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
Foundations of Protecting Democracy
Why Your Actions Matter
Students: help your campus get ready to vote (opens a new window)
Train to protect voters in your community (opens a new window)
Understand the cost of deportations in your community (opens a new window)
Know the voting rules in your state (opens a new window)
Get informed and ask better questions at the ballot box (opens a new window)
Join the Voting Rights Day of Action (opens a new window)
Nonprofits: engage your community in the 2026 elections (opens a new window)
Get election news you can trust (opens a new window)
Bring your neighbors together (opens a new window)
Understand the election denial landscape (opens a new window)
Become a nonpartisan election observer (opens a new window)
Become a poll worker (opens a new window)
Have a say in how your community spends public money (opens a new window)
Volunteer your legal expertise to defend democracy (opens a new window)
Understand how AI affects our democracy (opens a new window)
Help your community vote safely and freely (opens a new window)
Visit Justice in Motion (opens a new window)
Give back this July 4th (opens a new window)
Start a conversation about what comes next (opens a new window)
Celebrate America’s 250th with Civic Season (opens a new window)
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Foundations of protecting democracy
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Foundations: Democracy and authoritarianism
- Research & Analysis
- Analysis
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Foundations: Organizing
- Building Pro-Democracy Collective Action
- Campaigns & Coalitions
- Research & Analysis
- Analysis
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Foundations: Advocacy
- Building Pro-Democracy Collective Action
- Campaigns & Coalitions
- Research & Analysis
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Foundations: Safety and self-care
- Building Pro-Democracy Collective Action
- Campaigns & Coalitions
- Research & Analysis
- Analysis
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
