Pushback Resource Guide
I will be back tomorrow with what will likely be a very long catch-up post for all the stuff that happened this weekend. Tonight, something a little different.
One astute reader (thank you!) suggested that we put together a list of the organizations that are doing the work that is often described in the news articles and event announcements that we include in the newsletter. I will continue to update this list as often as I can and will cite it in each post so you can find it again later. For now, it's a work in progress.
Media and Messaging
Crooked Media: hosts podcasts, including Pod Save America and Strict Scrutiny, on a range of liberal/left political issues.
Media Matters: Non-profit that studies right-wing media trends.
Meidas Touch News and YouTube Channel
ProPublica: Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest
Just Security: Law and policy journal focusing on justice, democracy, and human rights
Direct Action/Community Organizing
Action Network: Platform for Community Organizing
Advocates for Trans Equality: Fight for civil liberties for transgender folks
American Constitution Society: Organization for leftist lawyers to act as a counterweight to the Federalist Society.
The Big List of Protests: It is what it sounds like it is.
Campaign Planning: How to Get Started
50501: Movement to organize protests in every state.
Fighting Back: A Citizen's Guide to Resistance
The General Strike: Movement to get more than 10 million people to commit to a general strike.
Indivisible: Political Organizing organization that leads direct and legislative actions
Jewish Voices for Peace: Jewish organization that advocates for peace and solidarity with Palestine
Mobilize: Find volunteer activities and events.
National Lawyers Guild Know Your Rights
Save the Post Office Coalition
Tesla Takedown: Affiliated organizers leading campaign against Tesla/Musk
Third Act: Americans over sixty fighting climate change
Litigation
American Civil Liberties Union: Litigating many civil rights and civil liberties suits against the Trump administration.
Government Accountability Project: Provides protection to government whistleblowers.
CASA: Immigrant rights organization maintaining the ICE Raid hotline and representing plaintiffs in birthright citizenship litigation.
Centro de Trabajadoros Unidos: United Workers Center in Chicago suing to prevent the release of information on undocumented workers to the Department of Homeland Security.
Earthjustice: Public interest environmental litigation.
PFLAG (LBGTQ+): Litigates LGBTQ+ issues; also have a community organizing component.
Public Citizen: Consumer advocacy group that litigates issues of public interest.
Elections
Services
Protesters, Here’s How To Set Up a Cheap Burner Phone
Legislation
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence: In addition to gun violence prevention litigation, the Law Center drafts gun safety and violence prevention legislation.
State Innovation Exchange: Work with state legislators to pass progressive legislation.
