1 day to January 20: Selfcare Sunday Remember to breathe

2 days to January 20: Solidarity Saturday For years, @praeyesright.bsky.social has been informing resistance strategies by taking the long-view and “focusing on interrelated anti-democratic movements, trends, and leaders”... 1/2

8 days to January 20: Selfcare Sunday The Importance of Play: “If you’ve got a body and a brain, you should use both to run around, take risks and maybe get a little better along the way.“ www.insidehook.com/wellness/sho...

9 days to January 20: Solidarity Saturday The ACLU has been on the front lines defending civil liberties for decades and is working to build a “firewall for freedom to protect everyone’s rights” against looming threats. More info and resources here: www.aclu.org/news/civil-l...

10 days to January 20: Another authoritarian strategy is to undermine or attack physical or social infrastructure. Public schools are core to our collective social infrastructure... 1/2

11 days to January 20: Incursion is an authoritarian strategy where outside agitators make harmful inroads into places where they have no personal stake. Read about how citizens in Maine drove a neo-nazi out of their town: longreads.com/2024/10/31/h... #Incursion #AuthoritarianPlaybook

12 days to January 20: Both the attempted coup of Jan. 6th and the disinformation campaign in Springfield, MO were examples of Networked Incitement: influential figures inciting large-scale attacks via social media. 1/2

13 days to January 20: Yesterday we marked 4 years since a Trump-incited mob violently attacked the capitol and democracy at large. Think about what you can do in your own sphere of influence to protect democracy: www.americanprogress.org/article/8-wa... #Insurrection #AuthoritarianPlaybook

14 days to January 20: “It’s important to remember exactly what took place.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3_O...

15 days to January 20: Selfcare Sunday “Self-care is really a process: it needs to be ongoing; it needs to be thoughtful; it needs to be intentional. You’re working for liberation. You’re working for joy.” -Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens 1/

16 days to January 20: Solidarity Saturday Grace Lee Boggs maintained throughout her life the core belief that if people worked together, they could accomplish positive social change. “If we want to see change in our lives, we have to change things ourselves.” 1/

18 days to January 20: “Successful movements organize campaigns based on realistic yet audacious assessments of what is possible.” wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/how-...

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21 days to January 20: There is inspiration for us in how the Chilean people heroically reclaimed their democracy…and lessons about what a corrupt American administration is capable of. www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ch...

22 days to January 20: Selfcare Sunday Mental, social, emotional, physical, professional, spiritual - there are so many different aspects of our lives we should be sure to nurture in fraught times. Try adding one activity from each category to your self-care routine!

23 days to January 20: Solidarity Saturday Mijente lifts up the voices of vulnerable communities through campaigns, connecting across a wide network and serving as a hub for culture, learning, and advocacy-connect with them in the fight for justice. mijente.net/blog/categor...

24 days to January 20: “How do I take action where I am?” There are so many ways to deepen your community ties, but you don’t have to do them all on your own! Don’t underestimate the power of your voice when it joins in harmony with others. prisonculture.substack.com/p/how-do-i-t...

25 days to January 20: ““Fake news” is more than a widening of partisanship and the misleading use of social media to spread disinformation; it’s about the social sharing of trust, credibility, and evidence in the making of an informed citizenry.” datasociety.net/wp-content/u...

26 days to January 20: Us. Them.

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28 days to January 20: "In national survey over national survey[...]the single biggest predictor, or among the top three predictors, of support for political violence and willingness to engage in it, is hostile sexism or misogyny. That's something we really don't talk about..." 1/

29 days to January 20: Selfcare Sunday "On the Insistence of Joy" onbeing.org/programs/ros...

30 days to January 20: Solidarity Saturday. Whether you are new to organizing or just need a reminder that this work has basic touchstones, it’s always beneficial to revisit: The Fundamentals of Organizing podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... @georgegoehl.bsky.social

31 days to January 20: Encourage Joyful Struggle nyccivilrightshistory.org/topics/joyfu...

32 days to January 20: Encourage Courage

33 days to January 20: The rise of authoritarianism is not just a threat to the U.S., but globally as well. Many of these forces share tactics, strategies and even allies - we can learn from successes abroad and include those lessons in our preparations. www.yesmagazine.org/democracy/20...

34 days to January 20: We are not starting from scratch when it comes to resistance strategies. Revisit and get inspiration from the significant (and the small) victories of the recent past. www.congress.gov/116/meeting/...

35 days to January 20: Encourage Introspection www.thisamericanlife.org/846/this-is-...

36 days to January 20: Selfcare Sunday (Campaign) Wellbeing Bingo commonslibrary.org/campaign-wel...

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38 days to January 20: Encourage Creativity www.myartbroker.com/collecting/a...

39 days to January 20: For those who are new to activism or organizing, start with where you are. @prisonculture.bsky.social has put together a stellar series of workshops on how to do this. prisonculture.substack.com/p/how-do-i-t... 1/

41 days to January 20: Beware the myth of the righteous few - expand your definition of partner and organize for the long game. jonathansmucker.org/2011/11/01/r...

42 days to January 20: 2025 will be a time of uncertainty - identify your vulnerabilities now and shore up your resources. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

43 days to January 20: Selfcare Sunday “Rest is Resistance” www.npr.org/2024/07/01/n...

44 days to January 20: Solidarity Saturday “You have the power to stop misinformation.” We are faced with an overwhelming onslaught of mis- and disinformation. Check out @newslit.org's Rumor Guard for their great debunking resource. www.rumorguard.org

45 days to January 20: Encourage Creativity youtu.be/5wbUHNJY97Q

46 days to January 20: Encourage Courage

47 days to January 20: Want to protect democracy? Then protect the Black Radical Project: “A Call For Courage, Unity And Discipline In 2025” from STAC advisory board chair, @bulldogshadow.bsky.social newsone.com/5732513/blac...

48 days to January 20: Our choices about how and to whom we give charitably can be their own form of resistance. Think about the organizations that will have a heavy lift protecting civil liberties and vulnerable communities the next four years and give generously. www.advocate.com/politics/ant...

49 days to January 20: So much of the fight against authoritarianism happens at the local level, but that doesn’t make those efforts small. Tap into the power of your community, seeding deeper connections and building out new leadership. wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/a-ne...