How To Move From Despair To Action
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Wow, the world is A LOT right now. Joan Baez famously said, “Action is the antidote to despair,” yet the space in between—that moment between despair and action—can sometimes feel so big. Christine and Asha talk about the importance of being quiet amidst hard times, and how to take really small steps to move from a space of despair to one of action.
Resources mentioned in this episode
- Minimalist Parenting (our book)
- Parent Hacks (Asha’s book)
- Doing OK’ish shirt (designed by Christine)
- Asha’s video series Vote+1 + companion podcast!
- Christine’s favorite easy win actions: donations (Swing Left has an awesome Super States page where they layout options to call, write letters, or donate), Resistbot (activism via text), Postcards to Voters (postcard writing)
- Some of Christine’s favorite legit sources to amplify: Feed Our Democracy, News + Guts, Asha’s Vote+1 series, Gabrielle Blair on Twitter and Instagram, Crooked Media
- Some of Asha’s favorite legit sources to amplify: When We All Vote, Swing Left, Vote Save America, Ace the Election
- Vote Forward: Asha’s favorite voter letter writing website
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