Even small actions make a difference. Every act of kindness, generosity, and service strengthens our ties with one another and works against the cruelty and selfishness that characterize this fascist regime.
General Principles
1. Work on what you care about, but if you can, please be willing to jump in to help wherever help is needed.
2. Connect with others when possible. There is strength in numbers, and having a network of like-minded people makes it easier to keep going.
3. Don’t be afraid to try something new. Service groups in particular tend to be welcoming and experienced volunteers are usually very good about sharing their skills and knowledge with newbies.
4. Offer your own expertise and experience. Many groups need people with diverse skills to keep things running smoothly.
5. For those who are homebound, dealing with
Below is a list of some different kinds of worthwhile and important activities to engage in. It is by no means complete (with more entries to come!), but hopefully it will give you some ideas.
You can find a lot of information about groups in your area and details about specific kinds of activities simply by googling.
OK, yes, protest!
While this site focuses on other ways to resist besides protesting, if you can show up to events, your presence is appreciated.
Get involved politically
Get informed, keep tabs on issues, support candidates, volunteer for campaigns, help with elections, run for office, and more!
Learn new skills
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Use your words
Spread truth, fight misinformation and lies, speak, write, post and comment on social media, etc.
Organize
Block parties, training sessions, sewing circles, language conversation groups, readathons, public forums, game nights, community cleanups — there are many ways to bring people together in groups large and small. Putting up flyers, posting on electronic and physical bulletin boards, using word of mouth to bring together with one or more people with interests in common — this builds community and strengthens neighborhoods.
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Recruit others
Talk to people — your family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, co-members of clubs and associations, parent groups, sports teams. You don’t have to be pushy, but reaching out and telling people about what is important to you (politically and socially) helps like-minded others find one another and creates important networks.
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Connect with others
Find people and/or organizations near you to work with on issues and projects.
Lend expertise
When you find a group or groups to work with, volunteer for accounting jobs, inventory, sourcing, recruiting, soliciting donations, fundraising, translating, working with translation programs, matching people to jobs, grant and report writing. Use your work and life skills to optimize the effectiveness of groups that are working to defend our rights and/or are dedicated to helping others.
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Collect goods
Food, clothing, tools, books, paper goods (including toilet paper), school supplies, furniture, personal hygiene products, cleaning supplies. Locally-run shelters, charity shops, and soup kitchens, and even some schools are happy to accept many usable items (but be sure to check with them first).
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Teach skills
Help immigrants navigate modern American life and help young people become self-sufficient. If you’re good at crafts, at computers, at stretching a dollar, writing a resume, cutting through bureaucracy, pass along those skills and experiences.
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Get trained to intervene
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Become an Upstander 