SUNDAY: We’re offering a training on how to identify, defuse, and prevent the spread of political violence. By standing up in defense of democracy and in opposition to violence, we spread the courage for more to do so.

Registration is filling up, but there are still a few spots left. The workshop series starts this Wednesday. Register now! #culturalresistance #communityeducation open.substack.com/pub/torchand...

A reading list for building durable organizations for both short term survival and long term social transformation.

The Dept of Education wants to make “patriotic education” a grant priority. Fed $ will go only to schools, museums, etc that push a "government-approved" version of history. Submit a public comment at Regulations.gov → docket ED-2025-OS-0745. Kids deserve to learn honest history, not propaganda.

Red Scare, Blue Scare, Old Fare, Same Snare Free speech has too often been a one-way valve: open when it suits power, closed when it threatens it. McCarthyism wasn’t the first time, and what we’re seeing now won’t be the last. open.substack.com/pub/torchand...

Real resistance isn’t partisan. It can’t be. That doesn’t mean anti-politics. At some point we have to vote, and sometimes it means calling senators or showing up locally. The line is thin. ⬇️

Calling all writers, artists, and creatives—submissions are open for the first issue of Embers Quarterly! Theme: Shared Freedom: Am I free if you are not? Full details in our Substack post. #EmbersQuarterly #SharedFreedom #SubmissionsOpen #WritersAndArtists open.substack.com/pub/torchand...

Too often, harmful lies about folks who are trans get recycled — even by those trying to “make a point” with memes. Sharing disinfo, even as a joke, still spreads it. We win by refusing the bait, telling truer stories, and building movements that last.

Shared freedom isn’t abstract—it’s lived. When authenticity demands action, our choices ripple outward. Part Two of our series explores what it means to practice freedom together, even when it costs us. open.substack.com/pub/torchand...

New to Torch & Tinder Press? We’ve put together a short guide to help you find your way through our books, zines, and newsletters. torchandtinder.substack.com/p/start-here

Ember Commons is launching their first-ever workshop series: How to Build a Plane While Flying It (Sept. 24–Oct. 29). Hosted on Discord within Refuge Bonne Foi, it’s about freedom as practice & community as ecosystem. open.substack.com/pub/torchand...

The third wave of anti-protest laws is here — targeting students, dissent, and even financial aid. Authoritarianism rarely arrives all at once; it erodes rights step by step. Worth the read.

Constitutional collapse isn’t theory—it’s our lived reality. This conversation connects policy to the stakes we’re naming in our memos. Worth tuning in.

Schools are always a battleground. Memory is a defense.

435 isn’t in the Constitution. It’s just a 1929 law. Signal Lantern’s new draft model bill would expand the house with a simple population-based rule + modern tools for participation. Read and weigh-in: open.substack.com/pub/torchand...

Lincoln Square lays out the danger with clarity. Naming the threat is vital — so is equipping ourselves with tools to resist it without burning out. Here’s a free guide with practical tools for cultural resistance: ko-fi.com/s/829d018c73 substack.com/@torchandtin...

JOIN US AT THE TORCHLIGHT GATHERING! Hosted in Refuge Bonne Foi (Discord) with friends from Happy Medium Sustainability Collective and Ember Commons—an evening of memory, resilience, and shared freedom. Thu, Oct 2 · 7–10 p.m. CDT. RSVP (free): lu.ma/mdjzrt1t

Haymarket Books for Fighting Fascism

Hello, world! We’re Torch & Tinder Press—an independent publisher. 📚 Books & zines for cultural resistance. 🔥 Freedom is a practice. Resistance is an ecosystem. Start here: open.substack.com/pub/torchandtinder Support us and grab free Community Editions: ko-fi.com/torchandtinder/shop