What Happens Now & What Can I Do?
What Now?
It's difficult to predict with any accuracy and the landscape is changing on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis. The resources listed here may become outdated rapidly and we'll try and keep up. ​
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Our Post-Election Resource List 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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Trump's Cabinet Nominations: Welcome to the Upside-Down World of Authoritarianism, Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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The Project 2025 (P25) agenda is very much alive. The incoming Trump administration's cabinet-level and other nominees are now speaking openly about it, and some of them were involved in the drafting of it. Although the 2024 election is now behind us, the fight for fundamental rights continues. Learn what you can about P25, talk to family, friends, and neighbors about it—including those who hold opinions different from your own. Ask questions of public officials about P25—including members of Congress--while making sure that the local conversations about its potential disastrous effects on our communities are front and center in people's minds. Become familiar with our Project 2025 flyer, which focuses on local institutions, services, and issues. Be sure and distribute it at your meetings and gatherings.​​​
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
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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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