Action Resources
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If you only have five minutes per day, there are still powerful actions you can take.
Seriously, there are many good reasons you may have little time for democratic action. Mothering children, working two or three jobs just to survive, coping with debilitating trauma or disease–the list is long. And, I will say, that if you belong in any of these groups (or several at once) you likely need the resources a true democracy can offer–protective social services, social justice, and affordable medical care, just to name a few. We can all contribute to the effort of creating freedom for the protection of all life, and, if we can, we need to do so. That is why having options that don’t require major lifting helps everyone…
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Boycotts Work!
If you need inspiration today, I recommend this potent read from one of my favorite activist leaders. Daniel Hunter is a Quaker and a giant in the strategic non-violence movement. He has authored valuable books on activism for social change. Additionally, he founded the platform Choose Democracy to prepare Americans for the possibility of a Trump Coup. As an international trainer in the field of Democracy building, his words, concepts, and expertise inspire thousands across the globe to act skillfully in combatting authoritarian power grabs. In short, he knows what he is talking about, so when he talks I enjoy listening. Daniel Hunter often pens essays for the platform Waging…
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If you love libraries and librarians, EveryLibrary could be your jam
Who doesn’t love libraries? Apparently, right-wing power-mongers. Libraries and librarians are under serious threat at the state and federal level. Perform a search under “rural libraries closing” and you will see a world on fire. According to recent reports it increasingly looks like America’s rural library systems are heading for collapse. Why? This administration has frozen all grant funding to libraries, archives and museums, and the effect on libraries is devastation. If you want to support something you can know with certainty is effective at mobilizing communities and achieving real, tangible results, here it is! EveryLibrary is as close to a superhero for the reading public as you can get.…
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Talk VALUES to win. Enact policies to govern. But win first.
“Republicans offer values. Democrats offer policies. Guess what? Values often win, even when the policies are more popular. It’s about time Democrats learned how to talk (and think) in terms of the underlying values that make them Democrats — values that are more widely shared by Americans than the values Republicans espouse. George Lakoff’s Little Blue Book is the essential handbook for thinking and talking Democratic – must reading not only for every Democrat but for every responsible citizen.” —Robert B. Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley. Theories Divide People. Stories Unite Them. If you are among those despairing over the progressive inability to capture voter’s…
