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!
Goodwill is convenient, but commercial, and religious charities may discriminate in distribution efforts. What to do? Most areas have at least a few thrift stores designed to benefit a specific target cause: DV victims or immigrants or animals. Some stores accept specific goods like home building or pet supplies that others won’t take. Research local options and take another step away from commercialism!
Battles over symbols matter. Furious efforts to brand the No Kings! rallies anti-American were countered by a strong presence of American flags in protest images. It’s time we reclaim the image of America as inclusive and constantly striving for greater fairness and justice. Fly a U.S. and progressive flag together, to send a clear message: our nation is inclusive and diverse.
Flag Resistance Find Out How »
Protests aren’t for everyone. If you can’t attend, subsidize the protest! Sponsor a seat on a community bus, offer to taxi friends, help with sign making, or shop at sympathetic businesses. (Tell them why!) There are lots of ways to support participation, even if you can’t attend the protest Sunday. Click through for more inspiration.
Patron of Protest Find Out How »
If you don’t want to battle crowds for a big protest, join (or start!) a small one peripheral to the main event. Visibility Brigade will have overpass events, or check other standing protest groups for adjunct events. If there’s nothing, protest with a friend! Small protests in remote or deep-red places inspire people nationwide! Report your numbers to the Crowd Counting Consortium, and you’ll add to the total!
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness” – Mark Twain. Make a plan to spend time in another country if you can. Even a lunch trip to Canada will help remind you that our nation didn’t always feel like this. If you can’t risk a border crossing, or can’t afford international travel, plan a trip inside America. Whether you take a roadtrip or fly to a very different place for a long weekend, get out and meet people a little different from yourself.
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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