What happens when you combine nude bicyclists, dancing frogs, and 7 million patriots saying "hell no"? Joyous resistance. Though MAGA would prefer we forget it, protest is as American as apple pie - from the Boston Tea Party to the summer of 2020. This week, Marcus and Nora are joined by Nadine Bloch - activist artist, puppetista, movement facilitator, and nonviolent organizer - to debrief No Kings 2.0 and talk about what's next. As authoritarian 'creep' becomes authoritarian creeps at warp speed, how can communities mobilize sustained, creative, and even joyous nonviolence resistance? Bloch walks us through noncooperation strategies, offering equal parts pragmatic hope and realistic appraisals of the fight we're up against. It's a call for all of us to dig deep, get organized, and, as Bloch puts it, "make revolution irresistible." Just try to walk away uninspired! 

Mentioned in the episode: 

Freedom Trainers | Seattle strike 1919 | Flint Michigan strike 1937 | Montgomery Bus Boycott | Washington Spirit 'Free DC' chant | jury ullification | malicious compliance | Japan's new prime minister | Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution | Marcus' latest stranger column| ICE spending on weapons | Year of Yes | Paul Ingrassia | No Kings was the largest mass protest in US history | Colleges rejecting Trump's Faustian Bargain

More of Nadine's work:

Beautiful Rising: Creative Resistance from the Global South | We Are Many, Reflections on Movement Strategy from Occupation to Liberation | From Airtable to Zoom: An A-to-Z Guide to Digital Tech and Activism | Education & Training in Nonviolent Resistance | SNAP: An Action Guide to Synergizing Nonviolent Action and Peacebuilding | WagingNonviolence | Endpoliticalviolence.org 

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