The Horizons Project
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Strengthening connections and collective action among US pro-democracy movements and networks. #CollectiveAction #Democracy
If you've been asking how we build a movement powerful enough to defeat authoritarianism, start here. Scot Nakagawa of @22ci.bsky.social talks with Horizons Project's Julia Roig about what big tent organizing really looks like. https://convergencemag.com/podcast/big-tent-culture-w-julia-roig/
Subnational identities may be key to mobilizing across partisan lines to resist authoritarianism. Check out the latest from Horizons' Senior Research Adam Fefer. https://www.persuasion.community/p/resistance-to-authoritarianism-must
Resistance to Authoritarianism Must Be Local
Lessons from recent history.
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July's VISTA is live. In this issue, community resistance to ICE, election‑protection tools, cultural strategy, and new writing, videos and pods from Horizons and our partners. Read: https://horizonsproject.us/resources/the-vista-july-2026/
The Catholic Church has played a critical role protecting free and fair elections globally. @mariajstephan.bsky.social tephan.bsky.social explores how US Catholics can stand up for free, fair and safe elections now. www.americamagazine.org/features/202...
How Catholics have defended free elections—and why they must do so again
Catholics must decide whether we will defend the integrity of U.S. elections as a moral expression of love for neighbor, or watch as the country slides further into authoritarianism.
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Across a range of authoritarian regimes, challenges to information control provoke stronger reactions than economic, diplomatic, and military tools, write Scott Fisher, Graig Klein, Juris Pupcenoks, and Juste Codjo.
Authoritarians Keep Telling Us What They Fear. We Should Listen.
Research shows, more than military strikes or sanctions, authoritarians fear independent media, anti-censorship tech, and civil society.
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🗓️ July 25: Justice for Lorenzo! Justice for Johan! Justice for all! ICE Out! Join or host nationwide vigils to honor Lorenzo's and Johan's lives and the lives of all the others who have been killed by ICE. We honor them and demand accountability. http://justice4lorenzoandjohan.org/
State violence is enforced not only with weapons but with stories. We counter with our own narrative power. https://horizonsproject.us/resources/ice-violence-and-the-struggle-to-make-meaning/
Hey #NorthCarolina small business owners! Join us & @protectdemocracy.org on 7/20 at 10am ET for a conversation about challenges we're seeing this year in NC’s election landscape and practical ways business leaders like you can help eligible voters get their voices heard. RSVP today! bit.ly/4y984mg
Trump and his allies are not trying to prove anything about the last election – they're trying to manipulate us into doubting the next one. We, the people, cannot let that happen. Understand what’s at stake and how we can fight back:
The People’s Guide to Voting Rights
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Don't buy the lies. The president has No POWER over elections. No "emergency" power exists to change this. The White House is trying to sow fear and chaos to interfere in mid-term elections. We won't let them. https://wearegroundcontrol.org/
We’re facing the most dangerous rollback of civil rights in decades. That means we must take up the mantle of “Good Trouble” and organize in our communities to engage and educate voters. Join a Good Trouble Lives On event near you on Saturday.
Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · John Lewis Actions on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with John Lewis Actions.
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A defining principle of American democracy is the limited use of the U.S. military for domestic law enforcement. This is being tested. What would invoking the Insurrection Act mean for our elections and our economy? See the report. @richardeidlin.bsky.social horizonsproject.us/resources/th...
The Insurrection Act, the 2026 Election and American Business - Horizons Project
What a rarely used 1807 law could mean for workers, customers,local economies, and the businesses caught in between.
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New Podcast: No ICE In The Cup We're joined by Julia Roig, founder of the Horizons Project, to talk about the No ICE In the Cup campaign. The aim of the campaign was to stop ICE raids taking place in football spaces during the World Cup. Listen here ⬇️ linktr.ee/footyheritage
We see how certain policies put profits over people, tear families apart, and disenfranchise voters. We respond by organizing and caring for our communities with love. And then we vote and mobilize others. ✅Learn more https://networkadvocates.org/vote #SeeLoveVote @networklobby.bsky.social
Inspired by judges in Poland who went directly to the public to fight democratic backsliding, #JusticeInMotion will bring sitting/retired judges to the American heartland to focus on civic education and why the #RuleofLaw matters to everyday life. Follow along: justiceinmotion.us
No ICE in the Cup artwork, an interfaith gathering rooted in radical hospitality, a reflection on on what sets artists apart from AI, and invitations to engage through open calls. Check out Art & Culture Movement Superpowers: https://movementsuperpowers.substack.com/p/stories-we-choose-to-tell
As we mark America's 250th, consider: What future are we co-creating? We need to block today's harms AND imagine tomorrow's possibilities. These resources help us do both. https://horizonsproject.us/resources/our-relationship-to-the-future-narratives-imagination-skills-and-futures-literacy-url/
Our Relationship to The Future: Narratives, Imagination Skills and Futures Literacy - Horizons Project
How do we think and talk about the future? This is one of the tension points Horizons has identified within the social change ecosystem:
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How can pro-democracy coalitions begin to hold themselves accountable for the ways race, class, and gender shape authority and influence within movement spaces? https://horizonsproject.us/resources/the-authoritarianism-we-have-not-yet-confronted/
The Authoritarianism We Have Not Yet Confronted - Horizons Project
People were not asking whether they would be welcomed. They were asking about the institutional commitments that would govern their participation.
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The Trump administration's threats to #FirstAmendment rights have inspired an emerging broad front defending free expression, reaching across partisan and sectoral lines, write Adam Fefer and @mariajstephan.bsky.social (Maria J. Stephan).
How Defending Free Speech Can Unite Unlikely Allies
The Trump administration's threats to First Amendment rights have inspired a broad front defending free expression.
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The US has a long history of broad-front movements coming together to push our nation to live up to its ideals. As we mark America's 250th, the big tent pro-democracy movement is in full swing. Full video + articles: https://thehorizonsproject.substack.com/p/the-big-tent-broad-front-democracy
It's launch day for ON COURAGE! Maddow: “INVALUABLE. A CLASSIC OF OUR TIME.” In the dark early days of Trump II, @juliaangwin.com and I were interviewing dissidents on 5 continents, learning what Americans could do to save our republic. Where books are sold: www.harpercollins.com/products/on-...
Trump is trying to suppress dissent, chill organizing, and scare people away from opposing his regime. We must make his repression backfire.
KF Senior Fellow @mariateresakumar.bsky.social uplifts the next generation as a new class of renovators for American democracy in her contribution to #DemocracyUnderConstruction, our collection of reflections marking #America250: https://bit.ly/4a9r9KY
With ICE turbocharged by the GOP’s recent infusion of $70 billion more into their coffers, we all must be prepared for the regime’s secret police to come to our communities. Join our training series to learn how you can organize to respond to ICE surges or new concentration camps in your area.
Dismantling Detention | Indivisible
The Trump administration is converting warehouses across the country into mass immigration detention facilities, part of a broader agenda to detain and disappear our neighbors on a massive scale. This...
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On this Juneteenth, we hope you will take some time to acknowledge the incredible contributions of Black Americans, all of the progress that we’ve made, and also how far we still have to go to achieve justice in our country.
Juneteenth reminds us that progress is possible because ordinary people refuse to give up on a better future. Today we celebrate Black history, Black joy, and Black freedom—and recommit ourselves to the ongoing work of building a country where everyone can thrive. Happy Juneteenth. ❤️
World Cup is here — and so is increased ICE presence at games. Instead of panic, let's use this moment to build real safety with immigrant workers, neighbors, and each other. ⚽ That's why we're preparing! 🧵 1/3 #NoICEInTheCup #HandsOffOurCopa @horizonsprjt.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social
The pro-democracy movement is growing every day, and every sector of society is a part of it. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/opinion/resistance-activist-protest-trump.html @mariajstephan.bsky.social
Opinion | The Real Trump Resistance Doesn’t Need a Hashtag
Expand the bounds of whom you are committed to. Reconsider whom you feel responsible for.
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