Resistance Is Alive And Well In The United States

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Dec 30, 2025, 8:53 PM

resistance is alive and well in the united states

How do these suggestions, economic boycotts and work stoppages, fit into the “3.5% Rule”? Are they all part of the same fabric? This article suggests less street-based protests and more of the other two forms of resistance. But I thought the protests were critical to regime change. Amazing piece, this publication is giving me hope! Power to the people!

With this being said, counting the number of protests and without information about the size might result in a misleading picture. 1000 protests of 100 people each show higher up on the graph than 1 protest of 500,000 people. Size of the protest affects visibility and I am not aware of any big protest (>100,000 people) that has occurred or is in the works this time around. We need big, visible protests such as a march for democracy, a march for science, a march for humanity to name just a few. Thank you so much for your article and timing of its delivery. As a 64 yo male, I have been very concerned about the fate of our democracy since Trump 2.0 took office.

And yesterday, I became “activated”. Yesterday, I attended my first townhall meeting with my representative (M) (for maga) Warren Davidson of the Ohio’s 8th district. Apparently, heeding advice of his party, he cancelled the meeting, leaving a small group of angry constituents to meet and discuss ways of aggressively pushing back and removing from office what we view as... Your article, recommended by Parkrosepermaculture onYT is just what I was looking for to start this groundswell of actiivism in my community. The democrats are in disarray and we have to take on the task of battering the republicans ourselves and claw back our democracy before it is too late. Keep the articles and advice coming and please point me to any other information, groups, etc that may be helpful.

Thanks! I found this fascinating--tied together various avenues of discussion over the last two+ months. Enjoy. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/28/protest-research-trump-musk ------- A protester confronts a counter-protester as a large crowd gathers outside the courthouse in Prescott, Ariz., April 5, 2025, to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.

Opponents of Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across the U.S. to protest the administration’s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues. (OSV News/Bob Roller) Send your thoughts to Letters to the Editor. Learn more In this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear hosts Maria Stephan, a teacher, advocate and organizer who has dedicated her life to the proposition that ordinary people, when organized and inspired,...

"On the one hand, we have more regimes taking away rights and abusing power, but on the other, there's an explosion of nonviolent campaigns and mass mobilizations of ordinary people around the world," Stephan... Stephan is co-author, with Erica Chenoweth, of Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict, which documents how nonviolent resistance campaigns over the last century have been twice as effective as armed... Protests of Trump may not look like the mass marches of 2017, but research shows they are far more numerous and frequent — while also shifting to more powerful forms of resistance. by Erica Chenoweth, Jeremy Pressman, and Soha Hammam March 19, 2025 The following article, “Resistance Is Alive and Well in the United States” appeared originally in Waging Nonviolence on March 19, 2025. It is reposted here under Creative Commons license CC BY 4.0 International.

This posting is part of our series “What Now? Strategies for Defeating Fascism” which reports on what folks around the country are doing to fight against the ongoing dismantling of our government and the subversion of democracy and the rule of law. Read previous “What Now?” columns here. “Where is the resistance?” is a common refrain. Our research affirms that resistance is alive and well. Many underestimate resistance to the current Republican administration because they view resistance through a narrow lens.

The 2017 Women’s March in particular — immediate in its response, massive in its scope and size — may inform collective imaginations about what the beginning of a resistance movement should look like during... COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, USA — On a bitter January afternoon, hundreds of citizens crowded into a community room in this college town, their winter coats piled in corners, their breath still visible from the cold. They had come to weave their resistance to an administration about to take power in Washington – though inside, the atmosphere was anything but chilly. “I took a drive into the woods looking for a piece of property where I could hide in a blue state,” former teacher and activist Jess Piper told the assembled crowd, describing her reaction... “But I drove back home to Missouri because this is what we have to do. We have to fight.

We have to stay where we are.” The scene was notable not just for its location – a progressive gathering in a conservative state – but for how it illuminated the intersecting crises facing America. Over several hours, speakers addressed issues ranging from housing inequality to healthcare access, from immigrant rights to international conflicts, crafting a portrait of a nation grappling with fundamental questions about democracy and human rights. Para leer esta historia en Español haz click AQUÍ To read the entire transcript of the rally, click HERE. To see the full video by @MizzouYDSA, click HERE.

This article Resistance is alive and well in the United States was originally published by Waging Nonviolence. “Where is the resistance?” is a common refrain. Our research affirms that resistance is alive and well. Many underestimate resistance to the current Republican administration because they view resistance through a narrow lens. The 2017 Women’s March in particular — immediate in its response, massive in its scope and size — may inform collective imaginations about what the beginning of a resistance movement should look like during... In fact, our research shows that street protests today are far more numerous and frequent than skeptics might suggest.

Although it is true that the reconfigured Peoples’ March of 2025 — held on Jan. 18 — saw lower turnout than the 2017 Women’s March, that date also saw the most protests in a single day for over a year. And since Jan. 22, we’ve seen more than twice as many street protests than took place during the same period eight years ago. In February 2025 alone, we have already tallied over 2,085 protests, which included major protests in support of federal workers, LGBTQ rights, immigrant rights, Palestinian self-determination, Ukraine, and demonstrations against Tesla and Trump’s agenda... This is compared with 937 protests in the United States in February 2017, which included major protests against the so-called Muslim ban along with other pro-immigrant and pro-choice protests.

Coordinated days of protest such as March Fourth for Democracy (March 4), Stand Up for Science (March 7), rallies in recognition of International Women’s Day (March 8), and protests demanding the release of Palestinian... These are all occurring in the background of a tidal wave of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s early moves.

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