Community is necessary for both activism and mutual aid. Building and maintaining it is a radical act! This can take many forms, and we encourage you to come up with your own plans and shenanigans. But since this is an organizer, here are a few structured ideas from Slingshot!
• Have a real conversation with someone of a very different age on your street
☐ I talked about _________________________ with ___________________________
• Fix or prettify some piece of public infrastructure (pothole, trashcan, sign, etc)
☐ I made __________________ better by ___________________________________
• Make and distribute flyers for a cause or event
☐ I distributed flyers for _____________________ at ___________________________
• Get to know someone who works nearby. What’s their family like?
☐ I met _____________________ and should remember ________________________
• Write an article for a local newspaper (or Slingshot!!!)
☐ I submitted an article about ___________________________ to ________________
• Borrow something silly from a neighbor (even better if you don’t know them!)
☐I borrowed ________________________ from _______________________________
• Make a very large batch of food, and offer some to at least two neighbors
☐ I made _________________________ and gave it to _________________________
• Create a provocative piece of art in your neighborhood
☐ I made ______________________________________________________________
• Create a new routine meeting/hobby group (book club? knitting circle? …?)
☐ We meet every ________________________ to _____________________________
• Meet someone at a protest event. Get their contact info, and discuss some future mischief you can make together
☐ I met _________________________ who can be contacted at _________________
• Attend a local government meeting. Choose your own adventure: Introduce yourself to a council member, tell them something you liked about what they said, and make a polite, concrete ask, OR get kicked out for screaming about how fucked up something is!
☐ I got kicked out for / introduced myself to __________________________________
• Make a power map of your town or neighborhood. What corporations, organizations, and elected positions are actively influencing local policy? What local groups, churches, or organizations are getting shit done?
☐ I was surprised to find that _____________________________________________ is _______________________________________________________________________