If making NYE resolutions is your tradition, include resistance! There are hundreds of ways to focus on resistance, or to sneak it into things you already wanted to do. From “call Congress once a week” to looking for a better job, make resistance part of your thinking. We’ve got dozens of suggestions!
Protests aren’t for everyone. If you value this direct action, but have limitations that keep you from showing up, you can still foster the protests that keep momentum going. Sponsor a protest, or a protester through donations of money or time.
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Staying informed but calm is a trick these days. To avoid disconnecting or shutting down with overwhelm, curate your news sources regularly. Do you have reliable, steady voices that use rational, calm language? Raise the volume on those, while minimizing ones that leave you feeling so panicked you can’t act.
Put one activity on your calendar for this week that is just outside your comfort zone. It doesn’t even have to be resistance-related! Practice courage to build courage.
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The news is impossible to keep up with, and tempers are short. That’s part of the plan: to wear you out so you give up. Schedule half an hour to sit quietly with a cup of tea or a cocktail. No phones, no news. How are you feeling? What do you need? Schedule more of that. Self-care is resistance.
Call your Senator to demand they pass a War Powers Resolutios blocking further aggression in Venezuela. 5calls.org has script and details.
Signal isn’t suitable for military-grade security, but it’s vastly better than META owned chats like Messenger or Whats App. Install Signal, learn to use it, and begin building your connections there.
