Show Notes
Today on the Banner & Backbone Media Anti Fascist Book Club, our panel — Nick Paro, Kristofer Goldsmith, Evan Fields, and Stephanie G Wilson, PhD — dive into the final 3 chapters of Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny.
Before jumping into the main discussion, the team took some time to go over Nick Paro’s latest article where the team goes over the importance of doing our own, good journalism to bring easily digestible information to everyday citizens.
In the main discussion, the team goes into depth on the importance of:
Being calm (and well informed) in the event of a terrorist event — as Snyder describes, fascism takes hold and advantage of managed terror events.
Being a patriot — acknowledging that the work and efforts you are doing are patriotic because you are actively taking part in and being for democracy.
Being courageous and willing to put yourself in spaces you have previously been afraid to fill — now is the time to make small acts of creativity and community building a habit — get comfortable being uncomfortable because you’ll be living in that state for a while.
What comes Next?
Next week, 12/12 at 12:30pm ET, the team begins their discussion into Ruth Ben-Ghiat’s Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present.
Sneak Peek
Awesome surprise at the end from Kristofer Goldsmith as he announces, secret to you 🤫, a new addition to the Veterans Fighting Fascism webpage… Kristofer Goldsmith and Nick Paro have been busy working on new books for the reading list, now there is an entire playbook and learning series from Kris is now out — How to be Antifa.
Thank you Beth Cruz, Cris Northern, Jeanne Elbe, Sunny, Millicent, and many others for tuning into my live video with Stephanie G Wilson, PhD, Evan Fields, Kristofer Goldsmith, and Nick Paro! Join me for my next live video in the app.
Where to find resources
How to Access the material
We encourage you to read along with us, with get a copy of your own — we recommend these resources:
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Learn More about starting your own in-person AFBC
Actions You Can Take
Call your public servants on important issues:
Join the efforts to unmask law enforcement and feed America:
Sign the Move-On Petitions:
Investigate Presidential Use of the Autopen for Pardons and Executive Actions
A Petition to End the Shutdown and Restore Representation: Remove Speaker Johnson
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