🧰 Get Involved with the Quick Action Toolkit for Resistance
Your one-stop center for informed, sustainable, and principled resistance.
🧭 START HERE: The Spirit of Resistance
At Do What MATAs, resistance isn’t about rage — it’s about responsibility. We believe in standing firm without losing our minds, our health, or our humanity.
“Civil disobedience is not the refusal of duty. It is the deeper duty — to truth, to justice, to future generations.”
— Walden Wright, “Do What MATAs”
🗽 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
You don’t have to be a lawyer to know when your rights are being trampled. Start here to get involved:
📚 ACLU Know Your Rights Series – aclu.org/know-your-rights
📝 Brennan Center: Rights at Protests – brennancenter.org
Liberty Lane’s Porch Talk – Don’t You Dare Call This Patriotism
“If you don’t know your rights, somebody else is counting on that.”
— Liberty Lane
🔥 CUT THROUGH THE B.S.
Can’t tell what’s real anymore? That’s the point. Misinformation thrives on confusion — don’t feed it. Get involved.
🔍 Quin’s Data Resistance Blog – The Data Deception
🧠 Media Bias Chart – adfontesmedia.com
🧵 Propaganda Patterns (Visual Guide) – Information is Beautiful
🎯 “Ask better questions. Follow the money. Don’t click on rage bait. Get involved!”
— Q Ball (Quin Halliwell)
🧱 STAND TOGETHER, STAY GROUNDED
Civil resistance works best when it’s collective, strategic, and grounded in values.
🛡️ Hold the Line: A Veteran’s Guide to Civic Duty – Coming Soon from Colonel Ezra Stone (Ret.)
📣 How to Organize Without Burning Out – Beautiful Trouble
🧩 Joe Bob’s Bullshit-O-Meter – The Working Class Got Screwed (Again)
👊 “Don’t fight fire with fire. Fight it with facts, grit, and a damn good crew.”
— Joe Bob Justice
✊ ACTION STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TODAY
✅ Call or write your reps – Use 5Calls.org or Common Cause
✅ Register & verify your vote – nass.org/Can-I-Vote
✅ Support local journalism – Subscribe or donate to truth-telling outlets
✅ Print your protest rights card – ACLU Printable Rights Card
✅ Join or host a community teach-in – Use our weekly blog posts as starter topics
🌱 RESIST WITHOUT BURNING OUT
Fighting for justice is a marathon, not a sprint. Get involved, don’t burn out. We need you to stay strong.
🧘♀️ A Dude’s Guide to Sustainable Resistance – Coming May 2025
🌼 10 Ways to Ground Yourself When the News Is Overwhelming
🌿 Free Meditation App – Insight Timer
💡 Create a Resistance Circle – Use our MATA Weekly Roundtable for real-life discussion prompts
“If you don’t rest, the system wins.”
— A Dude
📚 RECOMMENDED READING & TOOLS
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📘 On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
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📕 Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit
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📗 Rules for Revolutionaries by Becky Bond & Zack Exley
💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Every Friday, Walden Wright closes the week with thoughtful reflections.
Every Monday, Joe Bob lights a fire under the seat of power.
Every Tuesday, Quin exposes the data lies.
Every Wednesday, Liberty Lane brings the spirit of porch wisdom.
📌 Bookmark our blog: https://dowhatmatas.org/debate-patriotism/
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💡 FINAL WORD
“The question is not whether we will resist — but how we resist with our heads held high.”
— Walden Wright
Why does this MATAs so much? Because democracy doesn’t just break — it’s abandoned, piece by piece, when good people grow tired or silent. The power you hold isn’t in yelling louder — it’s in choosing to show up, think clearly, and act with integrity. This toolkit isn’t just about resisting what’s wrong — it’s about rebuilding what’s right. So take a deep breath, find your footing, and join us in the long work of making America think again.
Let this page be your launchpad, your reset button, and your reminder: You are not alone. You are not powerless. And you MATAs.