Three small, specific things you can do when authoritarianism is overwhelming your system.

The government has reopened, but the Trump administration is still trying to prevent SNAP benefits from going out to 42 million people. Our friends at @moveon.org have a handy list of things you can do about it.

Today is the day: the disastrous "Big Beautiful Bill" is back in the house, and a few votes could be the difference between protecting families and ripping healthcare away from 300 million Americans. Please call your representative today and urge them to vote "no". www.house.gov/representati...

We’ve had such amazing outpouring of support for our letter writing efforts. Thank you!

Our next letter writing event will be from 6-8 pm on Monday, July 21 at Wandering Leaf Brewing Company in St Paul, MN. Please join us! Details and registration at www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev...

Thanks everyone who visited our table at the Saint Paul No Kings march. MSN has a great photo: www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...

Also, Sen. Warren has a critique of the reconciliation bill at www.instagram.com/p/DKxXDjTx7h2/ . Tell your senators what parts you oppose! - www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

Mark your calendar for SLTC's letter-writing event on June 25 in Saint Paul. Sign up at www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev...

Also, there's still time to join tonight's sign-making event and this Saturday's No Kings march in Saint Paul: www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev... and www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Make yourself heard: Join SLTC at the No Kings march in Saint Paul, MN on Saturday, June 14! Please see www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Also, you're invited to join us to make sign(s) on Wednesday, June 11 in the Diamond Lake neighborhood of Minneapolis. www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev...

Support local protests: In preparation for the national protests on June 14, Swing Left Twin Cities is holding a sign-making event on Wednesday, June 11 in the Diamond Lake neighborhood of Minneapolis. Please sign up if you're in town! www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev...

Uplifting news from this week: Harvard University has, at least temporarily, had some success in its legal battle to maintain academic freedom. See apnews.com/article/harv...

For more information on how you can help, Harvard has good info on their alumni page: alumni.harvard.edu/alumni_resou...

Make your voice heard! If you're in the Hastings, MN area this weekend, please consider attending the weekly protest against fascism from noon to 1:00pm on the corner of 4th and Vermillion streets, outside Hastings City Hall. Organized by Hastings Progressives.
www.facebook.com/events/10713...

Please join us for a Swing Left Twin Cities Pop-Up Street Team at 2:00pm on Sunday June 1 to canvass in Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis. This is canvassing at its most enjoyable. Good weather and a friendly, receptive audience. www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev...

Action opportunity: Please urge friends and family to call their senators in opposition to Sec. 70302 of H.R.1 ("Big, Beautiful Bill"). This section, if passed, significantly reduces the power of the courts in reigning in executive abuses. Please see robertreich.substack.com/p/the-hidden...

Join us this Sunday, May 18, at 3:00 pm at Pizza Biga (before the restaurant opens), 4762 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis to write letters to democracy heroes, newsmakers, and voters. swingleft.org/event/regist...