Women of the American Resistance

The other day I was all wound up telling Rich about my latest Resistance project, and when my eloquence, passion, and ability to blather on was

finally

exhausted and I stopped talking, he said, “You know, I almost feel sorry for the poor bastards you’re going up against.”

I like to think conversations like that are happening at breakfast tables all around the world. And in fact, they probably are. There are millions of American women who are standing up to tell the world, “We are not going to be silent. We are not going away. In fact, we are just getting started.”

I got to thinking about all the women who, like me, are finding themselves in the unexpected position of standing on the front lines of opposition to the most powerful political machine on the planet. Are we nuts? Is all this activity working? Can we win?

I’ve decided to find out.

I’m going to spend the summer talking with the women who are driving the American Resistance: leaders, behind-the-scene workers, lifelong political activists, first-time protesters, Pussyhat knitters, people with disabilities doing online activism, neighbors, friends, and women who are finding creative ways to mount effective protest in some of the most remote corners of the planet. I’ll do interviews — in person when possible, but more often recorded online — and make short videos to post on YouTube. They’ll be reposted on

Americans Resisting Overseas

, this blog,

American Resistance Sevilla

, and other sites I’ll be adding as the project progresses.

Do you know a Resister doing interesting work? I would love to share her story with the world. Send me a note in the comments below or email me at

[email protected]

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My goal is to learn from my sisters in the Resistance. And to share the truth that sustains me in the work: We are not helpless. We are not alone. There are

millions

of us. We have plenty to say, and thanks to the Women’s March and the global Resistance movement, the world is listening. Stay tuned, ladies and gentlemen, because we are just getting started.

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This video is Episode 1 of my ongoing series Women of the American Resistance. You can view the complete series on

YouTube

, this blog, and

American Resistance Sevilla

; many episodes appear on

Americans Resisting Overseas

and other social media sites. Feel free to repost this video or link to this content. My goal is to tell the world about these remarkable American women and the work they’re doing to help fix the mess we’re in.

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“The great value of travel is the opportunity it offers you to pry open your hometown blinders and broaden your perspective. And when we implement that world view as citizens of our great nation, we make travel a political act.”

Rick Steves