How you can protect democracy
THe Democracy Playbook
These concrete actions are a tangible way to push back against abuses of power and create something better.
Explore Actions
Why Your Actions Matter
Prepare for the primary elections (opens a new window)
Prepare for a local budget meeting (opens a new window)
Celebrate Earth Day (opens a new window)
Help people register to vote (opens a new window)
Engage your faith community (opens a new window)
No snatching the power of the purse! (opens a new window)
Protect your neighbors and advocate for building access policies (opens a new window)
Take action as a business to defend local stability (opens a new window)
Influence pillars of support (opens a new window)
Celebrate National Art Day (opens a new window)
Take quiet but powerful action at home (opens a new window)
Dialogue with people who don’t agree with you (opens a new window)
Go to a local community meeting (opens a new window)
Keep the momentum going (after No Kings) (opens a new window)
Learn how to assemble safely and effectively (opens a new window)
Dive deep on the authoritarian threat (opens a new window)
Refresh your knowledge on how American democracy is supposed to work (opens a new window)
Learn about threats to the 2026 midterm elections (opens a new window)
Help your network vote (opens a new window)
Help someone run for office, or run for office yourself (opens a new window)
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Can I Make a Difference?
Protecting democracy starts with you
We are not helpless. Start with what is closest to you and let your actions ripple outward.
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Learn. Start with what you can control.
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Build Community. Extend to the people you influence.
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Engage in Political Action. Support the institutions we all rely on.
What Actions Make Possible
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Defending Maine communities from federal surveillance and intimidation
- Stopping the Consolidation of Power
- Litigation
- Case Documents
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Constitutional gatekeepers: The history and role of grand juries
- Stopping the Consolidation of Power
- Research & Analysis
- Reports
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Challenging the federal use of chemical weapons against Portland residents
- Stopping the Consolidation of Power
- Litigation
- Case Documents
