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Spread hope
Buy some fun post-it notes, use old stationery, or just your printer, and start leaving inspiring messages all around town and anywhere you travel for people to find, like tiny, any-time protest signs.
Share your shot!
When you go get your flu and covid vaccination (or any other shot!) share it on social media. No need to proselytize…the less you say the more you normalize it as something people just do. Just “Got my flu shot today!” works to normalize and remind others.
Jan6
It’s January 6th. Today we refresh our memory of the insurrection Trump incited, and the consequences of a weak response. NPR has a powerful retrospective. Click through to view it, then share it widely.
Wayback Machine
Fascists scrub and revise history. What we don’t know, we have to rediscover. Librarians and archivists are the quiet heroes of liberty, securing records we would otherwise lose. The internet is particularly easy to edit, but scrubbing it is a whole lot harder. The Internet Archive (AKA the Wayback Machine) has been quietly documenting the…
Hope Up
If you’re feeling hope, spread that like free samples at Costco! If you’re in your despair, treat it like the flu: treat the symptoms, and try not to spread it. Hope and Despair are feelings, not objective facts. Share your hope, and ask for help with your despair when you need it.
Snack stop
Do you run a mutual-aid or community-building space? Set up a snack stop. Free fruit for kids, or “take one, leave one” for staff and visitors. Make it feel entirely normal to grab a granola bar “because it’s convenient”. It might be the only thing someone eats that day.
Write it in Stone
If there’s a college or civic project you plan to support through the purchase of a plaque or stone, consider using the space to create a permanent record. From the 500,000 children who relied on USAID, to the minority Heroes being wiped from history books, write our history in stone, for generations to come.
Share Gift Links
Many subscriptions come with gift links. Terms vary — you might get a set number per month, or per subscription. Research the terms for any sources you subscribe to, then use your gift links to spread stories you think are important.
Search Options
As of Tuesday May 26th, 2026 Google Search is AI-first. In a nutshell they’re moving towards searches returning an AI-only experience, though it will not be a default at first. Try udm14, Duck Duck Go or Kagi as alternatives.
Get Fresh Meals
In many areas you can buy home-made meals cooked by local people through networks. It’s a popular side-gig, particularly with immigrants. From trunk Tamales to networks of home cooks, shift your purchases from large take-out chains to good food, cooked by neighbors. Or ask a neighbor if they’d like to barter for chores!
Zines
Help us get the word out about Simple Resistance, by printing and distributing a zine with links to our site and others. Click through for the download link, folding instructions and more.
Military Connections
The military is far more diverse than most credit it with, and the mistreatment many are currently experiencing is an opening, if we take it. Reach out to someone in the military today. Remind them that they have liberal friends and relatives who remember they’re people, and are willing to help if they need it.
Armed Allies
There’s a lot of ambivalence about the 4th of July this year, and that puts some of our military in a tough spot. Some will be called on to participate in events we may be boycotting, and patriotism is complicated these days. Reach out to friends and family in service and build bridges where you…
Support families
Families struggle with back-to-school expenses. Call your school district and ask to pay off a student’s lunch debt, or sponsor supplies for a classroom. Schools are a way to help the most vulnerable families, anonymously.
Vote Club
Real vote theft is mundane and it’s going to take a lot of boring effort to counter — so gather your friends and create a vote club! It’s like a book club, but for democracy! You don’t have to work for the local candidate…work on voter participation, or pick a race you are excited about.
Prepare your household for emergencies
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.
Cook Dried Beans
Learn to cook dried beans. It’s affordable, healthy, and good for the planet. Whether you’re trying to save some money, prepare for future shortages, or feed an army, dried beans are the key, so learn one recipe today.
Holiday Market
Many ethnic communities rely on holiday markets to fund year-round programs. Cottage makers do too. Look through local event listings for seasonal fairs thrown by immigrant, minority or other local communities, and make it an outing!
Public Libraries
Get a library card! They have ebooks, audiobooks, subscriptions, printing and more, but even if you never go, getting a card helps keep libraries open. Did we mention events, a place you can sit without spending, and tax forms in April? Support the library by joining, then find out everything it offers!
Keep Calm
If you spent yesterday worried about something you couldn’t control, and today you’re too tired to take action on the things you can, the chaos worked. You burned energy that could have been spent on action. Practice emotional regulation skills today, to stay effective.
Local Gift Certificates
As the school year approaches, skip the Starbucks gift certificate. Instead, pick up gift certificates to a locally owned coffee shop, bookstore or lunch stop. (And don’t forget some campus-area comforts for kids going off to college!) It’s easy to do! Check the chamber of commerce and other local-business-boosters.
Committee for the First Amendment
The Committee for the First Amendment is hosting a free concert June 14th at 7:30pm Eastern Time (4:30pm Pacific.) The goal is to exceed attention for Trump’s birthday bash, and to encourage local connections and organizing. Look for local gatherings, or invite a few friends over to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxap5XA61ng
Support Public Media
NRP and PBS are in our hands now. Federal funding is gone, but hey, that just means the regime has no influence! Step up and help preserve the most independent media we still have! Replace a problematic channel with PBS Passport, or just buy a cool tote bag.
Get Certified Documents
Voter ID laws may have changed where you are. Check for new rules and collect whatever you need to ensure you can vote. If you’re in good shape, check with friends, or work on other official papers like a certified birth certificate and passport.
Rotate Stock
Have you been building up backstock, one sale at a time? Make sure you’re rotating, to avoid waste! Pick one shelf to empty, clean and organize. If you’re uncomfortable with expired items do NOT give them to a food bank. Offer them on Buy Nothing as animal food.
DIY Air Filter
If wildfire smoke is hitting hard, build a Corsi-Rosenthal box with a simple box fan and filters you can buy as most big-box stores (or Costco!) Build a spare for a neighbor, if you can. (And wear a mask — that stuff is terrible for your lungs!)
Stop the Bleed
One of the most useful first-aid skills to learn, according to every medical professional we talked to, is how to stop bleeding. Stop the Bleed exists to teach you how to save a live. You can take an in-person or online class to learn basic skills that are useful in a crisis.
Imagine Hope
Before fascism descended, we had real problems. Now we have all those and more. It’s easy to give up hope, but critical that we remember what we’re fighting for. Imagine what you WANT, not just what you’re afraid of. Brainstorm steps to build what you want with a friend, or throw a Hope Party!
Skip the Scoop
Since Trump’s deranged Easter rant, social media has buzzed with speculation about whether Trump “will or won’t” do something almost unimaginably awful. Normally what Trump says and what he does are unrelated, but he adores attention, so in the process we’ve made “will” at least a little more likely. Today, give real thought to everything…
Save Data
From the Library of Alexandria to the famous Nazi burning of the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, lost knowledge carries a special despair. Since Trump took office the administration has razing knowledge from decades of climate data to NASA’s Goddard library, on the chopping block for its land. The Data Rescue Project exists to save what we…
Political donations
Thousands of small “political organizations” have cropped up in the hopes you’ll “help them fight Trump”. Never respond to an incoming text or email request! Instead, choose one or more candidates you support, and go directly to their campaign site to donate.
Bureaucracy Busting
Madicaid rules have changed, and change again after the midterms. If you’ve had to navigate them, share your hard-won knowledge about bureaucratic tasks. Or help someone register to vote, apply for a passport, or apply for financial aid after a medical bill. Together we cut through their red tape!
Mark ICE
Gestapo-like abductions are accelerating again, but quieter this time. Bring attention to them with visible markers where people have been snatched. Use chalk, stencils, yellow flowers, posters, or pop-up protests to let passers-by know an atrocity occurred right here, where they live.
Eradicate Obstacles
We all have a long list of things we’re going to get to any day now. From calling Congress to having lunch with a friend, most of us are chronically behind on everything, and resistance is no exception. Because resisting is a new habit for many of us, it takes conscious planning to make sure…
Protest Safety
Every No Kings! people are nervous about violence, or trying to reassure partners. Practice protest safety skills from phone security to de-escalation! Ready makes steady! Click through for information and links to online resources and recorded trainings.
Boycott Fatigue
Tired of endless boycotts? Rank the places you shop from best to never, based on your own personal priorities. Shop as high on the list as you can. Start at the best place that might have what you want, and work down. Nobody can avoid all the bad companies, all the time. Do the best…
Minnesota
Today Minnesota strikes. You can support them by donating to one of the many mutual aid organizations. Or place an order online with a business that’s closed today, to help them make up the lost revenue.
Prepare to Protest!
October 17th we get out to promote early voting! It’s almost Halloween, so get your costume ready early and join a local protest, or find your voting location or drop-box and stand at the nearest intersection with a sign advertising it. ALL costumes draw attention (remember the frogs?) so build Halloween energy early this year!
Maria Ressa : How to Stand up to a Dictator
Read “How to Stand up to a Dictator” by Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa. It’s an easily-read biography about what emerging fascism in the Philipines looked like and covers her pioneering work tracking online political influence operations.
Each Step Home
Each Step Home focuses on the the least empowered victims of our inhumane deportation policy: children. From funds to fill commissary cards for clean water and food, to obtaining passports for children left behind when parents are deported, they help. Donate something today, or consider one of their many volunteer roles.