Civic Dialogues & Education

People connect most with personal stories from those they know and love. The more visible we can make the movement, the more we can remind our friends, family, and associates about why we choose to fight, the more likely we are to continue to gather allies. No Kings gained two million people between June and October, let’s keep that momentum going. Here's this week's CTA: Gather your photos Write up a short story Why you chose to take action What it was like to be at No King

April: 3 million people at 1,300 Hands Off! events. June: 5 million people at 2,100 No Kings events. October: 7 million people at 2,700 No Kings events. NO KINGS 2 was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who attended or helped others to attend. The Trump Administration did its best to scare and intimidate everyone, like authoritarians do, going so far as calling the protest an anti-American rally and painting it as potentially violent. Well they could not have been more wro

“Ultimately, though,” Schiff said, “the most powerful check on Trump’s authoritarianism is not Congress. It is not the courts. It is the American people.” And that was the rallying cry of Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) in Congress yesterday. Crow, who entered Congress in 2019, is a former Army Ranger who completed three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was with the 82nd Airborne Division and the 75th Ranger Regiment. In his speech, Crow warned that Trump is tearing

Tia Levings, wrote an amazing article on substack last week titled, Beating Evangelical MAGA at Their Long Game , where she outlined how we got here and she came up with an amazing list of ways to fight back. Here is an excerpt but the whole article deserves a read. Here’s what they did, and how we can do the same thing our way to resist them. Belief-based teaching at home. You don’t have to homeschool, but you should supplement your child’s education with world-broadenin

Tips for Engaging with Those Who See Things Differently Than You In our current political climate, having conversations with Red, Independent or Non-Voters can be incredibly challenging. Whether it’s family gatherings, workplace discussions or social media interactions, these conversations are often unavoidable. Here are a few tips to approach these discussions proactively: 1. Approach with Empathy & Respect When speaking with conservative or independent friends & family, it’

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