#CollapseResilience

Image shows a list on a fridge that shows meals made and the date they were made, as well as some defrosted ingredients. Text says: Collapse Resilience Quick Tip: Track Your Fridge Food.

#CollapseResilience Quick Tip: whenever we make a batch meal, defrost something, or need to use up an ingredient quickly, we write the name of the item & the date we made/defrosted/bought it on a piece of paper we keep on the fridge.

Saves money, reduces food waste & increases food resilience!

Image shows flash drives. Text says: Collapse Resilience Challenge: Gather and Store Important Docs.

#CollapseResilience Challenge: Keep key documents (IDs, medical records, insurance, financial info, pet info, etc.) stored in both print + digital forms, in multiple safe places. Have them ready for when you need them. Search online for credible lists of what to store.✋ 🐾 🌍 💚

Image shows a gardener using a watering can to water crops. Text says: Collapse Resilience Challenge: Pee on Your Garden.

Did you know you can use your own (diluted) urine as a powerful fertilizer for some of your garden plants? Our pee has nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus & potassium. Read more from the Veganic Agriculture Network: goveganic.net/gardening-ho...

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Image shows old-growth trees and a graphic of a tree branch. Text is a quote from Timothee Parrique: “Anything that has been socially constructed can be socially deconstructed.”

#CollapseResilience means remembering: our economic, healthcare, food, transportation & other systems aren’t set in stone. They were built—and can be rebuilt.

We can choose cooperation, care, and community over profit + exploitation.

Let's start with our daily choices.✋ 🐾 🌍💚

Image shows two hands holding medications. Text says: Collapse Resilience Challenge: Stock Extra Meds for Your Whole Family

Stable access to essential medications is becoming more uncertain. Fascist policies strip away healthcare protections, and wars, climate chaos & corruption disrupt global supply chains.

This week’s #CollapseResilience Challenge: stock extra medications for yourself, your kids & your pets. 🧵 (1/2)

Image shows a storage bin full of packages of soy curls with two packages of soy curls in front.

Soy curls are a must for your deep pantry. They’re made from the whole soybean and are a good source of protein and fiber. And they’re versatile. We use them for sloppy joe’s, stir-frys, casseroles, stews, curries, and more.

What’s your favorite way to use soy curls?
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Image shows two 55-gallon water barrels, a 5-gallon water barrel, and a couple of 1-gallon jugs of water. Text says: Collapse Resilience Challenge: Store Extra Water.

Clean water is one of our most precious & vulnerable resources. As part of #CollapseResilience, start storing extra now:
✔️ Begin w/ a few food-safe gallon jugs.
✔️ Work up to larger containers (5, 15, 55 gal).
✔️ Store water wherever you can.
✔️Follow safety guidelines.

Share your water storage tips!

Image is old-growth trees and a graphic of a tree branch. Text is a quote by Audre Lorde: “To refuse to participate in the shaping of our future is to give it up. Do not be misled into passivity either by false security (they don’t mean me) or by despair (there’s nothing we can do). Each of us must find our work and do it.”

When Audre Lorde wrote this, she was talking to Black people about their role in actively working for liberation. Her powerful words are relevant to all of us striving to defeat fasc1sm and build mutual aid and #CollapseResilience.

No one is coming to save us. It’s up to us.✋🐾🌍💚

Background image is world map. Foreground image is a person with a thoughtful expression looking up. Text says: 4 Questions to Help Assess Your Collapse Resilience. Other slides show a series of questions.

With the impacts of tariffs, war, and impending supply chain issues, it’s a good time to get a handle on where you are in your #CollapseResilience. ✋🐾🌍💚

🔥To get you started, here are four important questions to ask yourself.🧵

Image shows storage bins inside a larger storage bin. Text says: Collapse Resilience Quick Tip: Stock Up on Storage Bins.

When crises arise, chaos & disorganization aren’t your friends. Periodically, we hit the thrift stores & Buy Nothing lists looking for storage bins. We don’t always know the exact use, but as we continue to organize our home for short- and long-term #CollapseResilience, we always find them useful.

Background image shows cows in a feedlot. Foreground image is a Vox pie chart showing what percentage (47%) of Colorado River water is used for growing feed for cows, as well as how the other uses are divided. Text says: About half of Colorado River water goes to growing feed for cows.

Building #CollapseResilience means rethinking a lot of our systems & practices--including our addiction to animal agriculture. Read how centering animal products affects water availability for millions (& our wild kin): link.vox.com/view/66b40a6...
Then take steps to eat more plant-based meals.

Image shows old-growth trees and a graphic of a tree branch. Text is a quote by Max Wilbert: “It’s legal to clearcut forests, overpump groundwater, manufacture plastic, and burn oil. It is legal to release cancer-causing pollution and to bulldoze wild places....The rights of nature, meanwhile, are completely disregarded.”

There is no #CollapseResilience for humans without liberation for animals and the planet. We can't single-handedly control governments or corporations, but our choices and collective actions matter. Start today: do more good, less harm—for all beings. ✋🐾🌍💚

Image shows details for two MakeWith classes for getting your go bag together and getting your stay kit together. Images include a duffle bag and a lidded bin with water jugs and a fire extinguisher next to it.

There are many great organizations in the Portland, OR, area working to help folks build #CollapseResilience, including @makewithpdx.bsky.social They offer in-person & virtual classes on useful topics, e.g. upcoming classes for creating a go-bag/building a stay-kit. 👉https://events.makewithpdx.com/

Image shows a US atlas and a variety of state and local maps. Text says: Collapse Resilience Challenge: Collect Paper Maps.

Digital maps are great—until we don’t have access to them. Collect paper maps of your & surrounding regions (& get a road atlas of your country) in case you need to evacuate or escape to a safer area & grids/Wi-Fi are down.

Most US states will mail you a free road map.✋🐾🌍💚
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Background image shows houses in a neighborhood under a blue sky. Text says: 4 Simple Collapse Resilience Questions to Ask about Your Community and then includes the questions to consider.

#CollapseResilience is about more than “prepping” your family. It’s about building skills, mutual aid, resources, and resilience in your neighborhood and community. That might seem overwhelming, but you can start with a few simple questions to help you get a baseline and identify areas for action.

Keeping Power Utilities in Corporate Hands Doesn’t Make Sense A new study shows that socialist plans to take over the privately owned power utility in New York’s Hudson Valley would lower rates for users and improve its long-term health. Public ownership of…

This is an important example of how we can reclaim some of our collective power and build community resilience. #CollapseResilience

Image shows a person’s hands holding a smartphone and recording kitchen appliances on a counter. Text says: Collapse Resilience Challenge: Record a Video of Everything You Own

Year’s end (or start) is a great time to video everything you own. Open closets, drawers, cabinets, shed, under the bed, porches—narrate as you go. Save files to thumb drives in secure spots (incl. your go-bag). #CollapseResilience = proof when disaster hits.

Image shows the book cover of Fermenter by Aaron Adams and Liz Crain.

Part of #CollapseResilience is learning new skills. We’ve enjoyed the book Fermenter: DIY Fermentation for Vegan Fare by Aaron Adams & Liz Crain. They do a great job of covering basic ingredients, equipment, and techniques. And the book includes a variety of interesting recipes. Give it a skim!

Image shows a place setting with a plate of vegan french toast with berries on top. Text says: Collapse Resilience Challenge: Shift to Egg-Free.

Part of #CollapseResilience is reducing risk. Animal farming is not only cruel to animals, but it’s a major driver of zoonotic disease, an intensive user/polluter of water & land, & a leading force behind ecological collapse—from deforestation to biodiversity loss to the climate crisis.🧵 (1/2)

Image shows old-growth trees and a graphic of a tree branch. Text is a quote from Jem Bendell: “This lifestyle is entirely dependent on a pyramid of exploitation that stretches around the entire globe. And it could break at any moment, because it’s already under such strain.”

This week kicks off a firestorm of overconsumption. Even “shop local” assumes unsustainable levels of consumption. Our choices either support compassion, justice & resilience—or fuel exploitation.

#CollapseResilience means living in ways that do the most good/least harm for all beings.

Image shows a person’s hand holding a gas shut off tool in front of a gas meter. Text says: Collapse Resilience Challenge: Know and Plan for Emergency Shut Offs

Emergencies move fast. Knowing how to shut off your gas, water & electricity—and having the tools to do it—can prevent a crisis from getting worse.

Find your shutoff points, learn the steps & ensure everyone in your home knows them. This simple skill is a powerful part of #CollapseResilience.

Background image shows Congress in session. Foreground shows a hand holding a smartphone featuring the 5Calls app.

Recent election results are heartening—but #CollapseResilience means staying engaged & pressuring officials to do much much better.

📞 5 Calls (5Calls.org) makes it easy to contact your federal legislators w/ scripts & tools. I spend 5–10 mins a few times a week speaking up for the vulnerable. ✋🐾🌍💚

Image shows storage containers full of food in a freezer. One of the containers has a smiley face. Text says: Collapse Resilience Challenge: Get a Second Freezer.

Even w/ little money or space, a second freezer can be a powerful #CollapseResilience tool. Our chest freezer doubles as a prep space/drying rack and lets us save money, cut waste, eat better & store food for security, mutual aid, or barter.

What does food resilience look like for you?✋ 🐾 🌍 💚

Image shows a person holding a tablet using a streaming service. Text says: Collapse Resilience Challenge: Dump Paid Streaming Services.

#CollapseResilience Challenge: Cancel your paid streaming & take back your power. Corporations rely on our complicity. Save $, reduce energy, support libraries/community efforts & spend more time on meaningful living. What will you do w/ your extra time & money?✋ 🐾 🌍 💚

Image is old-growth trees and a graphic of a tree branch. Text is a quote by Audre Lorde: “To refuse to participate in the shaping of our future is to give it up. Do not be misled into passivity either by false security (they don’t mean me) or by despair (there’s nothing we can do). Each of us must find our work and do it.”

When Audre Lorde wrote this, she was talking to Black people about their role in actively working for liberation. Her powerful words are relevant to all of us striving to defeat fasc1sm and build mutual aid and #CollapseResilience.

No one is coming to save us. It’s up to us.✋🐾🌍💚

Image shows a closet turned into a pantry with a variety of food items in storage bins. Text says: Collapse Resilience Challenge: Create Extra Storage Spaces.

A friend turned a closet into essential food storage. We’ve added shelves in odd spaces, thrifted a pantry & swapped a treadmill for a chest freezer. Even small homes have hidden storage spots for #CollapseResilience: closets, walls, under beds. Scan your home for options & tell us what you find.

Image shows old growth trees and a graphic of a tree branch. Text is a quote from Sharon Astyk: This is what collapse looks like. You are going to have to go to work, unless you lose your job. Money is still going to exist, and you won't have any. There will still be people doing fine while you are suffering unimaginably. Some of them will help you. Some of them will think you deserve it. Most will just keep going about their business, because it isn't them.

#CollapseResilience means not just going about our business.

We can’t control the systems of collapse, but we can control our choices and how we show up for each other. And we can build better systems founded on compassion, justice, mutual aid, and solidarity for all beings. ✋ 🐾 🌍 💚

Image shows containers of applesauce with a couple of apples on top of them.

We’ve been making & freezing applesauce & freezing other produce we’ve grown or gotten for free. #CollapseResilience means making the most of the food around us. Even w/o a garden, you can find neighbors, gleaning groups, or community gardens sharing abundance. Freezing food = food security.

Image shows two hands holding medications. Text says: Collapse Resilience Challenge: Stock Extra Meds for Your Whole Family

Stable access to essential medications is becoming more uncertain. Fascist policies strip away healthcare protections. Tariffs, climate chaos & corruption disrupt global supply chains.

This week’s #CollapseResilience Challenge: stock extra medications for yourself, your kids & your pets. 🧵 (1/2)

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

A new data analysis of media coverage shows that less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as a key source of climate emissions. Shifting to plant-based agriculture is one of the most important individual & systemic choices we can make for #CollapseResilience.