Instructions

1. Turn off your cell phone.
2. Person A speaks/tells/shares a story for 3-4 minutes.
3. Person B summarizes.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each person present. Rotate who shares and who summarizes.
5. A week later, if you can, revisit the conversations you had with the same people.

Instructions

1. Choose a banned book that speaks to a contemporary social issue.
2. Find a group of people to read the book together.

Discuss

• the content of the book
• why the book was banned
• how the book can inspire or inform your activism

Consider

Asking each person to pass their copy on to someone new.

Instructions

1. Get a pen and paper.
2. Identify the commitment you want to make.
3. Write it down (i.e. "join the movement,", "go back to school").
4. List the pros and cons of making the commitment.
5. Examine your lists. The answer may be clearer than you thought.

Consider

If the pros and cons are equal, flip a coin to decide.

Instructions

1. Pick a topic to learn more about. It may be familiar to you or totally new.
2. Explore mainstream media and personal accounts. Pay attention to vulnerable communities. Dig into the issue’s history.
3. Write out your perspective on the issue. Be careful to distinguish between fact and opinion.
4. Share your account.

Instructions

1. Get a pebble.
2. Name your pebble. This could be a cause, an issue, or a change you want to see in the world.
3. Announce your intention to the pebble.
4. Toss it into a body of water.
5. Watch the ripples expand into ever increasing circles.
6. Move from the metaphorical to the literal. Find a way to start making real ripples for change.

Instructions

1. Pick a problem that you have.
2. Ask yourself: is this a big problem or is this a small problem?
3. If it's a big problem, take a deep breath and seek support.
4. If it's a small problem, take a deep breath and let it go.
5. Work to change your headspace.

Consider

Letting go may be an ongoing process.

Instructions

1. Identify a movement that you are passionate about.
2. Discover what will help fuel the movement (i.e. money, food, labor, space, etc).
3. Consider what you can contribute.
4. Start contributing to forward the movement!

Warning

Don't burn yourself out.