We the People Activist Toolkit: Defending a Free America

People Power is the ACLU’s grassroots network of activists, volunteers, and supporters organizing in their communities to protect our rights and demand lasting change.We're regularly adding new ways to get involved, so bookmark this page and check back often for the latest actions you can take.

The Trump administration is trying to steal our freedom: deploying military troops and federal agents into our cities, escalating attacks on free speech and the press, threatening nonprofit organizations, and targeting universities and political opponents. These abuses of power by the president are designed to intimidate our communities and silence opposition so he can expand his power by any means necessary. Our history shows that when people organize, protest, and demand justice, we can disrupt these abuses of power, and build collective power in response. This toolkit is designed to help you TAKE ACTION: stand up for your community and your rights. The time to act is now — our freedom is at stake.

1: Attend a People Power Training

Sign up for the next ACLU People Power training for an update on where the fight stands and how you help push back against federal power grabs and defend our rights.

2: Share “Know Your Rights” Materials

Read “Know Your Rights” materials, and share them across your social media platforms and directly with at least five friends or family members.

3: Display a “We the People” Yard Sign

Create yard signs with your friends that express the values of freedom, democracy, and equality and display them prominently to show community unity and resistance in the face of abuses of power. The ACLU will soon have We the People yard signs available in our store —visit aclu.org/store to get yours when they launch.

4: Take Digital Action

Help defend our communities and our rights by taking these three actions:

5: Tell Local Leaders to Protect Our Freedoms

Right now, the ACLU’s nationwide affiliates are asking their governors, attorneys general, mayors and other state and local officials to say no to Trump’s radical agenda and build a Firewall for Freedom.

Learn what actions your local affiliate is taking to defend our freedoms and join them in calling on officials to pass Firewall measures to advance and protect our rights, especially in cases of federal overreach.