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Defend Democracy

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The DD:FF 2017 Challenge

You will need:
A jar          Slips of paper          Dedication and energy

How it works:
At the end of every week, jot down what you did to defend democracy that week and put that slip of paper into the jar. Place your jar where friends & family will see it. At the end of the year, tally it up!

The rules are simple: Not everything counts.

These actions count:

  • Attended a meeting that concluded with an action plan, specific assignments, and a way to measure and report the effectiveness of each planned action.
  • Wrote a letter or email to an elected official about a specific bill.
  • Attended and spoke up at an elected official's town hall or mad.
  • an appointment and presented your views/concerns to an electe. official at his/her office.
  • Reached out to a member of a marginalized group and asked the.
  • what you can do to help.
  • Volunteered with a group, school, or religious organization that aids marginalized groups.
  • Did voter registration or voter education.
  • Helped develop, produce, or distribute voter education materials.
  • Helped with a local, county, or state campaign.
  • Ran for office.
  • Researched and donated to an organization that is pro-democracy.
  • Subscribed to a newspaper.
  • Voted.
  • Participated in, or enabled, a protest relevant to DD:FF. (‘Enabled.
  • means you provided food, transportation, legal observing, etc..
  • Attended and spoke at a public meeting of your municipal, county.
  • school, or state government.
  • Worked or volunteered at a polling place.
  • Helped with a ‘sanctuary’ activity, such as providing housing or legal aid to an undocumented immigrant.
  • Joined or rejoined a union.
  • Bought local. Ate, shopped, or used personal services only a locally owned businesses, not big chains.
  • Recruited someone for a DD:FF action.
  • Researched an issue and submitted a letter to the editor about it.
  • Learned how to intervene when a stranger is being harassed or taught someone else what to do.
  • Made a plan to reduce your use of fossil fuels: installed sola.
  • panels, cut back on driving, used the bus or biked instead or driving, turned down the thermostat.
  • Organized an alternative activity to draw attention away from hate groups. The Southern Poverty Law Center’s “10 Ways to Fight Hate” has many examples you can follow or adapt. Turn a negative event into a positive counter-event to raise awareness and money for community-building efforts.
  • Moved money from a corporate bank to a local credit union or into a social-good investment fund.

These do not count:

  • Attended a meeting that was just talk, no action plan.
  • Posted something on Facebook or posted a comment on a web site.
  • Signed an online petition. (Most of these exist to mine your data, and they are not very effective. See www.indivisibleguide.com.)

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