How to Resist
@how-to-resist.bsky.social
A blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy. https://howtoresist.substack.com/
#resisttrump #protectdemocracy #buildcommunity
#resisttrump #protectdemocracy #buildcommunity
Protesters (and Pikachu, who must be visiting us from Türkiye!) block rush hour traffic this morning in DC to protest Trump’s first 100 Days.
April 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Protesters (and Pikachu, who must be visiting us from Türkiye!) block rush hour traffic this morning in DC to protest Trump’s first 100 Days.
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
BREAKING: Over 170 university, college, and community college presidents sign joint statement against “unprecedented government overreach” and “undue government intrusion”
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April 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
BREAKING: Over 170 university, college, and community college presidents sign joint statement against “unprecedented government overreach” and “undue government intrusion”
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AIDS activists deliver 200 coffins to the U.S. Department of State to protest the interruption of crucial HIV treatment programs in developing countries.
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April 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
AIDS activists deliver 200 coffins to the U.S. Department of State to protest the interruption of crucial HIV treatment programs in developing countries.
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Example conversation about COVID-19 vaccine safety.
Sources can be found at the How to Resist substack: buff.ly/cuHgCsg
Sources can be found at the How to Resist substack: buff.ly/cuHgCsg
April 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Example conversation about COVID-19 vaccine safety.
Sources can be found at the How to Resist substack: buff.ly/cuHgCsg
Sources can be found at the How to Resist substack: buff.ly/cuHgCsg
📌 Responding to misinformation in our political conversations
1. People are more likely to believe misinformation when it:
- Comes from in-group sources rather than out-group sources
- They judge the source to be credible
- Appeals to emotions such as fear and outrage
- Is repeated
1. People are more likely to believe misinformation when it:
- Comes from in-group sources rather than out-group sources
- They judge the source to be credible
- Appeals to emotions such as fear and outrage
- Is repeated
April 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
📌 Responding to misinformation in our political conversations
1. People are more likely to believe misinformation when it:
- Comes from in-group sources rather than out-group sources
- They judge the source to be credible
- Appeals to emotions such as fear and outrage
- Is repeated
1. People are more likely to believe misinformation when it:
- Comes from in-group sources rather than out-group sources
- They judge the source to be credible
- Appeals to emotions such as fear and outrage
- Is repeated
17. Offer to teach or share your skills for library programs
18. Host a fundraiser, bake sale, plant sale, or garage sale to raise funds for the library.
19. Donate to a library endowment to ensure long-term financial stability.
20. Ask 5 other library-lovers to take action
18. Host a fundraiser, bake sale, plant sale, or garage sale to raise funds for the library.
19. Donate to a library endowment to ensure long-term financial stability.
20. Ask 5 other library-lovers to take action
April 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
17. Offer to teach or share your skills for library programs
18. Host a fundraiser, bake sale, plant sale, or garage sale to raise funds for the library.
19. Donate to a library endowment to ensure long-term financial stability.
20. Ask 5 other library-lovers to take action
18. Host a fundraiser, bake sale, plant sale, or garage sale to raise funds for the library.
19. Donate to a library endowment to ensure long-term financial stability.
20. Ask 5 other library-lovers to take action
📌 Get up to some good trouble
Here are 100+ acts of nonviolent resistance, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary folks.
Download, print, share!
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Here are 100+ acts of nonviolent resistance, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary folks.
Download, print, share!
howtoresist.substack.com/p/100-acts-o...
April 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
📌 Get up to some good trouble
Here are 100+ acts of nonviolent resistance, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary folks.
Download, print, share!
howtoresist.substack.com/p/100-acts-o...
Here are 100+ acts of nonviolent resistance, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary folks.
Download, print, share!
howtoresist.substack.com/p/100-acts-o...
📌 Trans Day of Visibility, March 31st
- 1.6 million adults identify as transgender in the U.S.
- 300,000 youth identify as transgender in the U.S.
Acceptance from at least one adult can decrease the risk of LGBTQ+ youth attempting suicide by 40% (FORTY PERCENT) -Trevor Project
- 1.6 million adults identify as transgender in the U.S.
- 300,000 youth identify as transgender in the U.S.
Acceptance from at least one adult can decrease the risk of LGBTQ+ youth attempting suicide by 40% (FORTY PERCENT) -Trevor Project
March 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
📌 Trans Day of Visibility, March 31st
- 1.6 million adults identify as transgender in the U.S.
- 300,000 youth identify as transgender in the U.S.
Acceptance from at least one adult can decrease the risk of LGBTQ+ youth attempting suicide by 40% (FORTY PERCENT) -Trevor Project
- 1.6 million adults identify as transgender in the U.S.
- 300,000 youth identify as transgender in the U.S.
Acceptance from at least one adult can decrease the risk of LGBTQ+ youth attempting suicide by 40% (FORTY PERCENT) -Trevor Project
Mini-zines, made from a single piece of printer paper, are easy to print, fold, and distribute at actions, gatherings, and even surreptitiously at work, school, doctor’s offices, and cafes.
Download the How to Resis mini-zine here: buff.ly/kNHNgyy
Download the How to Resis mini-zine here: buff.ly/kNHNgyy
March 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Mini-zines, made from a single piece of printer paper, are easy to print, fold, and distribute at actions, gatherings, and even surreptitiously at work, school, doctor’s offices, and cafes.
Download the How to Resis mini-zine here: buff.ly/kNHNgyy
Download the How to Resis mini-zine here: buff.ly/kNHNgyy
📌 Join #TeslaTakedown for a global day of action on Saturday, March 29, 2025
On March 29th, @teslatakedown.com.bsky.social is hosting a global day of action with 320+ actions in 12+ countries.
Go to buff.ly/soHuF6O and enter your zip to find an event near you!
On March 29th, @teslatakedown.com.bsky.social is hosting a global day of action with 320+ actions in 12+ countries.
Go to buff.ly/soHuF6O and enter your zip to find an event near you!
March 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📌 Join #TeslaTakedown for a global day of action on Saturday, March 29, 2025
On March 29th, @teslatakedown.com.bsky.social is hosting a global day of action with 320+ actions in 12+ countries.
Go to buff.ly/soHuF6O and enter your zip to find an event near you!
On March 29th, @teslatakedown.com.bsky.social is hosting a global day of action with 320+ actions in 12+ countries.
Go to buff.ly/soHuF6O and enter your zip to find an event near you!
📌 Get a script to help you call your reps!
@5calls.org.bsky.social makes it easy to call your members of Congress and make your voice heard! They research issues, write scripts, identify key decision-makers, and provide phone numbers. Just call!
@5calls.org.bsky.social makes it easy to call your members of Congress and make your voice heard! They research issues, write scripts, identify key decision-makers, and provide phone numbers. Just call!
March 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
📌 Get a script to help you call your reps!
@5calls.org.bsky.social makes it easy to call your members of Congress and make your voice heard! They research issues, write scripts, identify key decision-makers, and provide phone numbers. Just call!
@5calls.org.bsky.social makes it easy to call your members of Congress and make your voice heard! They research issues, write scripts, identify key decision-makers, and provide phone numbers. Just call!
You've called your representatives, NOW WHAT?
Now is the time to diversify your efforts for the long term.
@how-to-resist.bsky.social shares acts of resistance, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to #resisttrump #protectdemocracy and #buildcommunity
Now is the time to diversify your efforts for the long term.
@how-to-resist.bsky.social shares acts of resistance, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to #resisttrump #protectdemocracy and #buildcommunity
March 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
You've called your representatives, NOW WHAT?
Now is the time to diversify your efforts for the long term.
@how-to-resist.bsky.social shares acts of resistance, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to #resisttrump #protectdemocracy and #buildcommunity
Now is the time to diversify your efforts for the long term.
@how-to-resist.bsky.social shares acts of resistance, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to #resisttrump #protectdemocracy and #buildcommunity
📌 Learn what to do if ICE comes to your home, your workplace, or stops you in public
This guide from @unitedwedream.org.bsky.social can help you prepare and make a plan: tinyurl.com/3hsus5a4
This guide from @unitedwedream.org.bsky.social can help you prepare and make a plan: tinyurl.com/3hsus5a4
March 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
📌 Learn what to do if ICE comes to your home, your workplace, or stops you in public
This guide from @unitedwedream.org.bsky.social can help you prepare and make a plan: tinyurl.com/3hsus5a4
This guide from @unitedwedream.org.bsky.social can help you prepare and make a plan: tinyurl.com/3hsus5a4
📌 Sign the Solidarity Pledge
"No Hate, No Fear - Immigrants Are Welcome Here"
Pledge to show up, speak up, and push back against Trump's promise to “carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.”
www.solidaritypledge.org
"No Hate, No Fear - Immigrants Are Welcome Here"
Pledge to show up, speak up, and push back against Trump's promise to “carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.”
www.solidaritypledge.org
March 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
📌 Sign the Solidarity Pledge
"No Hate, No Fear - Immigrants Are Welcome Here"
Pledge to show up, speak up, and push back against Trump's promise to “carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.”
www.solidaritypledge.org
"No Hate, No Fear - Immigrants Are Welcome Here"
Pledge to show up, speak up, and push back against Trump's promise to “carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.”
www.solidaritypledge.org
📌 Learn wheatpasting
If you've ever made paper-mâché, then you have created wheatpaste-- a thick, sticky substance made by combining water and flour, which is incredibly effective at adhering things like paper to flat vertical surfaces.
Learn how here:
tinyurl.com/333ev93y
If you've ever made paper-mâché, then you have created wheatpaste-- a thick, sticky substance made by combining water and flour, which is incredibly effective at adhering things like paper to flat vertical surfaces.
Learn how here:
tinyurl.com/333ev93y
March 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
📌 Learn wheatpasting
If you've ever made paper-mâché, then you have created wheatpaste-- a thick, sticky substance made by combining water and flour, which is incredibly effective at adhering things like paper to flat vertical surfaces.
Learn how here:
tinyurl.com/333ev93y
If you've ever made paper-mâché, then you have created wheatpaste-- a thick, sticky substance made by combining water and flour, which is incredibly effective at adhering things like paper to flat vertical surfaces.
Learn how here:
tinyurl.com/333ev93y
📌 Before you head out to a protest, make sure you fully understand your rights relating to:
- Organizing a protest
- Attending a protest
- Taking photos/videos at a protest
- Stopped by police at a protest
More info:
(English) www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
(Español) www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
- Organizing a protest
- Attending a protest
- Taking photos/videos at a protest
- Stopped by police at a protest
More info:
(English) www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
(Español) www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
March 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
📌 Before you head out to a protest, make sure you fully understand your rights relating to:
- Organizing a protest
- Attending a protest
- Taking photos/videos at a protest
- Stopped by police at a protest
More info:
(English) www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
(Español) www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
- Organizing a protest
- Attending a protest
- Taking photos/videos at a protest
- Stopped by police at a protest
More info:
(English) www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
(Español) www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
📌 Spring is a great time to sign up for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)! CSAs are a way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. 🧑🌾 🌽 🍅 🥚🧀
- Go to www.localharvest.org/csa/ and enter your location
- Split a CSA with a neighbor, friend, or coworker to share the bounty
- Go to www.localharvest.org/csa/ and enter your location
- Split a CSA with a neighbor, friend, or coworker to share the bounty
March 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
📌 Spring is a great time to sign up for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)! CSAs are a way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. 🧑🌾 🌽 🍅 🥚🧀
- Go to www.localharvest.org/csa/ and enter your location
- Split a CSA with a neighbor, friend, or coworker to share the bounty
- Go to www.localharvest.org/csa/ and enter your location
- Split a CSA with a neighbor, friend, or coworker to share the bounty
📌 Learn who your representatives are (and how to contact them!)
- Go to www.congress.gov/members/find...
- Enter your address
- Make note of your representatives, district, and contact information.
- Save their numbers in your phone
- Try it out! Use the script below from the ACLU
- Go to www.congress.gov/members/find...
- Enter your address
- Make note of your representatives, district, and contact information.
- Save their numbers in your phone
- Try it out! Use the script below from the ACLU
March 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
📌 Learn who your representatives are (and how to contact them!)
- Go to www.congress.gov/members/find...
- Enter your address
- Make note of your representatives, district, and contact information.
- Save their numbers in your phone
- Try it out! Use the script below from the ACLU
- Go to www.congress.gov/members/find...
- Enter your address
- Make note of your representatives, district, and contact information.
- Save their numbers in your phone
- Try it out! Use the script below from the ACLU