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.
It’s Farmer’s Market season! Take some cash and buy some flowers, fresh rhubarb, or just get a coffee and enjoy community! Go to an old favorite, or try a new location in a nearby city! Farmers need all the help they can get this year.
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Invite friends over for a night of anyone-can-do it art and snacks. Provide everything yourself, or have folks bring something for the charcuterie tray, a bottle of wine, and a couple of old magazines to cut up. Express yourself, make your next protest sign, or laugh and build community.
Collage and Charcuterie Find Out How »
Juneteenth is a great time to go find a new favorite Black owned business, and spread the word! If you already have a favorite, visit it this weekend and post about it to spread the word. If you don’t, consider asking friends for recommendations and creating a whole list! Or use the #blackhistorymonth tag year-round.
Minority Business Find Out How »
Did Juneteenth sneak up on you? Spend some time today putting important cultural dates on your calendar and learning appropriate ways to recognize them through allyship, learning or when appropriate, celebration! One way to start: look for summer festivals tied to minority communities in your area. There will be groups tabling who are thrilled to talk about their culture!
Cultural Calendaring Find Out How »
Still looking for your crew? May Day offers an opportunity: call an old friend and invite them to play hookie with you. You can attend a protest together, or pretend you’re back in high school and call in sick! It’s a chance to reconnect, find out who your allies are, and build connections. It could even be the nucleus of your resistance pod!
