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A collection of resources to strengthen our community and build the skills we need for strategic noncooperation and effective nonviolent resistance.
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The People’s Election Playbook
A playbook with 6 steps of election defense, from activating the vote to preparing for economic noncooperation if election results aren’t honored. By Freedom Trainers.
Act Free to Be Free: A State and Local Pro-Democracy Framework
This document outlines a strategic framework for civil society to defend democracy and counter election sabotage efforts by coordinated, multi-sector actions ahead of the 2026 elections. By Freedom Trainers.
Sanctuary Congregations and Harboring FAQ
An FAQ to help faith groups understand criminal laws and potential legal risks related to public declaration of "Sanctuary", Harboring, and Transporting. By the ACLU.
What To Do If ICE Comes to Your Workplace
Practical advice to prepare for and respond toimmigration-related actions in the workplace, including I-9 audits, raids, and targeted deportation actions. By National Immigration Law Center.
How to Build a General Strike
Learn from Minnesota organizers, international experts on authoritarian regimes, and people preparing nationally about how to build power and prepare for a general strike. By May Day Strong.
ICE Free Zone Toolkit For your Neighborhood
Tools for organizing with your neighbors: a guide to canvassing and talking to neighbors, non-cooperation pledge templates, Know Your Rights flyers, and posters and graphics. By Great For All CID.
Guía Básica de Acción Directa No Violenta
Explica cómo la acción directa no violenta puede detener injusticias sociales o políticas, defender derechos, aumentar la voz comunitaria y promover valores como la solidaridad e inclusión, ofreciendo métodos pacíficos para el cambio social. Por The Ruckus Society.
NonCooperation Library
Training materials on how to use strategic non-cooperation to undermine the regime's "pillars of support." By Freedom Trainers.
We Will Defend and Resist: Toolkit For Organizers and Advocates on Workplace and Audits
Resources and guidance for labor and community organizers, advocates, and law practitioners on how to prepare for, resist, and respond to a workplace immigration raid or audit. By AFL-CIO.
How We Dealt With Border Patrol
Learnings and how-to's on crucial elements of rapid response, including running ICE Watch and similar trainings, and planning patrol shifts and zones. By Siembra NC.
When Autocratization Is Reversed
Academic paper analyzing autocratic "U-turns" since 1900, where autocratic backsliding has been reversed and democracy restored or strengthened. By Marina Nord, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and others.
Global Nonviolent Action Database
Scholar Gene Sharpe's 198 methods of nonviolent actions, with specific historical examples for each one. By Swarthmore College.