the local resistance community.
No matter what we’re doing, it doesn’t feel like enough. Whether we’re in a slump, or it’s just imposter syndrome, one thing cuts the ennui : talk to someone you believe is doing what you wish you could do. Invite them out for a hike or coffee and see where the conversation goes.
Interview with an activist Find Out How »
Brainstorm at least 16 fairly quick and easy resistance actions you could do. Create bingo cards and play for a small prize, or just the bragging rights. Click through for all the inspiration and resources you need.
Resistance Bingo Find Out How »
