Building Your Community

Sustaining Your TroubleNation Group

All relationships require maintenance. A strong community takes time to nurture itself. Identify the things that help your members replenish their energy and feed their spirits. As the saying goes, “You can’t pour from an empty cup.”

Starting Your TroubleNation Group

When your group first forms, take some time to get to know each other – never underestimate the power of building relationships, creating connections, and establishing trust. These will be essential in the work to come.

Recent Posts

Watch This: The New Attacks on our Reproductive Rights

Last week, we learned about the new ways that extremists are coming for our reproductive rights. We know that they have a plan to take away the abortion pill everywhere, even in states where abortion is legal. We also know that they’re testing a variety of state and...

Read This: The New Attacks on our Reproductive Rights

The majority — 63% — of abortions in the U.S. are performed using medication, not surgery. The FDA-approved drug mifepristone is one of the main pills used in medication abortions. Its safety has been proven for decades through more than 100 studies. It’s safer than...

Do This: Spotting and Stopping Disinformation

Disinformation is everywhere, from social media posts to blogs to online influencers. It works because it’s convincing and easy to share quickly. Disinformation is not just pervasive and persuasive, it’s also persistent! That means we need to create routine, online...

The Secret to Effective Messaging

Extremists are counting on you to stay quiet. That’s because they know that you are the key to stopping them — all by talking to your own communities. You are the most effective messenger for why it’s so important to get involved.

Caring for Each Other: Mutual Aid & Protection

Mutual aid is about coming together to meet immediate needs while working to create long-term change that benefits everyone. From life-saving assistance to simply making someone’s day easier, every act has value.