Some things are easier to do in a group. If you have like-minded friends you’d like to build a resistance pod with, we’ve tagged simple tasks that lend themselves to group activities, like visiting a museum or forming a book club. Build on the relationships you already have and create an agile ready-response team that can tackle whatever comes up!
Visit a museum, stroll through an arboretum, or attend a local show. Be a tourist in the place you live and bring new eyes to the experience, or gift a local experience to someone for the holidays. Get to know your own city in a new way.
During a crisis help may be unavailable, so develop an emergency preparation plan for at least several days of self-sufficiency and begin preparing. If you don’t have a plan yet, we have some resources at the link. If you already have a plan, put the next thing you need to do on your calendar.
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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!
Gather friends for a vote club! It’s like a book club, but for democracy! Spend an hour making phone calls then enjoy some wine, split up research for the local races, or plan an event to drop-off ballots or carpool to the polls. Make voting a party!
Sign up to do some #GOTV phone banking today! There are phone banks to motivate casual voters, support specific candidates, and even recruit people to do ballot-curing after the election! Spend just one hour phone banking and you’ll know you did something concrete to help. If we all did it, we’d reach every eligible person who didn’t vote in 2024!
We talk about mutual aid, community building and feeding people…what if someone had already sorted out the logistics? Check out Lasagna Love, who connect families needing a little love (and a lasagna) with people willing to make one! If you aren’t ready to bake, you can also donate. lasagnalove.org
