For Part 1 see: https://dorseteye.com/act-of-resistance-part-1/
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So much is wrong with our world.
Everyone knows it.
But it’s almost impossible to make a difference.
Everyone knows that.
And yet… we can make a difference.
It’s a numbers games.
We just need to add ourselves to the numbers.
Here’s how.
(…the list continues….)
#19 acts of resistance #19
campaign for freedom, transparency and human rights
we are all equal; we all deserve equal consideration and opportunity – only psychopaths think otherwise
#20 acts of resistance #20
tell people about a better world
why should billionaires & the state owners of the media define what is possible?
#21 small ACTS of resistance #21
buy less, buy local or don’t buy at all…
reducing consumption is a revolutionary act… and it’s the best thing any of us can do to limit climate change
#22 acts of resistance #22
if you can spare any cash after taking care of yourself and your loved ones redirect it toward activism
we’ve got to help those who’re helping us; the establishment have the dosh – we’ve got crowd funding!
#23 acts of resistance #23
become vegan or as close to vegan as you can manage
animal farming isn’t only immoral and cruel… it’s killing our plane
#24 acts of resistance #24
grow some of your own food
do what you can, no matter how little, to take control of what you eat and how it’s grown
#25 acts of resistance #25
plant a tree
guerrilla planting; roadside planting; garden planting…. why wait for the state to act
#26 acts of resistance #26
travel less
travelling has become an act of consumption; staying local has become an act of rebellion
#27 acts of resistance #27
work from home if you can
save money, protect the planet, stay safe
#28 acts of resistance #28
don’t burn stuff; don’t use transport that burns stuff
gas, petrol, wood, coal and bio-fuels all generate greenhouse gases; and hydrogen’s not yet a green alternative (its production generates CO2)
#29 acts of resistance #29
love and protect ALL animals – on the ground, in the air, in the oceans
psychopathy isn’t just about the way we treat humans, it’s about the way some humans treat all living creatures.…
#30 acts of resistance #30
assert a powerful, simple ethics
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- care those around you
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- care for all humanity
care for and protect the biological world
simplicity = strength
#31 acts of resistance #31
help someone, even in a small way – make it a daily gift to yourself and others
empathy is the powerhouse of decency, compassion and ethical change….
#32 acts of resistance #32
speak to your neighbours, speak to strangers
loneliness and division are a weapon against us; we have so much in common, so much we share
#33 acts of resistance #33
try to give something away each day: a little of your time or food or possessions…
in a society infected by an attitude of ‘Take-Don’t-Give’, generosity and kindness are acts of resistance
#34 acts of resistance #34
be hopeful
hope inspires and empowers – it’s an act of resistance
https://lukeandreski.wordpress.com/2020/01/29/a-short-conversation-about-reasons-for-hope/
#35 acts of resistance #35
be kind
kindness is an enemy of power-hunger, selfishness and greed; it’s the currency we need to create a decent world
#36 acts of resistance #36
ACT NOW
armchair activism is not enough: protest; disrupt; galvanise; organise; communicate; challenge; support; donate; change what you do; add yourself to the numbers; ACT
our society and world are screwed if you don’t
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The complete list of Acts of Resistance can also be found on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/EthicalRenewal/status/1594411810148564994?s=20&t=VHHyovKCQXHHNRBsDHp-yQ
With thanks to Edward Kimmel from Takoma Park, MD, CC BY-SA 2.0 for lightly edited photo of the resist flag <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Luke Andreski
Luke Andreski is author of Intelligent Ethics (2019), Ethical Intelligence (2019), Short Conversations: During the Plague (2020) and Short Conversations: During the Storm (2021).
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