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.)