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💠 50 ways your business can fight fascism

A list to expand what's possible for art, business & social change

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 — 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 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

Donate your time to people that need your skills
Donate your money to organizations that need more resources
Donate your space to folks who need to gather
Host a free class
Host a donation-based workshop + donate the profits
Send a free newsletter, make a zine, or design flyers full of resources
Teach a skill to a friend (or a stranger)
Publish an open letter about a cause that’s important to you
Take great care of your clients or customers
Slow down standard processing or operating timelines
Leave social media
Embrace mutual aid — after learning the difference between mutual aid + non-profits
Host a donation-based giveaway + donate the proceeds
Collaborate with a friend or colleague
Get crystal clear on how much money you need + redistribute the rest
Hire a team member + pay them well
Implement a sliding scale or pay-what-you-can policy
Quit shopping with Amazon
Raise your prices for corporate clients + redistribute the excess
Lower your prices for clients in need
Keep your processes, offerings + tech stack simple
Refer work to other values-aligned businesses regularly
Refuse to use manipulative sales tactics like income-claim marketing
Eliminate punitive policies like late fees or higher prices for payment plans
Trust your clients + offer them choices
Trust your team + offer them choices
Implement non-hierarchical or consensus-oriented decision-making methods
Understand the difference between “underrepresentation” + “under-recognition”
Embrace cyclical selling + fallow periods in your revenue
Work less
Divest your money from Big Banks + the stock market
Clearly articulate your values + share them often
Speak up publicly about the people, things + causes that matter to you
Assess how your business contributes to climate change (like when you use AI)
Abandon exponential growth
Rebuke VC values + culture
Learn how to build resilient organizations
Make sure your website + branding are accessible for those with different visual abilities
Make sure your video + audio content is captioned or transcribed
Utilize image descriptions
Create a blog post or podcast that shares your technical or industry-specific knowledge
Embrace creative commons licensing
Break up with the 8-hour workday
Let your sales cycle linger + lengthen, instead of forcing an urgent decision
In fact, go on a scavenger hunt + root out urgency anywhere you find it in your business
Write a manifesto for liberation + publish it publicly
Give something away at least once a month or year
Cite the creators who inspire you + uplift the creators you inspire
Create your own list like this…
& actually do something on it!