Resisting Authoritarianism Through State Legislatures
State legislatures are places of creation and transformation. In this moment where the Trump administration is actively creating chaos and confusion by threatening to take away federal funding for essential services, deporting and separating immigrant families, and hacking the U.S Treasury funds, SiX is organizing with state legislators and partners on both rapid response defensive strategies and long-term transformative work.
Here are three ways state legislators can plug into SiX’s organizing work:
- SiX is partnering with State Futures to host a virtual rapid response briefing on Thursday, February 20, 2025, to discuss the state-level impact of recent federal executive orders and explore strategies for legislative response. Register here.
This event will provide an opportunity for lawmakers to:
- Gain insights from policy and legal experts on key federal actions, including executive orders affecting state budgets and policy priorities.
- Hear from state legislators about how they are responding and preparing for potential challenges.
- Participate in breakout discussions to connect with fellow lawmakers and strategize on coordinated state-level actions.
- Remember: Trump does not hold all the power. State legislatures are influential places to resist his administration’s attempts at authoritarian rule. Build power in your state by joining one of SiX’s upcoming webinars: Exercising State Power to Protect Immigrant Communities; Corporate Takeover of Rural America: Fighting Agricultural Preemption and Big Business Influence; and check out the recording from a previous webinar, Threats and Opportunities Facing State Budgets.
- Are you ready to go deeper in your organizing around issues like reproductive rights, agriculture, and economic justice? Make sure you’re signed up for SiX’s Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council (RFLC), Economic Power Project (EPP), and Cohort for Rural Opportunity and Prosperity (CROP)! In signing up for these emails, you’ll have early access to strategy rapid response rooms with experts and like-minded legislators from across the country, customized research and resource requests, and in-person and virtual trainings.