every little protest just may make another less vocal person want to join in the next time. I was recently in a protest of two people, the next time we had 18!
YES! Thank you for this, beautifully said. I would not be as "in it" as I am today were it not for the ability to have dipped my toe into resistance through simple protests and rallies. And still today I go for the boost of resilience that comes from existing in the real world next to other like-minded people who care.
Over the past year I've seen folks growing in courage, from attending protests only to attending rapid response trainings and writing op-eds about how to record ICE. COURAGE IS CONTAGIOUS. Anger at injustice is fuel for positive peaceful organizing.
My simple act of resistance today involves a candle burning in my window. Other times it's protests and marches. Most days it involves contacting my senators and representative. I've organized a group of 12 resistors from rural SW Michigan who join with other groups to show up when needed. I will attend my 3rd No Kings protest in Austin, Texas next month. Singly I'm making little difference, corporately we're building a powerful movement. Thank you for honoring my places at the table.
Thank you SO much for this excellent post. I agree wholeheartedly. I am 78 and got involved in activism including many rallies and marches since I was 15 years old. I now walk around my neighborhood in Philly often with my own sign as an individual protester as well as attending organized protests. I give out stickers, information and I listen. There is obviously not one right and only way to do this. You have been so helpful in building the Resistance at this most crucial time. Thank you for what you do. Some peopleI I have interacted with in the various movements I've been involved with have been arguing and pontificating and being negative .. I prefer to tune it out and sign on the for table approach over the podium one. Thanks again.
Updated the Protest Guide for the March 28 actions. I’ll keep refining it as we get closer, so subscribe or bookmark. Nervous about showing? Reality is on our side: there will be millions of us, but preparation is a must. This guide is here to keep you smart, safe, and ready.
The people in my senior cooperative go one block to a busy neighborhood intersection on Saturdays, and we stand there, or sit in our wheelchairs, or lean on our canes with our signs. We have maybe ten people on each corner and we get so much support from cars honking and pedestrians thanking us! Sometimes they’ll join us, too.
Thank you for this. A community action group in my little corner of Maine will be celebrating one year of protesting this coming weekend. People of different political and religious beliefs show up no matter the weather to stand and sing together in solidarity against the assault on the rule of law and our neighbors. Donations are gathered for the local food pantry and other causes. State legislation is discussed and testimonies are given. The turnout numbers have grown significantly in the last year and we believe in the galvanizing power of peaceful protests even though media attention is sparse. The wonderful thing is that we are only one group of many in Maine.
My confusion stems from the constant repetition of the impossible date: Saturday, March 5. Since March 5 is a Sunday, I don’t know what to think. HELP!!!
every little protest just may make another less vocal person want to join in the next time. I was recently in a protest of two people, the next time we had 18!
Appreciate you big picture definition
Like our diverse communities we need diverse response to bring more of everyone to the table
Big, diffuse events like No Kings say “Join us!” - that’s one of the things I yell to all the startled, curious faces I see driving past.
And give them a big grin too.
YES! Thank you for this, beautifully said. I would not be as "in it" as I am today were it not for the ability to have dipped my toe into resistance through simple protests and rallies. And still today I go for the boost of resilience that comes from existing in the real world next to other like-minded people who care.
I saw my stepmom (in her 80s) in a Citizens Bank boycott video and she said "I always try to get in the pictures!". So proud.
Over the past year I've seen folks growing in courage, from attending protests only to attending rapid response trainings and writing op-eds about how to record ICE. COURAGE IS CONTAGIOUS. Anger at injustice is fuel for positive peaceful organizing.
My simple act of resistance today involves a candle burning in my window. Other times it's protests and marches. Most days it involves contacting my senators and representative. I've organized a group of 12 resistors from rural SW Michigan who join with other groups to show up when needed. I will attend my 3rd No Kings protest in Austin, Texas next month. Singly I'm making little difference, corporately we're building a powerful movement. Thank you for honoring my places at the table.
Could the wave of criticism be a right wing creation? I haven’t seen anything. Make sure not to take the bait.
There’s always the trolls. I do hear it often enough that I think a portion of people are critical.
Thank you SO much for this excellent post. I agree wholeheartedly. I am 78 and got involved in activism including many rallies and marches since I was 15 years old. I now walk around my neighborhood in Philly often with my own sign as an individual protester as well as attending organized protests. I give out stickers, information and I listen. There is obviously not one right and only way to do this. You have been so helpful in building the Resistance at this most crucial time. Thank you for what you do. Some peopleI I have interacted with in the various movements I've been involved with have been arguing and pontificating and being negative .. I prefer to tune it out and sign on the for table approach over the podium one. Thanks again.
Updated the Protest Guide for the March 28 actions. I’ll keep refining it as we get closer, so subscribe or bookmark. Nervous about showing? Reality is on our side: there will be millions of us, but preparation is a must. This guide is here to keep you smart, safe, and ready.
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The people in my senior cooperative go one block to a busy neighborhood intersection on Saturdays, and we stand there, or sit in our wheelchairs, or lean on our canes with our signs. We have maybe ten people on each corner and we get so much support from cars honking and pedestrians thanking us! Sometimes they’ll join us, too.
Thank you for this. A community action group in my little corner of Maine will be celebrating one year of protesting this coming weekend. People of different political and religious beliefs show up no matter the weather to stand and sing together in solidarity against the assault on the rule of law and our neighbors. Donations are gathered for the local food pantry and other causes. State legislation is discussed and testimonies are given. The turnout numbers have grown significantly in the last year and we believe in the galvanizing power of peaceful protests even though media attention is sparse. The wonderful thing is that we are only one group of many in Maine.
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My confusion stems from the constant repetition of the impossible date: Saturday, March 5. Since March 5 is a Sunday, I don’t know what to think. HELP!!!
No Kings III is March 28!