Early on I reminded those friends and coworkers, who were a little reluctant to do anything, that resistance comes in many forms. Do what you are comfortable doing. It all counts! Ten Thousand Eyes by Richard Collier is an excellent read about the spy network which included ordinary average citizens helping to crack Hitlers Atlantic wall before D-Day. I am very much inspired by their stories of resistance.
It's good to learn from history, and be inspired by it. But we have a formidable challenge today- that of electronic surveillance and databases and dependence on e-based communication. Do we have methods of countering it?
We do but they are far from perfect. Would you like us to write up a post with advice on tools and methods? It’s always hard to know what readers need/want. We’re open to suggestions!
After 9/11, I read a great book on the Battle of Britain in WWII. What surprised me the most was learning that the reason Britain survived wasn’t just the brave pilots getting in the planes (as often not returning)—it was regular, ordinary Britons who 1) did their jobs repairing damaged runways…every day 2) did their jobs repairing damaged telephone lines 3) called in aerial alerts.
Seriously. No runway? No takeoffs and landings. But those of us outside aviation don’t realize that.
That book forever changed my perspective on how ordinary people doing mundane, ordinary things can be part of something extraordinary.
That’s a great point. There is a minor literature in the history of technology about the importance of repair and maintenance. The book that comes to mind, which also has some sections on WWII bombing, is by David Nye, When the Lights Went Out: A History of Blackouts in America.
Please contact me if you might want my help to catalyze, co-create, and nurture stronger Resistance efforts than your closing CTA suggests, or if you might be willing to connect me with others seeking to co-create or needing my services for urgently needed and essential new institutions and/or new more powerful organizing and/or mobilizing tools to complement orgs like Indivisible, future hoped-for Union efforts, 50501
Happy to provide loads of refs and whatever else re my skillset, to help establish sufficient trust to start, GetCourageNow.org. I also replied to your substack, but fear it will bounce, since no email for ResitanceSentinel was given. (Info@ResitanceSentinel.org?)
It's a big topic I think, but yes some ideas are appreciated. Do we need landlines, radios, electric bikes, VPNs, Faraday bags, cash? Printing machines? Will we have help?
Early on I reminded those friends and coworkers, who were a little reluctant to do anything, that resistance comes in many forms. Do what you are comfortable doing. It all counts! Ten Thousand Eyes by Richard Collier is an excellent read about the spy network which included ordinary average citizens helping to crack Hitlers Atlantic wall before D-Day. I am very much inspired by their stories of resistance.
It's good to learn from history, and be inspired by it. But we have a formidable challenge today- that of electronic surveillance and databases and dependence on e-based communication. Do we have methods of countering it?
We do but they are far from perfect. Would you like us to write up a post with advice on tools and methods? It’s always hard to know what readers need/want. We’re open to suggestions!
After 9/11, I read a great book on the Battle of Britain in WWII. What surprised me the most was learning that the reason Britain survived wasn’t just the brave pilots getting in the planes (as often not returning)—it was regular, ordinary Britons who 1) did their jobs repairing damaged runways…every day 2) did their jobs repairing damaged telephone lines 3) called in aerial alerts.
Seriously. No runway? No takeoffs and landings. But those of us outside aviation don’t realize that.
That book forever changed my perspective on how ordinary people doing mundane, ordinary things can be part of something extraordinary.
Thank you for reminding me of that.
That’s a great point. There is a minor literature in the history of technology about the importance of repair and maintenance. The book that comes to mind, which also has some sections on WWII bombing, is by David Nye, When the Lights Went Out: A History of Blackouts in America.
https://direct.mit.edu/books/book/3271/When-the-Lights-Went-OutA-History-of-Blackouts-in
There are many more in this vein though.
Thanks for your efforts.
Please contact me if you might want my help to catalyze, co-create, and nurture stronger Resistance efforts than your closing CTA suggests, or if you might be willing to connect me with others seeking to co-create or needing my services for urgently needed and essential new institutions and/or new more powerful organizing and/or mobilizing tools to complement orgs like Indivisible, future hoped-for Union efforts, 50501
Happy to provide loads of refs and whatever else re my skillset, to help establish sufficient trust to start, GetCourageNow.org. I also replied to your substack, but fear it will bounce, since no email for ResitanceSentinel was given. (Info@ResitanceSentinel.org?)
It's a big topic I think, but yes some ideas are appreciated. Do we need landlines, radios, electric bikes, VPNs, Faraday bags, cash? Printing machines? Will we have help?