What Happens Now & What Can I Do?
What Now?
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Our curated list, Resources for These Times, can be found here. We're updating it often; check back.
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The Authoritarian Playbook, 2025 Version, Protect Democracy
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The Project 2025 (P25) agenda is very much alive, as we see every day with the flood of Executive Orders, the takeover of government agencies by unelected and unvetted techies, the confirmation of cabinet nominees unqualified to hold these positions. Look for our Project 2025 flyer, and the update, which focuses on local institutions, services, and issues, in your favorite breweries, at the Rec Center and Cultural Center.
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Look for our DOGE flyer at the same places as the Project 2025 flyer.
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Download the 5calls app on your phone, or bookmark it on your laptop. It has scripts for all the issues that confront us now and makes calling easy. Call every day. If everyone of us makes these 5 calls a day it will make a difference. The 3rd week of the current administration the Senate switchboard logged 1600 calls/minute. KEEP IT UP!​
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Attend local school board, municipal, and county commissioner meetings to keep up.
What Can I Do?
We'll keep adding to this list, so check back often. Also visit our Facebook page either by going to the button on the far right of this website or click on the FB icon. It's important not to get bogged down in readings and podcasts to the point that you become overwhelmed. Keep it simple. Suggest other resources you've found helpful by emailing Mary.
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Get involved with Indivisible. We have a local chapter: Indivisible Montezuma, that can be found on Facebook.
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Join the broad coalition We Are Worth Fighting For
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Ch​​eck out and subscribe to newsletters from thinkers and activists like Heather Cox Richardson, Timothy Snyder, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Robert Hubbell, Jess Craven, and others​.
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Pick an issue you're passionate about (education, the environment, affordable housing, food insecurity, public lands, common sense gun laws, immigration, reproductive rights, social justice, affordable healthcare, etc), and connect with and volunteer for those organizations, especially at the local level. See our list by clicking here.
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Attend city council/town board, school board, nonprofit, special district, county commissioner, etc. meetings. Comprehensive list coming soon. Better yet, serve on the boards of directors of those entities. See our list by clicking here once our link is live.
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Spend with intention and support local small businesses. Check out Goods Unite Us.
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Don't support businesses that donate to fascist causes (track political donations here).
Take Care of Yourself!
Taking care of yourself is as important as taking care of everything else - this is a marathon, not a sprint.Please feel free to add resources you've found helpful by emailing Mary.
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We live in a beautiful place - get outside.
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Listen to your favorite music (add your favorite music to this Google doc).
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Read words of encouragement-here's some from Teen Vogue.
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Meditate. The Durango Dharma Center offers virtual and group meditation sessions.​
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Read poetry (add your favorite poems of strength and solidarity to this Google doc).​
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Read this on hope by Robert Reich.
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Find joy. We can do this.
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