Every few episodes, we're including an Activism Roundup segment that highlights some of the largest nationwide opportunities to fight back against cruel policies, nominees, and government cuts, and to stand up for democracy and the most vulnerable. *Please Note: This is not an exhaustive list. There is A LOT happening.* Scroll down for the links to these opportunities, events, and resources organized by segment date.
ACTIVISM RESOURCES MINI-LIBRARY:
Go-To Tools:
US Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Activist Resources:
Digital Protection Resources (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Digital Security Resources (Activist Handbook)
"On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder
The Commons Social Change Library
Mindset & Mental Health Resources:
- "How do I change my mindset for the future that is coming?" (via @gogreensavegreen on Instagram)
- A Collective-care Guide for Activists and Organizers (And Still We Rise)
- 10 Great Resources on Activists Wellbeing (via The Commons Social Change Library)
- OODA Loop (and supplement to the above Queer Nature podcast episode) (via Queer Nature)
ACTIVISM ROUNDUPS (BY SEGMENT)
April 12th, 2025 Roundup (BOTL Ep. 1703)
SPREAD THE WORD:
- Share "Hands Off" rally images (since the media failed to)
- “There are millions of people watching this crisis unfold, waiting for a reason to jump in. We need to show them the resistance is real….We’re proving they won’t be alone if they choose to fight. That courage is contagious -- and public, peaceful resistance is how it spreads.” -- Indivisible
TOOLS:
- How To Get Press To Cover Your Event (Indivisible)
STOP TRUMP/REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION:
- Stop the SAVE Act (massive voter suppression bill): Tell Senate Dems to unite and use the filibuster to top the SAVE Act
- Stop the GOP Budget: Tell Senate Dems to drag out the process and put pressure on vulnerable Republicans
- CALL CHUCK SCHUMER TO DEMAND DEM OPPOSITION UNITY!
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION:
April 19th: Response to threats to invoke the Insurrection Act
- What to do if the Insurrection Act is invoked (Waging Nonviolence)
May 1st-4th (dates vary by rally): May Day
- "Trump and his billionaire profiteers are trying to create a race to the bottom—on wages, on benefits, on dignity itself. This May Day we are fighting back. We are demanding a country that puts our families over their fortunes—public schools over private profits, healthcare over hedge funds, prosperity over free market politics." -- May Day
March 28, 2025 Roundup (Heard in BOTL Ep. 1700)
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION:
- SATURDAY, APRIL 5th: Hands Off! Rallies (Nationwide Day of Action, 600+ events)
ADVOCACY DAYS & RELATED ACTIONS:
- March 31st: Trans Day of Visibility Rally in Washington, DC (Christopher St. Project)
- Support grassroots trans advocacy orgs (list toward the bottom of this HRC.org page)
CALL CONGRESS TO STOP GOP LEGISLATION:
- Call your members of Congress to tell them to vote NO on the SAVE Act (5Calls.org)
- Learn about the impacts of the SAVE Act (Brennan Center for Justice)
- Learn about the impacts of the SAVE Act (NPR)
- Learn about Trump's executive order/power grab requiring proof of citizenship to vote (MSNBC)
CALL CONGRESS TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION:
- Call your members of Congress to tell them to support the PRO Act (AFL-CIO)
*REMINDERS*
IMPORTANT ELECTIONS/GOTV EFFORTS:
- April 1st - FL-1 Special Election: Gay Valimont
- April 1st - FL-6 Special Election: Josh Weil
- April 1st - Wisconsin Supreme Court Election: Susan Crawford
March 18, 2025 Roundup (Heard in BOTL Ep. 1698)
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION:
- SATURDAY, APRIL 5th: Hands Off! Rallies (Nationwide Day of Action)
CONGRESSIONAL RECESS ACTIONS:
- March 15-23rd: Indivisible's "Musk or Us" March Recess
ADVOCACY DAYS & RELATED ACTIONS:
- DEADLINE MARCH 20th: Advocates for Trans Equality: FREEDOM TO FLY: Take Action to Protect Trans Passport Access
- Find grassroots trans advocacy orgs to support at the bottom of this HRC Trans Day of Visibility page.
IMPORTANT ELECTIONS/GOTV EFFORTS:
- April 1st - FL-1 Special Election: Gay Valimont
- April 1st - FL-6 Special Election: Josh Weil
- April 1st - Wisconsin Supreme Court Election: Susan Crawford
March 4, 2025 Roundup (Heard in BOTL Ep. 1694)
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION:
- March 8th: Women’s March - Unite and Resist
MINDSET TACTICS:
- Supplement to the above Queer Nature podcast episode
IMPORTANT ELECTIONS/GOTV EFFORTS:
- FL-1 Special Election: Gay Valimont
- FL-6 Special Election: Josh Weil
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Election: Susan Crawford
February 17, 2025 Roundup
CONGRESSIONAL RECESS ACTIONS:
- Feb. 14-23rd: Indivisible "Stop the Trump-Musk Coup"
BOYCOTTS (mostly organized by The People's Union USA):
- Febraury 1-June 30th: Target Boycott
- February 28: 24-Hour Economic Blackout – No spending for one full day.
- March 7-14: Amazon Blackout – No Amazon purchases, no Whole Foods, no Prime orders.
- March 21-28: Nestlé Blackout – Boycotting Nestlé-owned brands due to water exploitation, child labor, and corporate greed.
- March 28: 24-Hour Economic Blackout #2 - No spending for one full day.
- April 7-13: Walmart Blackout – Shutting down spending at one of the biggest price-gouging, worker-exploiting corporations.
- April 18: Economic Blackout #3 - No spending for one full day.
- April 21-27: General Mills Blackout
IMMIGRATION RESOURCES:
- United We Dream: Know Your Rights or text "Know Your Power" to 787-57
February 10, 2025 Roundup
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION:
- Monday, Feb. 17th: President's Day Protests
STOP TRUMP NOMINEES & MUSK COUP:
- Indivisible: Tell the Dems to unify against Trump nominees
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