Resources to Save our Democracy

This resource list comes from the inspiring May 31, 2026 national zoom session with Maria J. Stephan.  Go here to see the video recording.

• The Superpowers of Faith Communities in the Pro-Democracy Movement 
• Faithful Fight: Toolkits for countering authoritarianism 

• Nonviolence.info
• Case Studies: how inter-faith actors have upheld democratic freedoms globally

• Sojourners
  • Faith and the Authoritarian Playbook
  • 10 Ways Christians Can Protect Democracy 
  • Trump Defectors Are on the Rise. Do We Welcome Them?
• Waging Nonviolence
  • The 6 superpowers that faith communities bring to nonviolent struggle
• America Magazine
  • U.S. Catholics are facing an authoritarian threat. The church has been here before

• HOPE: online training course on making political violence backfire 
• Freedom Trainers: training opportunities
  focused on nonviolent resistance and noncooperation 

• Part 1: How Blowing a Whistle is an Act of Nonviolent Resistance 
• Part 2:  “They Have Agency In This Moment. They Can Walk Away.” - Maria J. Stephan’s Message To ICE Officers

• We Are Ground Control
• Protect the Vote
• Good Trouble Lives On
• Fix-it Fedex
• United Vision for Idaho
• Principles First: Get Involved
• The Horizons Project
• American Friends Service Committee: Love as Action