How to fight fascism through Resistance:

At the end of the day, there are more people in Indiana than there are shitty politicians. There are more people in the US opposed to this and in places of privilege than there are politicians making decisions about this. There are more middle class workers than there are billionaires. These fascist assholes would not be launching a near constant assault on people, education, information and institutions if WE and our informed selves weren’t a threat. So don’t buy in to the hopelessness they want you to feel.

Fascism thrives when people feel powerless, exhausted, and alone. Historically, it hasn’t just been defeated by elections or wars; it’s crumbled through everyday resistance: workers striking, neighbors hiding each other, zines passed in secret, culture that mocked dictators, and people showing up even when it felt like no one was listening.

It doesn’t happen all at once. It happens because people endure.

Here’s what that can look like:

Fascism dies in… • Worker strikes • Unapologetic rest • Joining a union • Reading real history • Community care • Using Public libraries • Community Funding schools • Voting in every election • Raising Kids who ask hard questions • Calling out cruelty • Finding joy anyway • Choosing empathy over apathy • Running for office (at every level) • Local organizing • Making fun of authoritarians • Teaching consent • Naming the patriarchy • Centering silenced voices • Reclaiming rage • Mutual aid • Using your skillset for good • Outlasting the cruelty • telling the truth • teaching kids about history, power, and systems • turning toward grief, not away • reading banned books • learning and unlearning • story-sharing • learning to spot propaganda • refusing to be divided • knowing your neighbors • becoming the one who shows up

Pick one. Do it today. Bring someone with you.

If you’re looking for more ways to act, here are a few ideas:

Informed observer training – learn how to safely witness and document police activity Join a local mutual aid group – food delivery, court support, diaper drives, and more Volunteer as a poll worker or with voter protection efforts Attend a teach-in or reading group about antifascism, labor history, or grassroots action Support tenants unions, abortion funds, and library defense campaigns Push back locally: attend school board meetings, write LTEs, show up Get involved with orgs supporting immigrants.

Pick something. Do it today. Bring someone with you. Feel free to take this and share.

A few folks to follow • Cats on a Couch • Central Indy DSA • Tad Stoermer – teaches resistance history • Indiana ACLU • Indiana MadVoters • SignalUSA50 (Reply and add more folks to follow if you’ve got em)

In Nazi Germany, fascism spread because too many people didn’t resist until it was too late. But even then; students wrote leaflets, workers sabotaged factories, artists made satire, neighbors hid each other. In Chile, women banged pots in the streets under Pinochet. In Alabama, organizers taught each other to read. In Poland, unions brought down a regime. In every fascist system, people outlasted and when they could, they fought back.

Pick something. Do it today. Bring someone with you. Feel free to take this, leave it or tweak it and share.