February 21, 2025

Civics

Here are some starting points on how to orient and help fight the coup.

"There is a Jewish teaching that says that you are not responsible for completing the work, nor are you allowed to desist from it. We will succeed because millions of people do a couple things well, not because one person does a million things."

"There is a Jewish teaching that says that you are not responsible for completing the work, nor are you allowed to desist from it.  We will succeed because millions of people do a couple things well, not because one person does a million things."

"While we wish we were not compelled to travel down this path of resistance, we are excited to realize the collective beauty we can and will create together."

"We can’t put everything you could do in here — including ways to ground yourself in these times — but here are some starting points on how to orient and help fight the coup." - Choose Democracy

ARTICLE: What Can I do to Fight This Coup?

Civics

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Civics

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Civics

A pattern‑based approach to public problem‑solving

PDF: Pattern Languages for Public Problem‑Solving: Cultivating New Seeds for Social Change

Civics

America Unfinished: A plain-sight inventory of the state of the nation