The following tool kits (organized alphabetically) offer useful resources on strategic nonviolence, resisting authoritarianism, and expanding popular democracy. I don't necessarily agree with everything they write or their overall political orientation, but I share broad agreement with their opposition to anti-democratic political tendencies:
- The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide - verfassungsblog.de/the-authoritarian-regime-survival-guide/
- Beautiful Trouble; organizing resources - beautifultrouble.org/fuel
- Courage Collectives - indivisible.org/campaign/courage-collectives
- Defend and Recruit (immigration defense for NC) - defendandrecruit.org/
- Doxxing Prevention - docs.google.com/document/d/1flvGgb2cjjLMRA71dYruuJRaC_8b3ZDZy3--Ex1OcuY/mobilebasic
- Examples of Mass Noncooperation Tactics - docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1Qe5H9r2B3_39wRs29gaPAtPsokJm0xbH0uvmR6WEUZw/mobilebasic
- First Draft News (a website for disarming misinformation in the media) - firstdraftnews.org/
- Guide to Laws Against Intimidation of Voters and Election Workers - www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/guide-laws-against-intimidation-voters-and-election-workers
- Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns, 2nd Edition - www.nonviolent-conflict.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wri_handbook_2014_inner_AMENDED.compressed1.pdf
- How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint - ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-manage-your-digital-footprint
- How to message against Trump’s deployment of troops on US soil: Domestic Deployment of the Military to American Cities - docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/15esaPUPEdnLIfhROEhQlz9Qb1mVSy26xaFQgMA5Ot08/mobilebasic
- INDIVISIBLE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY ON THE BRINK: Strategies, Tactics, & Tips For How Everyday Americans Can Fight Back Together Wherever We Live - indivisible.org/resource/guide (includes PDFs)
- Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation: A Guide - princetonlibrary.org/guides/misinformation-disinformation-malinformation-a-guide/
- Mutual Aid Toolkit - docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/17c7br7958Xk8lmJDVAes1P5KAS4GgpRevtmjg-AYRFM/mobilebasic#heading=h.g80gzyjc01kk
- The New Left Accelerator Fighting Authoritarianism Toolkit - (Google doc)
- Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States. Office of Strategic Services - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184
- Waging Nonviolence’s guide to protecting and expanding democracy - wagingnonviolence.org/2024/07/democracy-is-a-verb/
- What can I do to fight authoritarianism? (from Choose Democracy) - choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/
Note: This is work in progress. Additional relevant links and resources will be added when I encounter them. If you have suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me (link, below, in the footer).
Last Updated - January 3, 2026