Resources compiled by Genesee Valley Indivisible
TAKE ACTION
IndiEducationProject – Attend School Board Meetings; join this project group for ideas, strategies, and mutual support.
Tell the Smithsonian: Reject Demands to Whitewash History
Join a Caring Circle to support Afghan refugees resettling in Rochester, NY
How to contact your representatives
Livingston County Board of Supervisors
5 Calls
Let’s Get Loud – A toolkit to help you amplify your voice on social media by pushing out posts to your elected representatives through your favorite platforms.
Chop Wood, Carry Water – A newsletter combining news of the day with actions we can take to contact our representatives, such as scripts for emailing or calling federal representatives. You can join for free or help support the newsletter for as little as $5/month. Included are other resources as well. (Motto: Breathe – Act – Rest – Repeat)
First Amendment – Know your Rights
ACLU – Protester’s Rights
NYCLU – Your Rights to Protesting in NY State
Suggested news sources
The Associated Press:
The Guardian
NBC News
Slate Magazine
ProPublica
Substack
Letters from an American – Heather Cox Richardson is a professor of American history.
The Contrarian – Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen
Civil Discourse – Joyce Vance
Paul Krugman – Paul Krugman is a professor at CUNY Grad Center, Nobel laureate and former columnist, NY Times
The Bulwark – William Kristol, Sarah Longwell, and others
Public Notice – Aaron Rupar
Behind the Headlines – Andrew Weismann
Thinking About – Timothy Snyder
Robert Reich – Robert Reich is a former Secretary of Labor, Presidential advisor, and professor at UC Berkeley
Talking Feds – Harry Litman
DCReport
The Borowitz Report (Satire) – Andy Borowitz
Podcasts
On the Media
Amicus
What Next
Criminal
This is Love
The Weekly Show
Other web sites
404 Media is a journalist-founded digital media company exploring the ways technology is shaping–and is shaped by–our world.
Brian Tyler Cohen – Progressive political commentator and podcast host. His Youtube videos are excellent and appeal to younger citizens, too.
Books
On Tyranny and On Freedom – Timothy Snyder
Democracy Awakening – Heather Cox Richardson
Autocracy, Inc. – Anne Applebaum
Abundance – Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson
Giving Up Is Unforgiveable – Joyce Vance (publication date ~ Fall 2025)
Resources for U.S. Constitution Education
Free digital copy of the U.S. Constitution – provided by the National Constitution Center.
Free printed copy of the U.S. Constitution – provided by Hillsdale College.
Free printed copy of the U.S. Constitution – provided by the Ashbrook Center.
Free course on the U.S. Constitution – provided by the Center for Civic Education.
Free course on the U.S. Constitution – provided by the National Constitution Center.
Course on “American constitutional democracy” – provided by Harvard University (free to audit, $149 for a verified certificate).
Conservative Viewpoints
Wall Street Journal
Manhattan Institute – The Manhattan Institute is a community of scholars, journalists, activists, and civic leaders dedicated to advancing opportunity, individual liberty, and the rule of law in America and its great cities.