Take or make copies of this flier and give it to 5 friends. Or more!! If you have an idea that belongs here, tell the person who gave you this flier!
5 Calls makes it very easy to call your congressional representatives. You can call right from the website, or you can get the info and call on your own. As of March 2025, the website has sample scripts for about 40 issues that can help you articulate your message.
Moveon.org offers opportunities to add your name to a variety of petitions opposing Trump-Musk policies.
As of mid-March 2025, you can order a “Trump Did That” sticker from moveon.org at https://act.moveon.org/survey/trump-did-that-sticker. You’ll need to add an email address and they’ll add you to their mailing list, but it’s easy to unsubscribe.
As of March 11, U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging citizens to file formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by DOGE and Elon Musk (in part to obstruct the organization’s work). You can find information here: https://jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy-act-requests/
Go to https://cc4democracy.com/ to download and print “cards for democracy.” There are cards about political misinformation, protecting communities you care about, the Musk takeover, and more. Hand them out, post them, or leave them in public places.
Go to archive.org and search for Timothy Snyder’s book, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century for more everyday things individuals can do daily to resist authoritarianism. Or, for a brief version, click on the QR code shown.
Create a poster or flier with a short “civics lesson” message about voter registration, how to contact your congressional representatives, how a bill becomes a law, balance of powers, or anything else you can think of and post it wherever makes the most sense to you.
Purchase a social justice flag, bumper sticker, T-shirt, etc. and display it proudly. You can find several options by simply googling “social justice flag/sticker/t-shirt.”
Follow public personalities you know are spreading disinformation and propaganda and comment on their deception.
Make a protest sign. Display it in your window or anywhere else you can think of.
Remove signs of hate when you see them. Boycott national and local businesses who display signs of hate. Tell them why you are boycotting them.
Write a letter to the editor. Submit it to your local paper.
Attend local city council and school board meetings.
