Following Fox News, the NY Times and the Associated Press just called the election for Donald Trump.
There’s a lot to process.
We honor wherever and whatever state you are in. Writing this, our team is exhausted and scared. Some of us want to duck our heads in the sand, others flee, others protest and decry. Wherever you are, we think it’s important to honor the deep wisdom inside you.
We’ve built some resources we hope can help us to orient. Please use and share:
With Waging Nonviolence, Daniel Hunter just published an article exploring: 10 ways to be prepared and grounded if Trump wins. It’s a dive into exploring how in a Trump world we’d have to avoid perpetuating the autocrat’s goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
We’ve put much of our extended scenario planning into a very readable choose-your-own-adventure-style book “What will you do if Trump wins.” It explores escalated strategic campaigns and different strategies for removing him if he rejects elections and tries to install permanent minority rule.
We’ve been working with the Fight Back Table, a coalition of progressive organizations. Daniel and Eileen Flanagan put together 10 trainings agendas you can adapt/use if Trump wins. There are agendas for staff calls and small community meetings you can use right away — as well as skill-based sessions on action security, mutual aid, and a favorite: strategic escalation.
If exploring this is the right thing for you right now — great. But if holding onto this email when you’re ready to act is the right thing, that’s great, too!
We’re sharing knowing others are doing their parts and that everyone needs to find their own way. For us, these resources are our gifts we have to offer at this time. We wish all of us luck and love.
Be kind to each other in these difficult times.
Warmly,
– Choose Democracy
List of all Training Agendas
Trainings right after a Harris concession
Emergency Call: We Won’t Go Back
Staff Call After a Harris Concession: Regroup to Fight Back
There are more of us: community gatherings
Skill-Based Training Modules for Trump Era
Strategic Escalation in a Trump Era
Sense-making and Vision: how did we get here?
Action Security and De-escalation
How to talk with people you might disagree with
Mutual Aid 101
Harnessing Our Power to End Political Violence