Shasta Willson

#DoOneThing frequently $: donate to elevatedaccess .org a group that organizes pilots willing to fly patients who need health care they can't get at home. They started as abortion access, and have expanded to include gender-affirmation appointments. time: fight dehumanization. Fascists use it to encroach, so actively dismantle areas where you think it's harmless. Stand up for transgender people's dignity, shame Trump for who he is, not what he weighs, and educate yourself about racial stereotypes rooted in bigotry, like the persistent idea that Black people have less sensitive skin. prep: sign up for EFF's zoom training on Flock cameras, Feb19th, 12pm PST. Learn more: simpleresistance.us/flock-cameras/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing every day

$: learn about and donate to www.elevatedaccess.org

time: push back against dehumanization. Learn more about communities you're unfamiliar with.

prep: join EFF's zoom training on Flock Cameras, FEB19, 12pm PST: simpleresistance.us/flock-cameras/

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#DoOneThing frequently $: find better thrift and resale stores to donate or shop at time: call Congress and tell them the SAVE/MEGA act is an illegal poll tax on anyone who ever changed their name. While you're calling remind them not to give up ANY ground on DHS funding: most of the ICE restrictions amount to following the constitution! prep: check your local library event calendar for Black History Month events. Events are free to all! Ask a librarian if they have a list of recommended readings, too. If you don't have a card, get one! Libraries are an amazing resource! #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: find better thrift stores

time: Call congress: the SAVE/MEGA act amounts to a poll tax, and NO funding for DHS without the full list of demands!

prep: check your public library for Black History Month events and reading lists. Public libraries rock!

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#DoOneThing regularly $: leave reviews on Black-owned businesses you like. If you already have, post a thread inviting suggestions for new favorites. time: stop what you're doing and put one act of resistance on your calendar, right now. It could be a protest, or calling your Senators every Monday morning. Or browse our 5-minute actions for inspiration: simpleresistance .us/tag/5-minutes prep: visit The Commons for activist training materials and a library of resources! commonslibrary .org (Or schedule some time on your calendar to check it out later!) #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: leave reviews and share tips about Black Owned businesses

time: put an act of resistance on your calendar. Right now! Quick options: simpleresistance.us/tag/5-minutes/

prep: The Commons has tutorials and materials to grow your activism: commonslibrary.org

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#DoOneThing every day (small is fine!) $: support one (new/small) Black artist with a paid subscription or purchase. time: look up your state-level representation and store those numbers in your phone. The laws states pass frame our fight with the regime, so get in the habit of calling. prep: check your voter registration. The GOP is panicking about the midterms and doubling down on efforts to disenfranchise us. If it didn't matter they'd beg you to do it. #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing every day (small is fine!)

$: support one (new/small) Black artist with a paid subscription or purchase.

time: store state-level politicians in your phone, and call them

prep: check your voter registration: they're trying to steal our votes

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#DoOneThing every day $: donate to digitaldefensefund dot org time: stream Bad Bunny's halftime show. Obliterate the GOP alternative's ratings. If you don't have access, stream him wherever you do. Make him the trend of the day. prep: take one step towards emergency preparedness today. Click through for links and guides. #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: donate to digitaldefensefund.org

time: stream Bad Bunny today. Make him trend.

prep: take one step towards emergency preparedness today. simpleresistance.us/prepare-your...

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#DoOneThing every day $: if you use ChatGPT, and especially if you subscribe, you need to know they went from "AI for the people" to Trump's biggest donor and a key component of ICE operations. Quit ChatGPT (and Grok, but you knew that, right?) If you must use GenAI, use an open source engine. QuitGPT.org has more information. time: go to a museum, park, aquarium, or other local attraction. Rebuild your resilience, partake in some beauty, and remind yourself of the world we're fighting to preserve. prep: get certified copies of your birth certificate, name changes, and marriage certificates or apply for a passport. (If you are gender non-conforming, consult a legal expert first.) The SAVE and MEGA acts are designed to limit voting access, and these documents take time to obtain. Be ready, just in case. #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: quit ChatGPT, Trump's biggest donor and ICE operations tool quitgpt.org

time: go to a museum, arboretum, aquarium...

prep: get certified copies of birth certificate & name-change related documents or a passport. SAVE and MEGA are back. (trans folks: get legal advice.)

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#DoOneThing

$: find new favorite Black-owned businesses

time: trans women lose any sports advantage within one year of HRT. Dismantle your prejudices to fight fascism. simpleresistance.us/trans-youth/

prep: Pick a group and join it. Keep trying. simpleresistance.us/join-somethi...

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#DoOneThing every day (it can be small!) $: find a business with online sales/gift certificates, in an area hit hard by ICE. Purchase something and either donate back to the local community, or include a note that it's okay if it takes a while to ship to you. time: during Black history month, actively curate more Black voices on your feed. prep: Sing Resistance is building a network of decentralized music-oriented resistance pods. Click through for details, or join their national zoom training: tinyurl.com/launchSR (NOTE: their organizing how-to is excellent. Recommended for anyone interested in organizing, even if singing isn't your thing.) #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: buy something online from a business impacted by ICE raids

time: add more Black voices on your feed simpleresistance.us/minority-voi...

prep: join Singing Resistance, a decentralized music-oriented network simpleresistance.us/sing-resista...

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#DoOneThing every day $: spend money in Black-owned businesses, all month. time: learn about jury nullification. You've heard of it, but would you know how to do it? Search for "The Fully Informed Jury Association" or click through for our summary and spread the word: https://simpleresistance.us/jury-nullification/ prep: are you feeling overwhelmed? Curate your news feed. We have more than a dozen suggestions for reliable, rational news to get you started. https://simpleresistance.us/keep-calm/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: spend money at Black owned businesses this month

time: You've heard of it, now learn how jury nullification works simpleresistance.us/jury-nullifi...

prep: curate your feed for calm, reliable voices. We have a starter list here: simpleresistance.us/keep-calm/

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#DoOneThing every day $: donate to NorCal's brake-light program, or start one! time: spend some time learning the American history the regime is busy erasing. Use hashtag #BlackHistoryMonth or click through for movie and book lists. prep: follow up on a card or contact you got at a protest. If you haven't picked any up, we suggest Indivisible or NDLON as experienced organizations with good on-boarding programs. #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: donate to NorCal's brake-light program, or start one! simpleresistance.us/fix-brake-li...

time: learn American history the regime is busy erasing. simpleresistance.us/black-history/

prep: Join a group. We suggest Indivisible or NDLON simpleresistance.us/step-up/

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#DoOneThing $ : donate to a rent fund on https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ It's under "Mutual Aid" time : the House GOP is swinging for the midterms. Learn about the MEGA voter suppression act, and call. See 5calls.org for a script. prep : choose one simple task to do when you're overwhelmed. It shouldn't take much thought. If it takes preparation (like writing postcards) get yourself set for success now. When you absolutely don't have time and energy for resistance, do that thing on a regular schedule. (Daily, weekly -- it's up to you.) Suggestions here : simpleresistance.us/default-task/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$ : donate to a rent fund: www.standwithminnesota.com

time : tell the House you see their voter suppression: 5calls.org/issue/mega-a...

prep : choose a simple default task for when you're overwhelmed or emotionally drained: simpleresistance.us/default-task/

#ThreeThings to pick from

#DoOneThing every day. $ : visit a business that closed Friday. Tip double. time : Your "lane" is the thing you want to work on, and a tactic for that work. If you're still looking, we have some tips and worksheets. prep : learn about phone security (protests, travel, etc.) #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing daily

$ : visit a business that closed Friday. Tip double.

time : Find your "lane" (the thing you want to work on, and the tactic for that work) simpleresistance.us/find-your-la...

prep : learn about phone security simpleresistance.us/phone-securi...

#ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing every day (small is okay!) $ : donate the price of a movie ticket to a group organizing protests time : today is a day of nationwide distributed protests. Planned quickly in response to events, activist sites have been filled with folks wondering where they're happening. (Totally valid!) Even if you can't go today, find out how to find events in your area. prep : build courage by doing something that makes you nervous today. It doesn't have to be resistance related—courage is a muscle. The more you flex it, the stronger it gets! #ThreeThings to choose from every day

#DoOneThing every day, even if it's small

$: donate to a group organizing protests

time : learn how to find protests near you simpleresistance.us/find-a-prote...

prep : do something courageous. It doesn't have to be resistance—courage is a muscle we build with use!

#ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing every day $ : a nationwide Blackout was called for today. It was short notice, so if you can't avoid some spending, use cash if possible. (Banks and credit cards are big business, too!) time : If you want to directly help immigrants, there is an NDLON Adopt a Corner training TODAY at 5pm PST/8pm EST. https://simpleresistance.us/adopt-a-corner/ prep : learn to use Signal, or learn new Signal skills. https://simpleresistance.us/use-signal/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$ : if you must shop today, use cash

time : join the NDLON Adopt a Corner training 5pm PST today simpleresistance.us/adopt-a-corn...

prep : learn to use Signal, or learn tips for more advanced Signal use. simpleresistance.us/use-signal/

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#DoOneThing

$ : Don't to see Melania. Don't let your friends go see Melania. :)

time : document National Parks signs before they're bowlderized sites.google.com/umn.edu/save...

prep : take a Stop the Bleed class, in-person or online www.stopthebleed.org

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#DoOneThing

$ : donate Hilton points to fight ICE

time : Read civil rights history. Racism maintains and builds the very structures we're all facing today. Learn from the Black activists who fought despite unrelenting odds.

prep : Sat, Jan 31st : ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE (be visible)

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My mom is bringing her full, extended, gold-plated DVDs of the LOTR with her tomorrow. LOL With a warning : "I'll want these back!"

I love that quote! "It is easier to shout Stop! than to do it." That's brilliant.

Buddy System If you joined the resistance in 2025, do we have a task for you!

The last 48 hours there's a real shift in the tide: folks are flocking to the resistance, wanting to DO SOMETHING. If you joined in 2025, that's your cue! Help organizers rushing to scale up, by helping someone new to the movement get integrated and educated!

shastaw.substack.com/p/buddy-system

Thank you! I came over to drop a link and found it already here, thanks to you. <3

#DoOneThing

$ donate to the ACLU

time: be a witness to the torture being committed in our names, with our taxes. Read the ACLU report and tell everyone. simpleresistance.us/witness-our-crimes/

prep : join or start a book club! simpleresistance.us/book-club/

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#DoOneThing today $ get a button, pin or sweatshirt to signal your political position. Besides making vulnerable people feel safer, it helps community connect. time : call your Senator today and tell them DEFUND ICE ENTIRELY. If you need a script, check 5calls prep : trying to quit Amazon? Sign up for Bookshop .org They'll ship your books to you and send 30% to small bookstores. Already buying from them? Switch your designated bookstore to one in Minneapolis. Help they survive the surge. #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing today

$ buy bling to signal alliance simpleresistance.us/merchandise/

time Call Senators to tell them NO FUNDS FOR ICE. 5Calls for script

prep trying to quit amazon? Sign up for Bookshop.org and choose a Minneapolis bookstores to get 30% of each purchase.

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#DoOneThing today $ : do something fun. Invite a friend. Joy is resistance. time : calls for armed resistance are rising, but research tells us widespread, sustained non-violence is the most effective way to fight. Non-violence takes courage, and is often illegal. Click through to watch Erica Chenoweth's 12 minute Ted talk about how her data upended her assumption that armed resistance was necessary to win against authoritarians. prep : join a 90 minute rapid response training by States at the Core, TODAY at 12pm West Coast/3pm East Coast. Link on site. #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$ : do something fun—joy is resistance

time : Erica Chenoweth explains non-violence in 12 minutes www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSe...

prep : States at the Core presents a 90 minutes ICE rapid-response training TODAY at 12PST/3EST zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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SimpleResistance.us

#DoOneThing (it can be small!) $ : buy yourself cookies with a cause. Order from transgender or unhoused girl scouts. time : if you've never protested, but you're thinking about it now, we've collected tips to help you find local events and to answer your questions about preparation. If you're ready to make a bigger splash, we've got ideas for that, too. Get out there and feel less alone! prep : The National Day Laborer Organizing Network runs an "Adopt a Corner" program to build local teams of citizens who will stand with vulnerable day laborers targeted by ICE. They provide contacts, training in non-violent direct action, and support resources. If you've been looking for a way to take a more direct stand, this is a very good option. #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing (it can be small!)

$ : buy cookies from trans/unhoused scouts simpleresistance.us/cookies/

time : New to protesting? Want to raise your game? We have tips! simpleresistance.us/prepare-to-p...

prep : "Adopt a Corner" to protect day laborers ndlon.org/adopt-a-day-...

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing for my birthday, today. 😉 $ : donate money to Minnesota time : find and follow local news sources. Boost their visibility. prep : learn about general strikes (great video at link!) and sign the pledge card. When we hit 3.5% nationwide, we walk out. #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing for my birthday, today. 😉

$ : donate money to Minnesota simpleresistance.us/minnesota/

time : find and follow local news sources. Boost their visibility.

prep : learn about general strikes and sign the pledge card simpleresistance.us/general-stri...

#ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing today $ : set up a small, recurring donation time : reach out to a military friend or family member prep : make and distribute whistle packs. Find a local group, or click through for materials to start one. #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing today

$ : set up a small, recurring donation

time : reach out to a military friend or family member

prep : make and distribute whistle packs. Find a local group, get instructions here simpleresistance.us/whistle-resi...

#ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing today

$ Donate to linktr.ee/3Dwhistles. They provide free whistles to anyone who needs them.

time : support protests when you can't attend simpleresistance.us/i-cant-prote...

prep : if you're over 35, check your measles immunity and consider a booster.

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#DoOneThing today $ : shop at a Black-owned business time : walk out at 2pm today. If you're going to be home, go to a store like Target or Home Depot, put a box of ice in a cart, and leave it near the returns at 2pm. prep : learn to use ICEout .org Are ICE sightings going up in your area? What do you need to collect to report one? Familiarize yourself with the map. #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$ : shop at a Black-owned business

time : walk out at 2pm today, or go to a store like Target or Home Depot, put a box of salt in a cart, and leave it near the returns at 2pm.

prep : learn to use ICEout .org Familiarize yourself with the map.

#ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing today $ : subscribe or donate to NPR or PBS. time : reach out to someone you're overdue to check in with. Do it especially if it's reached that "awkward" point. Keep connections alive. prep: feeling creative? Build a character for your next protest, or center your activism around a solo character with a point. (Or offer to help someone else, using your artistic skills!) #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing today

$ : subscribe or donate to NPR or PBS.

time : reach out to someone you're overdue to check in with, especially if it's "awkward now." Stay connected.

prep: feeling creative? Build a character for your next protest, or help someone build theirs.

#ThreeThings to choose from