Escalating Resistance in Times of Crisis: Mass Rebellion Training! With Lisa Fithian

Tuesday, October 20 at 7pm - Click Here to Register

We are in an unprecedented time of crisis upon crisis…fascism, COVID, white supremacy, climate collapse. The world as we know it is changing and Trump is threatening daily to make it worse.  As uncertainty and fears grow, so must our strategies and resolve. We have to focus on what matters, what is essential, what is possible, and what may seem impossible as we radically reimagine our world.  

Escalating Resistance will be a three-hour training focusing on people-powered strategies and tactics to impact the political and economic power holders. We will look at power-mapping and planning for social disruption in economic centers using creative tactics. We’ll explore some differences between protest and rebellion!

We’ll look at how we build healthy collective power and solidarity action networks – building relationships,  organizing, training, and mobilizing people into taking greater risks and showing up in solidarity with people different from themselves.   We must keep creating a culture of care/mutual aid and systems of support and safety.  These are the foundations of the world we are building.

Finally, we will explore personal preparation – physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.  How do we best prepare for uncertain and possibly violent times ahead? In any possible disaster, it’s wise to prepare.  What do you need? Who do you want to be with?  Where will you be?   Learning to heal trauma, past and present, will help us keep our nervous systems healthy and grounded in the face of what might come.

Yes, Trump & company must go!   And we are in a transformative time where cultures of care and belonging are emerging, overcoming and offering an alternative to the current dominant culture of supremacy – white, male, wealthy, and Christian.   We are all a part of this change.   Let’s be bold, courageous, and act with fierce loving care in our resistance.

I hope you can join in as we learn from history, share lessons, and connect for future actions.

 Lisa Fithian is a long time direct action trainer, action strategist, anti-racist organizer and author of Shut It Down, Stories of a Fierce Loving Resistance