• Xella@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Didn’t even know this was happening… I would have gone if I knew. How does one even get information on protests? They seem to be heavily suppressed.

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      7 days ago

      I just googled it after the last one. Honestly though, I saw a lot less coverage on this one. I’m surprised that it was bigger.

    • frog_brawler@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      As shitty as they are, you probably need an Instagram profile. Then you “like” the anti-maga posts. My feed was pretty much full of No Kings stuff. I knew about the protests for a few months.

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      7 days ago

      You need to change your media diet. Here are a few recommendations:

      • If you’re into news sites, then add a few that have a little more “independent” coverage: E.g., The Guardian.
      • If you’re into social media, then you need to go out of your way to subscribe to local resistance groups and/or individuals that cover local protests.
      • If you’re interested, get involved with your local resistance groups! Do a search for “Indivisible” + [name of your city] as a place to start. This could mean going to meetings or it could be as easy as keeping up with a Signal thread.
      • Find sites that cover local protests. Example: Mobilize. This is also a good way to find local resistance groups; look for protests and then look for the groups that are organizing them.

      The bottom line is that you’re going to have to do a tiny bit of work to get plugged in to the resistance. Once you do, the protests and actions you care about will show up on your radar.

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      7 days ago

      We seriously need a countrywide and also even individual online real-time communities for states and cities focused on getting things done together.

      Especially to inform each other on when these events are

      I know many people who would have gone including myself.

      Keep getting more people active, and most importantly connected with each other in-person and online. We all got this!! First we need to better connect!

      Edit: Stoat, and Matrix are ideal for the platforms to build up these online 3rd spaces