Actions and Events You Can Plan with Your Group
Need ideas about what to do to keep your group engaged and mobilized to tackle the most pressing issues in your community? We’re here to help! Many of these are unique opportunities ONLY available to TroubleNation groups.
New Resource: 160 Ways Guide
Groups sometimes ask us if there’s anything that they can do to be effective in countering extremism in 2025. And the answer is yes, yes, 160 times yes! This guide will help you bring the joy of Red Wine & Blue to your community — while getting sh*t done that truly makes a difference.
Special Opportunities for TroubleNation Groups
Red Wine & Blue has put together easy-to-use toolkits and other opportunities that you can use for a meeting of your TroubleNation group. These exciting and engaging events can help you educate your community and grow your group membership!
Legislative Flash cards
Create a set of flash cards to reference for outreach to your elected reps! This is a great project for a group or coalition of groups across a state.
Form a Visiblity Brigade
Learn how your group can present public messages in a safe and personal way to inform your community.
Image and resources by Visibility Brigade, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Educate and Activate against Project 2025
Fight back against the extremist playbook of Project 2025 by using our toolkit and hosting an educational event in your community!
Lilly Ledbetter’s Legacy: Host a Screening
Kick off your summer by celebrating Lilly Ledbetter, the original good troublemaker who took her fight for equal pay from the factory floor to the Supreme Court and beyond. LILLY is a powerful drama that tells the true story of one woman’s stand against injustice – and how it sparked national change.
Public Education: WAYS TO MAKE AN IMPACT
Book bans and attacks on public education are on the rise, and your group can fight back using these tactics.
Banned Book Bingo
Host a fun event where you can learn about each of the most banned books of the last couple years while drawing attention to the need for advocacy against book bans in your community.
Bring an Author to Your Group!
Hear directly from a local author about the impact of book bans. Your event could include an interview, bingo, discussion, and more!
Teach Truth Day of Action
Educate your community on the extremist attacks on public education and defend the freedom to learn. Our platform will help you set up an event and our partner, Zinn Education Project, has all the tools you need!
Ready. Set. Go! Effective Group Actions.
Taking action doesn’t have to be difficult! Our handy tools will ease the way.
Actions You Can Take
Ballot Initiatives: How to get them on the ballot in your state
If your state is one that allows citizen-led initiatives, our guide will help you learn what to do to get an initiative you care about on the ballot!
How to Throw a Troublemaker Get-Together
Want to get a group of like-minded women together but unsure where to start? Our toolkit will help.
