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# 💠 50 ways your business can fight fascism
- URL: https://offthegrid.ghost.io/50-ways-your-creative-work-is-a-force/
- Published: 2026-01-30T13:28:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-15T23:25:35.000Z
- Description: A list to expand what's possible for art, business & social change
- Author: Amelia Hruby, PhD
- Tags: Free Posts, Newsletter, #Migrated-1784129708849, #Import 2026-07-15 10:39

With the state of the world, it’s easy to believe that creative work is a waste of time.

‘*It’s frivolous, meaningless, and all for naught’ —* say the fascists and our inner critics.

But I — [like Toni Morrison before me](https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/no-place-self-pity-no-room-fear/?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) — disagree.

I believe our businesses, art, and lives can be powerful forces for change. Not just by default, but through simple-yet-radical practices.

To help us orient toward personal power and collective freedom, [I shared a free class](https://open.substack.com/pub/offthegridclubhouse/p/how-our-businesses-create-change?r=1lw1xl&utm%5Fcampaign=post&utm%5Fmedium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true) and compiled this list of 50 ways your creative work can be a force for liberation (and fight fascism in the process).

This is not a to-do list! It’s an expansive set of possibilities — some of which may work for you and others of which will not. If you want to begin the practice, pick 1-3 options and try them out. Then share more ideas in the comments.

Remember: *Your work matters. Your art matters. And it can change the world — if you make it.* Now on to the list!

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## 💠 50 ways your creative work can be a force for liberation

1. Donate your time to people that need your skills
2. Donate your money to organizations that need more resources
3. Donate your space to folks who need to gather
4. Host a free class
5. Host a donation-based workshop + donate the profits
6. Send a free newsletter, make a zine, or design flyers full of resources
7. Teach a skill to a friend (or a stranger)
8. Publish an open letter about a cause that’s important to you
9. Take great care of your clients or customers
10. Slow down standard processing or operating timelines
11. Leave social media
12. Embrace mutual aid — after [learning the difference between mutual aid + non-profits](https://theanarchistlibrary.org/mirror/d/ds/dean-spade-mutual-aid-chart.c6.pdf?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io)
13. Host a donation-based giveaway + donate the proceeds
14. Collaborate with a friend or colleague
15. Get crystal clear on how much money you need + redistribute the rest
16. Hire a team member + pay them well
17. Implement a [sliding scale](https://www.wortsandcunning.com/blog/sliding-scale?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) or pay-what-you-can policy
18. [Quit shopping with Amazon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDW2LDhzIPU&ref=offthegrid.ghost.io)
19. Raise your prices for corporate clients + redistribute the excess
20. Lower your prices for clients in need
21. Keep your processes, offerings + tech stack simple
22. Refer work to other values-aligned businesses regularly
23. Refuse to use manipulative sales tactics like [income-claim marketing](https://www.prettydecent.org/blog/income-claim-marketing?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io)
24. Eliminate punitive policies like late fees or higher prices for payment plans
25. Trust your clients + offer them choices
26. Trust your team + offer them choices
27. Implement non-hierarchical or consensus-oriented decision-making methods
28. [Understand the difference between “underrepresentation” + “under-recognition”](https://hbr.org/2023/04/why-we-should-stop-saying-underrepresented?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io)
29. Embrace cyclical selling + fallow periods in your revenue
30. Work less
31. Divest your money from Big Banks + the stock market
32. Clearly articulate your values + share them often
33. Speak up publicly about the people, things + causes that matter to you
34. Assess how your business contributes to climate change ([like when you use AI](https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/ai-has-environmental-problem-heres-what-world-can-do-about?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io))
35. Abandon exponential growth
36. Rebuke VC values + culture
37. [Learn how to build resilient organizations](https://forgeorganizing.org/article/building-resilient-organizations?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io)
38. Make sure your website + branding are accessible for those with different visual abilities
39. Make sure your video + audio content is captioned or transcribed
40. Utilize image descriptions
41. Create a blog post or podcast that shares your technical or industry-specific knowledge
42. Embrace creative commons licensing
43. Break up with the 8-hour workday
44. Let your sales cycle linger + lengthen, instead of forcing an urgent decision
45. In fact, go on a scavenger hunt + root out urgency anywhere you find it in your business
46. Write a manifesto for liberation + publish it publicly
47. Give something away at least once a month or year
48. Cite the creators who inspire you + uplift the creators you inspire
49. Create your own list like this…
50. & *actually* do something on it!

### Want more? I recorded a free class on this topic! [Find it right here.](https://open.substack.com/pub/offthegridclubhouse/p/how-our-businesses-create-change?r=1lw1xl&utm%5Fcampaign=post&utm%5Fmedium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true) ⤵️

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