We worked crazy hard to get out the blue vote. Now we have to protect the results! Trump, Republicans and the Supreme Court will NOT steal our election.We are determined to stop a coup and help build a better America. Here’s everything you need to make a plan-of-action NOW. Get your family and friends involved. Jump in and let’s save our America!
This action platform is organized into 4 sections: ACTIONS, GROUPS, PEOPLE & RESOURCES. If you have suggestions or additions, please share them by using our CONTACT page. And please always follow COVID-19 precautions including wearing a mask, physically distancing, taking action outside and using hand sanitizer often.
ACTIONS
*** Get on TWITTER because mobilization happens there first! ***
BEFORE NOVEMBER 3rd
- Connect with key people and groups on Twitter (especially) & Facebook who are leaders and/or working to stop a coup and protect the valid results of the 2020 election.
- Organize your friends and family to plan for action by: (1) sharing this platform and tagging them and (2) making a plan to safely take action together.
- Contact and pressure your elected officials continuously. Tell them it’s time for radical peaceful action. Here’s what you can say: “Please stand strong against any coup attempt to steal our election. Make sure every vote is counted. We stand ready to march, strike or peacefully act on behalf of American democracy.”
- Text your Governor, 2 U.S. Senators and U.S. Rep all at once. HOW: Text “Resist” to 50409 and follow the prompts. Learn more at Resist.bot
- Call, email or write your U.S. Senators. FIND YOURS SENATORS
- Call, email or write your U.S. Representative. FIND YOURS REP
ON NOVEMBER 3rd AND AFTER
Stay connected with key people and groups on social media and be ready for calls to peaceful direct action including:
- Protest marches
- Work slow-downs
- Strikes
- Bombarding our reps with calls, texts, emails
GROUPS
Join, follow and organize with these groups working to stop a coup and protect the valid results of the 2020 election.
(1) PROTECT THE RESULTS (joint project between Indivisible.org and StandUpAmerica.com)
FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU: ProtectTheResults.com
TWITTER: @ProtectResults
(2) CHOOSE DEMOCRACY
WEBSITE: Sign up at ChooseDemocracy.us
TWITTER: @ChooseDemo
FACEBOOK: ChooseDemocracy
FIND ACTIONS: Take action
TAKE A TRAINING: Trainings (Zoom Workshop: “How to Beat an Election-Related Power Grab” led by George Lakey, Zein Nakhoda and others)
PEOPLE
Follow these people on Twitter (especially) and Facebook to be ready for calls to action.
Activists
- Stacey Abrams (Twitter @StaceyAbrams | Facebook Stacey.Abrams.77)
- Pete Buttigieg (Twitter @PeteButtigieg | PeteButtigieg)
- Rev. William Barber (Twitter @RevDrBarber | Facebook RevDrBarber)
- Amy Siskind (Twitter @Amy_Siskind | Facebook Amy.Siskind)
- David Hogg (Twitter @DavidHogg111), March For Our Lives Founder
- Glennon Doyle (Twitter @GlennonDoyle | Facebook GlennonDoyle)
U.S. Senators & Representatives
- AOC (Twitter @AOC | Facebook OcasioCortez)
- Elizabeth Warren (Twitter @Ewarren | Facebook ElizabethWarren)
- Bernie Sanders (Twitter @BernieSanders | Facebook BernieSanders)
- Katie Porter (Twitter @RepKatiePorter | KatiePorterOC)
- Jamie Raskin (Twitter @Jamie_Raskin | Facebook RepRaskin)
Media
- Robert Reich (Twitter @RBReich | Facebook RBReich)
- Rachel Maddow (Twitter @Maddow | TheRachelMaddowShow)
- Joy Reid (Twitter @JoyAnnReid | JoyReidOfficial)
- Angela Rye (Twitter @Angela_Rye | TheAngelaRye)
- Bakari Sellers (Twitter @Bakari_Sellers | BakariSellers)
- Dan Rather (Twitter @DanRather | Facebook TheDanRather)
Military and Intelligence Officials
- General Michael Hayden (Twitter @GenMhayden), Former CIA and NSA Director
- John Brennan (Twitter @JohnBrennan), Former CIA Director
Voting Rights Lawyers & Legal Analysts
- Marc E. Elias (Twitter @marcEelias) with Democracy Docket (Twitter @DemocracyDocket)
- Laura Coates (Twitter @TheLauraCoates)
- Joyce Alene (Twitter @JoyceWhiteVance)
RESOURCES
Get speed-educated on how to stop a coup and protect the valid results of the 2020 election.
(1) HOLD THE LINE GUIDE: A Guide to Defending Democracy by Hardy Merriman, Ankur Asthana, Marium Navid, Kifah Shah
“Designed to help people from all walks of life take action to ensure that the election is free and fair, and that the results are respected. There is a role for everyone in this effort, and your help is needed.” (Website)
(2) 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO STOP A COUP by Daniel Hunter, September 18, 2020
(3) WE NEED A PLAN TO PREVENT A TRUMP TAKEOVER by Geroge Lakey, August 11, 2020
AND IF WE WIN IN A BLUE LANDSLIDE AND THERE IS NO COUP?
THANK GOODNESS FOR PEOPLE POWER! And then … we have created the start of an infrastructure to begin REBUILDING THE AMERICA WE WANT!