How to Resist
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A blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy. https://howtoresist.substack.com/
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Collectively, we’ve become very good at saying, ‘I don’t like this, I don’t approve.’ But today I want to explore how we move into ‘I won’t do this. I will not participate, and I withdraw my resources.’
Here are 45 acts of non-compliance to help you resist authoritarianism.
Here are 45 acts of non-compliance to help you resist authoritarianism.
📌 45 Acts of Non-Compliance for Ordinary People
Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.
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August 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Collectively, we’ve become very good at saying, ‘I don’t like this, I don’t approve.’ But today I want to explore how we move into ‘I won’t do this. I will not participate, and I withdraw my resources.’
Here are 45 acts of non-compliance to help you resist authoritarianism.
Here are 45 acts of non-compliance to help you resist authoritarianism.
There were two nationwide protests in the last 7 days. Congress might be in recess, but the resistance is keeping up the pressure!
Good News from the Resistance is published every Sunday! Subscribe to keep up to date with the latest!
Good News from the Resistance is published every Sunday! Subscribe to keep up to date with the latest!
💌 Good News from the Resistance, July 27 - August 2, 2025
Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.
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August 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
There were two nationwide protests in the last 7 days. Congress might be in recess, but the resistance is keeping up the pressure!
Good News from the Resistance is published every Sunday! Subscribe to keep up to date with the latest!
Good News from the Resistance is published every Sunday! Subscribe to keep up to date with the latest!
This week, we’re starting off in Scotland, where the beef with Trump is decades deep. Let’s see how the Scots welcome the President! 🏴
💌 Good News from the Resistance, July 20-26, 2025
Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.
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July 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This week, we’re starting off in Scotland, where the beef with Trump is decades deep. Let’s see how the Scots welcome the President! 🏴
Today, we’re looking at the ‘Wall of Shame’, an incredible art installation by Phil Beuhler that tells the stories of 1,575 individuals implicated in the Jan 6th attacks on the Capitol, and talking about how public memory can serve as a powerful tool of resistance.
The 'Wall of Shame' and Public Memory as a Tool of Resistance
Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Today, we’re looking at the ‘Wall of Shame’, an incredible art installation by Phil Beuhler that tells the stories of 1,575 individuals implicated in the Jan 6th attacks on the Capitol, and talking about how public memory can serve as a powerful tool of resistance.
It was a brutal week, but there was still good news to be had!
💌 Good News from the Resistance, June 29 -July 5, 2025
Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.
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July 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It was a brutal week, but there was still good news to be had!
💌 This week’s good news comes with a message from Fredrick Douglass and the youth protests of Kenya: silence is submission, and we need to use our voices while we still have them.
This week’s news round-up offers hope and inspiration from folks who are finding creative ways to save democracy.
This week’s news round-up offers hope and inspiration from folks who are finding creative ways to save democracy.
💌 Good News from the Resistance: June 22-28, 2025
Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.
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June 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
💌 This week’s good news comes with a message from Fredrick Douglass and the youth protests of Kenya: silence is submission, and we need to use our voices while we still have them.
This week’s news round-up offers hope and inspiration from folks who are finding creative ways to save democracy.
This week’s news round-up offers hope and inspiration from folks who are finding creative ways to save democracy.
💌 Good News from the Resistance: June 15-21, 2025
Things are getting awfully scary, but there is still good news for people who refuse to give up.
⬇️ Good News from the Resistance is published every Sunday on Substack. Subscribe to get the latest!
Things are getting awfully scary, but there is still good news for people who refuse to give up.
⬇️ Good News from the Resistance is published every Sunday on Substack. Subscribe to get the latest!
💌 Good News from the Resistance: June 15-21, 2025
Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.
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June 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
💌 Good News from the Resistance: June 15-21, 2025
Things are getting awfully scary, but there is still good news for people who refuse to give up.
⬇️ Good News from the Resistance is published every Sunday on Substack. Subscribe to get the latest!
Things are getting awfully scary, but there is still good news for people who refuse to give up.
⬇️ Good News from the Resistance is published every Sunday on Substack. Subscribe to get the latest!
Now it's time to harness this momentum and turn it into action.
📌 We made history, now what?
Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.
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June 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Now it's time to harness this momentum and turn it into action.
We are getting ready over here at How to Resist HQ to join the mass day of protest on Saturday! There are over 2,100 planned protests for that day-- Where will you be joining from?! app.sosha.ai/s/YXdj5Wsz
Join me on June 14
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June 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
We are getting ready over here at How to Resist HQ to join the mass day of protest on Saturday! There are over 2,100 planned protests for that day-- Where will you be joining from?! app.sosha.ai/s/YXdj5Wsz
Despite what it may look like, L.A. is setting an example of how to keep things peaceful in a tense, militarized situation.
What are some tactics we can learn from those in LA and in other nonviolent movements that can help us stay on track so we can get to where we want to go? Let’s take a look!
What are some tactics we can learn from those in LA and in other nonviolent movements that can help us stay on track so we can get to where we want to go? Let’s take a look!
📌 Los Angeles: A time for resistance, not violence
Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.
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June 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Despite what it may look like, L.A. is setting an example of how to keep things peaceful in a tense, militarized situation.
What are some tactics we can learn from those in LA and in other nonviolent movements that can help us stay on track so we can get to where we want to go? Let’s take a look!
What are some tactics we can learn from those in LA and in other nonviolent movements that can help us stay on track so we can get to where we want to go? Let’s take a look!
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This week was packed with actions from people just like you, doing whatever they can to slow the machinery of authoritarianism and cruelty. It was a really tough week, but we know what’s important and we aren’t giving up!! ❤️ ✊🏻
❤️ Good News from the Resistance, June 1-7, 2025
Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.
open.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This week was packed with actions from people just like you, doing whatever they can to slow the machinery of authoritarianism and cruelty. It was a really tough week, but we know what’s important and we aren’t giving up!! ❤️ ✊🏻
If Trump wants a party, then we’ll bring the balloons 🎈
Today, we’re talking about inflatables as tools of resistance, just in time for someone’s big day.
Today, we’re talking about inflatables as tools of resistance, just in time for someone’s big day.
Resistance is in the Air: Balloons as tools of defiance
I hear someone has a birthday coming up...
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June 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
If Trump wants a party, then we’ll bring the balloons 🎈
Today, we’re talking about inflatables as tools of resistance, just in time for someone’s big day.
Today, we’re talking about inflatables as tools of resistance, just in time for someone’s big day.
It was one of those weeks that makes me proud to be a part of what’s happening here. Massive wins in the courts and real people—students, veterans, cancer survivors, librarians —showing up for each other and the America we want to live in. 🥺 ❤️ ✊🏻
Good News from the Resistance, May 25-31st, 2025
Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.
open.substack.com
June 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It was one of those weeks that makes me proud to be a part of what’s happening here. Massive wins in the courts and real people—students, veterans, cancer survivors, librarians —showing up for each other and the America we want to live in. 🥺 ❤️ ✊🏻
ICE detention centers CAN be shut down.
In Part 1, we examined the blueprint left behind by a successful grassroots campaign.
In Part 2, we’re following that blueprint across the country—spotlighting the organizers, communities, and coalitions putting it into action RIGHT NOW.
In Part 1, we examined the blueprint left behind by a successful grassroots campaign.
In Part 2, we’re following that blueprint across the country—spotlighting the organizers, communities, and coalitions putting it into action RIGHT NOW.
📌 Taking Action Against ICE Detention Centers, Part 2
Because no one is illegal
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May 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
ICE detention centers CAN be shut down.
In Part 1, we examined the blueprint left behind by a successful grassroots campaign.
In Part 2, we’re following that blueprint across the country—spotlighting the organizers, communities, and coalitions putting it into action RIGHT NOW.
In Part 1, we examined the blueprint left behind by a successful grassroots campaign.
In Part 2, we’re following that blueprint across the country—spotlighting the organizers, communities, and coalitions putting it into action RIGHT NOW.
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It’s Sunday morning! Time for some good news.
This week, the resistance tried some new tactics: a die-in, banner drop, student walkout, and a nearly 30-mile-long human chain. Sometimes, you don’t need a huge crowd to get attention; you just need to do something different— Keep it up!!
This week, the resistance tried some new tactics: a die-in, banner drop, student walkout, and a nearly 30-mile-long human chain. Sometimes, you don’t need a huge crowd to get attention; you just need to do something different— Keep it up!!
Good News from the Resistance, May 18-24th, 2025
Resistance is everywhere.
open.substack.com
May 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It’s Sunday morning! Time for some good news.
This week, the resistance tried some new tactics: a die-in, banner drop, student walkout, and a nearly 30-mile-long human chain. Sometimes, you don’t need a huge crowd to get attention; you just need to do something different— Keep it up!!
This week, the resistance tried some new tactics: a die-in, banner drop, student walkout, and a nearly 30-mile-long human chain. Sometimes, you don’t need a huge crowd to get attention; you just need to do something different— Keep it up!!
ICE detention centers CAN be shut down.
Not by politicians, but by people like me and you. Today, we’re learning how a grassroots movement in Berks County, PA made it happen—and how we can, too.
Not by politicians, but by people like me and you. Today, we’re learning how a grassroots movement in Berks County, PA made it happen—and how we can, too.
📌 Taking Action Against ICE Detention Centers
Because no one is illegal.
open.substack.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
ICE detention centers CAN be shut down.
Not by politicians, but by people like me and you. Today, we’re learning how a grassroots movement in Berks County, PA made it happen—and how we can, too.
Not by politicians, but by people like me and you. Today, we’re learning how a grassroots movement in Berks County, PA made it happen—and how we can, too.
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It’s Sunday morning! Time for Good News from the Resistance!
These stories aren’t just headlines—they’re reminders that we’re part of something bigger than ourselves. If you’re looking for hope, this is where you’ll find it. ⬇️
These stories aren’t just headlines—they’re reminders that we’re part of something bigger than ourselves. If you’re looking for hope, this is where you’ll find it. ⬇️
❤️ Good News from the Resistance, May 11-17th, 2025
Rooted, rising, and refusing to yield.
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May 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It’s Sunday morning! Time for Good News from the Resistance!
These stories aren’t just headlines—they’re reminders that we’re part of something bigger than ourselves. If you’re looking for hope, this is where you’ll find it. ⬇️
These stories aren’t just headlines—they’re reminders that we’re part of something bigger than ourselves. If you’re looking for hope, this is where you’ll find it. ⬇️
📌 Wheatpasting is a form of protest that’s as accessible as it is subversive. Whether you're amplifying a cause, honoring a movement, or making a statement, it's a way to make your message stick (literally).
📌 The People's Billboard: Wheatpasting as a Tool of Resistance
Like papier-mâché, but for walls.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📌 Wheatpasting is a form of protest that’s as accessible as it is subversive. Whether you're amplifying a cause, honoring a movement, or making a statement, it's a way to make your message stick (literally).
📣 This Week in Resistance: May 4–10, 2025
From high schoolers and veterans to faith leaders and mayors, everyday people are rising up to defend democracy. This week’s edition of Good News from the Resistance is packed with powerful stories of protest, legal pushback, and solidarity.
From high schoolers and veterans to faith leaders and mayors, everyday people are rising up to defend democracy. This week’s edition of Good News from the Resistance is packed with powerful stories of protest, legal pushback, and solidarity.
❤️ Good News from the Resistance: May 4-10, 2025
The ink is still wet on history—we’re writing it now.
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May 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
📣 This Week in Resistance: May 4–10, 2025
From high schoolers and veterans to faith leaders and mayors, everyday people are rising up to defend democracy. This week’s edition of Good News from the Resistance is packed with powerful stories of protest, legal pushback, and solidarity.
From high schoolers and veterans to faith leaders and mayors, everyday people are rising up to defend democracy. This week’s edition of Good News from the Resistance is packed with powerful stories of protest, legal pushback, and solidarity.
Can die-hard MAGA folks ever change? Yes, they can. And we can help them ⬇️
📌 Helping people leave MAGA
How to Have Better Political Conversations, Part 4
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May 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Can die-hard MAGA folks ever change? Yes, they can. And we can help them ⬇️
