Resistance is Everywhere
Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.
Resistance is standing up for your rights
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15 Illinoisans file claims against feds for alleged Operation Midway Blitz misconduct
A year after Midway Blitz launched in Chicago, Muñoz has joined a group of 15 Illinois residents filing claims against the federal government over agents’ alleged misconduct during the massive sweeps through the city and suburbs last year…
Resistance is protests
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Pro-democracy protest photos
Pro-democracy protesters showed up recently all over the country: Olathe, KS; LaVerne, CA; Pittsfield, MA; Anchorage, AK; Williston, VT; Lebanon, NH; Baltimore, MD; Hartford, CT; Cranston, RI; Vancouver, WA; Englewood, FL; Hardwick, VT;…
Resistance is helping each other
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The Ohio art teacher leading the Catholic response to the Haitian immigrant crisis
Ms. Rollins has received clear instructions for when ICE shows up. “Resist as passively and lovingly as we can,” Mr. Berry, the St. Vincent de Paul national director, says. “We have to obey the law. That’s a requirement of Catholic social…
Resistance is in Germany
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Germany sets out plan to phase out fossil fuels by 2045
Europe's largest economy is now the third country to have provided a solid plan for the phaseout — to which nearly 200 countries committed at the 2023 COP28 climate conference in Dubai — following France and the Netherlands.
Resistance is states taking action
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Major US offshore wind farm installs its last turbine
Another offshore wind project just wrapped up turbine construction in the U.S., despite the Trump administration issuing not one but two stop-work orders against the installation.
Resistance is helping each other
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U.S. Catholics, from bishops to lay advocates, scramble to help Haitian community as ICE prepares for deportations
The full impact of the loss of as many as 200,000 members of the U.S. workforce is only now becoming apparent. Ms. Dieudonne pointed out that Haitian immigrants have a strong role in America’s health care and IT industries; they have been…
Resistance is musicians
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Macklemore Announces 'Free Palestine' Tour After Ed Sheeran Drama
“If these last couple of weeks have shown us anything, it’s that something has shifted over the last three years,” Macklemore wrote in a statement on Instgaram while announcing the tour. “There has been a collective awakening around…
About this site
"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." — Edith Wharton
There are so many people who are doing so much to make things better in our country and our world.
You can make things better too.
I'm building this site to highlight the things I want to share with my friends about all the good things people are doing - and some of the things we can do to make things better for ourselves, our families and friends, and our neighbors.
On every block in every town, people are taking time to protect their parks, support their schools, and build their communities in thousands of ways.
You can help. Light a candle. Spread the light.
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