How to Use Your Federal Taxes to Resist War
A 5-step guide written by the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee to help Americans decide if tax resistance is
Guides
How to Feed Your Community
A helpful guide by Food Not Bombs (FNB) for anyone wanting to feed their neighbors/localized community. If you’ve
The Offline Community Organizing Manual
A practical guide by Shadowbanned Magazine to help you stay connected to your community, share resources, and sustain our movements
Militant Housewives During the Great Depression by Annelise Orleck Study Guide
A study guide to learn about how American housewives and mothers organized themselves during the Great Depression.
A Quick Start Guide for Running for Office in the US
This guide from the non-profit Civitech is a walk through of the basics of a political campaign. You may be
How to: Start a Food Rescue Program
A detailed guide by Boulder Food Rescue (which was inspired by Food Not Bombs) to help you redistribute fresh food
5 Part Strategy for a Living Revolution by George Lakey
Explore a 5-Part Strategic Framework for revolutionary systems change, drawing from nonviolent movements from around the world.
Positive Tipping Points Toolkit
A toolkit to help others facilitate positive change. It helps you understand how change happens, how to help create conditions
Critical Media Literacy Tips for the Digital Age
A collection of media literacy tips and frameworks to help you determine what is true, different types of truth, and what is mis/disinformation in the modern media landscape.
The Ground-Zero Guide for Building Community
A guide to help you start participating in building more intentional and resilient communities.
The Tyranny of Structurelessness Study Guide
A Study Guide based on a fantastic and foundational article by political scientist & feminist organizer Jo Freeman, who outlines the limitations of unstrctured "leaderless" organizations and argues that actively creating structure creates more democratic groups.
How to Use Signal
Two guides to help you get your Signal setup for everyday activism. The first guide is from Surveillance Self-Defense to
How to Volunteer for Jail Support
A great guide by Up Against the Law Legal Collective on how to start doing jail support. If your community
Riot Medicine: Street Medic Guides
A collection of guides, zines, and other printables for non-medical and medical professionals sharing everything you need to know about
How to Start a Community Defense Center
A guide to help you mobilize your neighborhood to better protect each other against harm (ie. authoritarian attacks, state repression)
The Protest Playbook
A practical and tactical guide to help citizens win real change, not just headlines, because we don't have
High-Risk Protest Safety Guide
As the State escalates its efforts all over the country (and the world), protests can quickly become high-risk and dangerous
How to Call Your Reps: A Neurodivergent Friendly Step-by-Step Guide
Calling your representatives is one of the best ways to make your voice heard in a low-lift and consistent way.
Disabled Protester Guide
A great article originally by Disability Law United with tips for how to protest if you are more vulnerable or
The Direct Action Guide
A thorough step-by-step guide on how to organize and carry out your own protest action. Learn what direct action is,
How to Prepare a Press Release for a Protest Action
If you are seeking mainstream media press around your direct action, here's a step-by-step guide from Crimethinc'
Blueprints for Revolution
A practical study guide of Srdja Popovic’s 2015 book "Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego
How to: Strengthen Local Community Connections
Building strong, resilient networks with the people around you is the best way we have to prepare for the difficult
Methods for Winning Over an Opponent
If you're trying to build community, coalition, influence, or just wanna help someone to come around to your
How to: Set Up a Small Lending Library
A step-by-step guide on setting up a small-scale lending library of things –whether it be equipment, kitchen tools, camping gear,
Protest Safety Guide
A protest safety guide that includes downloadable resources to help you get prepared before, during and after a protest.
How to: Make Your Activism More Accessible
A guide compiled with grassroots knowledge for grassroots activists. It was developed as a rapid response to a question raised
The Resistance Guide: How to Sustain Social Movements to Win
An essential handbook informed by past social movements for anyone who wants to understand what makes movements succeed and how
The Progressive Organizing & Campaign Manual
14 detailed how-to guides on cutting-edge approaches that draw on the combined knowledge of over 100 experienced progressive campaigners, organizers
Mutual Aid Study Guide
A study guide of Dean Spade’s 2020 book "Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)
Radical in Progress Study Guides
An educational website by Radical in Progress providing free study guides of must-read social justice literature. These guides are great
The Protester's Smartphone Security Guide
A detailed guide by Privacy Guides for protesters, activists, and journalists that covers how to maximize your device's
How to: Volunteer Remotely During a Climate Disaster
With the rise of climate catastrophe (due to corporate and government negligence), communities around the world will need to leverage
How to: Switch to Better Banks & Credit Cards
Read this comprehensive article by Third Act that's packed with knowledge and resources about how to best align
FIRE Flowchart: Financial Independence for Retiring Early
A downloadable flowchart to help Americans achieve financial independence and/or retire early if they don't know where
How to: Prepare for a Climate Disaster Emergency
A growing collection of resources to help you navigate climate disasters as safely as possible.
How to Build Your Own Care Pod
Learn about pod-mapping, a care framework created by Mia Mingus to help everyday people build dependable networks of care rooted
How to: Start a Community Garden
A comprehensive step-by-step guide for both beginners and experts on how to organize and start your own community garden.
DIY Occupation Guide
A printable educational and instructional guide for student occupation movements. Updated in 2024, it shares techniques and tactics that can
How to: Be a Good Neighbor
As we experience widening wealth gaps and more frequent climate and health disasters, it should be clear that caring for
How to: Start & Maintain a Small Healthy Home Garden
Whether you live in an apartment complex or on acres of land, Green America shares comprehensive guides and tips for
How to: Use Your iPhone or Pixel via Satellite During a Crisis with No Cell Service
Satellite messaging features on iPhones and Pixels can provide a lifeline in times of crisis. Read this great article by
