Paint slogans on rocks to leave in public places
Resistance Rocks - based on the Love Rocks (memorial for loved ones) spread message of hope and call to action. Theme & Phrase Ideas
Chalk the Walk, pick a phrase to write on the sidewalk or driveway
Make a sign to hang in house window
Wear clothing with protest messages (Etsy great source or make your own)
Wear a protest button or bracelet.
Have a toy protest at home; create small signs to add to toys and have a pretend protest march, rally or sit-in in your home.
Write a letter to a government representative or local official about an issue
Read together as a family
Protest facts for kids - article could be read aloud as family: https://kids.kiddle.co/Protest
Read kids books about activism.
Titles from Schlow Centre Region Library - or see embedded list below.
Take kid with you to vote, or have them sit with you when you complete a mail-in ballot
If you choose to boycott a product or company, involve child in that decision and family implementation.
Cut out letters to make signs, or color in outline letters for signs
Go with parents to get supplies for protests
Help at a protest - hand out water bottles or snacks to protesters
Taking kids to a protest; good article at Raising Antiracist Kids
Watch the live stream of a protest
Drive by a protest and honk car horn in support, wave, thumbs up
This website created to provide citizens resources to help tend to our democracy and keep it healthy. Many of the events & organizations will be for Centre County, PA, but the "Get Involved" and the "Time to Learn" sections are helpful everywhere.
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