Democracy news you can use: https://horizonsproject.us/resources/the-vista-june-2026/ H/T @npquarterly.bsky.social @raceforward.org @mariajstephan.bsky.social @americanprogress.bsky.social @ssir.org @valormedianetwork.bsky.social @interfaithalliance.org @ashdashlee.bsky.social and others!

Trump is trying to suppress dissent, chill organizing, and scare people away from opposing his regime. We must make his repression backfire.

KF Senior Fellow @mariateresakumar.bsky.social uplifts the next generation as a new class of renovators for American democracy in her contribution to #DemocracyUnderConstruction, our collection of reflections marking #America250: https://bit.ly/4a9r9KY

With ICE turbocharged by the GOP’s recent infusion of $70 billion more into their coffers, we all must be prepared for the regime’s secret police to come to our communities. Join our training series to learn how you can organize to respond to ICE surges or new concentration camps in your area.

On this Juneteenth, we hope you will take some time to acknowledge the incredible contributions of Black Americans, all of the progress that we’ve made, and also how far we still have to go to achieve justice in our country.

Juneteenth reminds us that progress is possible because ordinary people refuse to give up on a better future. Today we celebrate Black history, Black joy, and Black freedom—and recommit ourselves to the ongoing work of building a country where everyone can thrive. Happy Juneteenth. ❤️

World Cup is here — and so is increased ICE presence at games. Instead of panic, let's use this moment to build real safety with immigrant workers, neighbors, and each other. ⚽ That's why we're preparing! 🧵 1/3 #NoICEInTheCup #HandsOffOurCopa @horizonsprjt.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social

The pro-democracy movement is growing every day, and every sector of society is a part of it. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/opinion/resistance-activist-protest-trump.html @mariajstephan.bsky.social

The World Cup: More than a Game Mega-sporting events are never politically neutral. A growing coalition is working to ensure the Cup reflects the multicultural reality of the US—rather than fear, exclusion or division. @mariajstephan.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...

Transformative change requires staying present in uncertainty, holding tension, and working across different approaches. @jroig.bsky.social on what this means in practice. https://cof.org/blogs/blog/2026-06-05/our-shared-future-integrating-approaches-social-change @councilfoundations.bsky.social

While Trump holds his little birthday cage match on Sunday, we’ll be joining a nationally livestreamed night of joy, music, and action. Host an event, find an event, or just tune in and participate in calls to action announced from the stage.

The World Cup is coming! Everyone should be able to enjoy the games free from fear. That means keeping ICE out! Join the No ICE in the Cup mass organizing call June 12! RSVP: https://www.noiceinthecup.us/rsvp

Our best bet at defeating authoritarianism is to channel our collective anger to build collective power. @mariajstephan.bsky.social Full video: https://vimeo.com/1197496881?fl=pl&fe=sh

Mega-sporting events are never just about the game. @mariajstephan.bsky.social shares how autocrats exploit them and how pro-democracy coalitions can seize these moments to wield civic power. @wagingnonviolence.org https://wagingnonviolence.org/2026/06/no-ice-in-the-world-cup/

Together, with one voice, we declare: "No ICE in the Cup!" Join the Mass Call June 4th! https://www.noiceinthecup.us/rsvp

Horizons' @jroig.bsky.social breaks down how to build our collective muscles to meet this moment, what it means to organize across difference, and how to sustain ourselves through it all. https://peaceprospects.org/weaving-and-strengthening-collective-action/

Artists, cultural workers, and organizers keep meeting this moment with creativity and collective action. Here are some of the efforts underway + how you can plug in. https://movementsuperpowers.substack.com/p/turning-creativity-into-action @raceforward.org @genzforchange.org

The gutting of voting rights is an attempt to strip power from the people. We the people won't have it. Freedom Summer launches Juneteenth. #FreedomSummer #Juneteenth #ARLTS #VotingRights https://blackpowerwarroom.com/freedom-summer/

Voting rights are under attack. Black and Brown communities in the South are losing voting power in real time. The people have the power to reject this Jim Crow 2.0. Learn how you can take action: blackpowerwarroom.com/freedom-summer #FreedomSummer2026 #AllRoadsLeadToTheSouth

What can we do to protect our democracy? Join the Quaker National Call May 31 to hear Horizons' Chief Organizer @mariajstephan.bsky.social discuss the power of nonviolent action, how faith communities are mobilizing, and concrete ways to take part in noncooperation. https://quakercall.net/

Check out our May Vista for all things democracy, authoritarianism, movement building, and nonviolent action. https://thehorizonsproject.substack.com/p/the-vista-may-2026 @thomaszimmer.bsky.social @brennancenter.org @frameworks.bsky.social @sojo.net @asevans.bsky.social @mariajstephan.bsky.social

TOMORROW: We’re partnering with D-Hub for a training on organizing with virtual tools to build stronger, safer, and more effective grassroots movements. Join us to learn how to strategically use Signal and WhatsApp to organize securely, communicate at scale, and strengthen your local campaigns.

150-plus years after #MemorialDay originated, the pursuit of peace and reconciliation seems further away than ever. Peter Quaranto on the imperative for Americans to honor the war dead with a commitment to #peace: www.justsecurity.org/139596/memor...

The democracy field has segmented around key issues—voting rights, housing, education, criminal justice—but has fallen short of articulating what democratic membership was expected to guarantee. Here's why that matters now https://thehorizonsproject.substack.com/p/what-the-democracy-field-failed-to

Same bridge. Same fight for justice. Different generation carrying it forward.

Join us May 21 to learn about resources and trainings to make your local organizing more effective + tools and tactics to make political violence and repression backfire. RSVP: https://www.onearthpeace.org/2026_05_21_hope

LaTosha Brown (the co-founder of @blackvotersmatterfund.org) will join our weekly chat to discuss the racist gerrymandering in former Confederate states and Saturday’s national day of action. Plus, @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and @ezralevin.bsky.social answer your top-ranked questions. Sign up now.

Join May 13 for practical strategies businesses can use to create a welcoming environment for American and international fans + how to prepare your business and protect workers and patrons if ICE appears RSVP: https://asbnetwork.org/event/the-world-cup-is-coming-is-your-business-ready/ #WorldCup

The dismantling of voting rights is the dismantling of multi-racial democracy. And we won't have it. Join the National Day of Action For Voting Rights May 16. https://blackpowerwarroom.com/dayofaction/#register #DayOfAction #VotingRights

Every eligible American should be able to cast a ballot, and every lawful vote should be counted. That's what we served to protect — not as a tradition, but as the foundation of everything the Constitution promises. Join us in continuing this service. ⬇️ thefulcrum.us/elections/ve...

The GOP is doing everything it can to silence voters and entrench minority rule. Overcoming that to win the midterms will require an unprecedented level of organizing across the country. Our movement was built for this moment.

Horizons' @mariajstephan.bsky.social and Jim Wallis discuss the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, America's long history of political violence, and nonviolent action. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/maria-stephan-on-nonviolence-political-violence-and/id1282035947?i=1000766653190

"Rebuilding democracy requires defending institutions, but it also requires rebuilding the relationships that make those institutions possible." A timely and worthwhile read from Adrienne Evans, Executive Director for United Vision for Idaho

“As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, one question at the heart of the American experiment feels more urgent than ever: What does democracy mean to the people it is meant to serve?” #FromManyWe https://bit.ly/4uoEEOz

ICE is coming to the World Cup. Civil society, faith leaders, labor unions, veterans groups, small businesses, and artists are building networks of care, protection and resistance to ensure everyone can participate safely and freely. migrantinsider.com/p/ice-is-com...

Collective action requires the skills and relational infrastructure to work across many lines of difference. We cannot build democracy without bridging. Thanks for the great read @interfaithamerica.bsky.social https://www.interfaithamerica.org/article/building-bridges-in-a-time-of-division/

PRA’s Strategic Partnership Director, Naomi Washington-Leapheart joins us to moderate part 1 of our political education series ‘Challenging the Christian Right: Rifts & Strategies’ happening Thursday, May 14th 1:00-2:30pm ET/ 10:00-11:30am PT. REGISTER NOW at https://bit.ly/CTRCP1!

This #MayDay, it’s time to show up and remind the billionaires that workers have power. Today, we join those speaking out and taking action to protect laborers, fighting for civil rights, and demanding a government that works for We the People.

When we stop complying and flex our collective noncooperation muscles, autocrats become emperors with no clothes. After May Day, keep the momentum going. https://horizonsproject.us/nonviolent-action-resources-and-training/ @mariajstephan.bsky.social

We are stronger together. Noncooperation and collective action works.

Janai Nelson: I didn't mince words before the Supreme Court. I'm not going to mince words before you tonight. We have a battle ahead. We lost something absolutely precious, something so many of us didn't even know was the glue holding our multiracial democracy together, the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Organized people are the only force that has ever stopped authoritarian takeovers and changed the rules to work for working people. This May Day, join an action near you! 
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Check out what we're reading, watching and listening to this month: horizonsproject.us/the-vista-ap... H/T @daniel-hunter.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org @icivics.bsky.social @kettering.org @taylorlorenz.bsky.social enz.bsky.social @philosophizethis.bsky.social @anneapplebaum.bsky.social

Join us April 30 to discuss what a possible invocation of the Insurrection Act could mean for civil liberties, the economy, and the elections. bit.ly/BRTATwebinar @nslforamerica.bsky.social @brennancenter.org @richardeidlin.bsky.social

Political violence is never acceptable. Political violence—and threats of political violence—are a direct assault on US democracy, the Constitution, and the rights and freedoms of people across the nation.

In moments or rupture like the one we're living through, we can be a part of a movement for change. We can build a stronger, more just democracy that works for us all. @praeyesright.bsky.social

For organizations concerned about the consequences of standing up to the administration and the authoritarian movement more broadly, there are resources available to help. Start here with our Nonprofit Toolkit ⬇️

The indictment of veteran civil rights organization @splcenter.org is the Trump admin’s latest attempt to silence critics, perceived opponents, and those who continue to pursue justice, equality, and the rule of law. SPLC has made clear it won’t be silenced. The rest of us should do the same.

Protect Democracy United is proud to launch the spring mobilizing effort for our #LoveNotICE campaign w/ @interfaithalliance.org. Americans of all faiths have defended their neighbors & country for months. Now, they're renewing that commitment ahead of the midterms. Join here: LoveNotICE.org

These are the core attributes of authoritarianism. Here's how we recognize it when we see it and how we push back. ➡️ https://thehorizonsproject.substack.com/p/authoritarianism-how-you-know-it