A List of Ways to Dissent this Week & a List of Protests

There are hundreds of ways you can dissent this week. Find one here.

K. Starling

Jul 17, 2025

Hello Dissenters,

Today is Good Trouble Lives On! I hope all of you can make it to a protest. We will be collecting the count as always.

You can brush up on your counting skills HERE
Add your protest count to the list HERE.

If you can’t, there are few ways you can be involved:

Repost, like, and comment on every post about the protests
Encourage your friends to report the counts from their protests HERE.
Don’t forget, virtual protests are on my list at the bottom.
WEEKLY PROTEST MAP & LIST

In this edition, you will find…

How to Dissent THIS WEEK
A List of Protest for July 19-25
A State by State List

This week’s list is of ideas is a tad shorter. I have been busy preparing for Good Trouble today.

Also, I have to thank G. Brown for sharing another illustration. It’s been sitting on my desktop for about a week, and every time I see it, it brings me hope.

Thank you for your continued support and, as always, happy dissenting.

💻 = Offers a virtual option or

THIS WEEK

✅ MAKE ONE PHONE CALL (or more)

THIS WEEK 📞 Call your House representatives to oppose cuts to PBS and NPR. It has passed in the Senate by a narrow margin. 5Calls has scripts, but be sure to share a personal story of how these programs have impacted your life.

Also, call to oppose the appointment of Emil Bove. Scripts and information also on 5Calls.

5 CALLS | 5 Calls provides phone numbers, scripts, and much more. 💻

TWICE A MONTH ACTIONS

✅ READ & LEARN

Todays suggestions come from yesterday’s article “What Will it Take to Turn the Tide?” If you have not yet read it, you can HERE.

🚨 ACTION STEP 🚨

Set aside 2 hours a week to reading articles or books or taking a course.

TAKE IT FURTHER

Invite a friend to learn with you and discuss.
Create a book/article group that reads and discusses titles that teach about nonviolent resistance
Organizers!!! Ask your entire team to read an article or watch a training.

I will publish an article, a book suggestion, and course each week. Here are a few resources to get you started.

READING

A Checklist for Ending Tyranny by Peter Ackerman (condensed)
A Checklist for Ending Tyranny by Peter Ackerman (151 pages)

TRAININGS

Choose Democracy | They have several self-paced trainings, including: Mutual Aid, How to Talk to People you Might Disagree With, Action Security and De-escalation. TAKE ONE.

Indivisible | Indivisible has several excellent resources. Namely, they're One Million Rising training. It is “a national effort to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation, as well as the basics of community organizing and campaign design. This is how we build people power that can’t be ignored. You’re invited to join us—and lead.” JOIN.

MONTHLY ACTIONS

✅ VISIT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES

Indivisible has created a guide to help you gather friends and plan a visit to your representative’s offices. Get started.

✅ PROTEST

📝 LIST of protests this week
🗺️ MAP of protests this week

ACTS OF RESISTANCE BY STATE

🇨🇦 CANADA & 🇪🇺 EUROPE

🗒️ Disclaimer: Several protests are grassroots and organized by volunteers. It rests upon you to do your research, take precautions, and make informed choices.
Read these posts 👉 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS & DOs & DON’Ts

ALABAMA | Events on Mobilize • Virtual Events

ALASKA | Events on Mobilize • Virtual Events

ARIZONA | Events on Mobilize • Find a Protest • Virtual Events • ✉️,📱, or 📞 Banks

ARKANSAS | Events on Mobilize • Virtual Events

CALIFORNIA | Events on Mobilize • Find a Protest • Virtual Events • ✉️,📱, or 📞 Banks

COLORADO | Events on Mobilize • Find a Protest • Virtual Events

CONNECTICUT | Events on Mobilize • Find a Protest • Virtual Events • ✉️,📱, or 📞 Banks

DELAWARE | Events on Mobilize • Find a Protest • Virtual Events

FLORIDA | Events on Mobilize • Find a Protest • Virtual Events • ✉️,📱, or 📞 Banks

GEORGIA | Events on Mobilize • Find a Protest • Virtual Events

HAWAII | Events on Mobilize • Find a Protest • Virtual Events • ✉️,📱, or 📞 Banks

IDAHO | Events on Mobilize • Virtual Events