From protecting our public schools to safeguarding civil rights, let's find clever ways to survive and care for each other when our rights are under attack.
As we explored this topic in the LBT chat group, we unpacked challenges and hesitations, shared ideas and resources, and built the following toolkit to embrace trickster resistance.
Big thanks to our Luminary Braintrust Autumn 2024 to Winter 2025 Collaborators: Shannon B.S., Rebecca B. Lena H. & Tricia L., who shared how they’re navigating the challenges of authoritarianism, unpacked the difference between being a trickster and being a jerk, and brainstormed practical tools to help our families resist and thrive.
Fascism thrives on order, hierarchy, and compliance.
Tricksterism—a practice of questioning, subverting, and playfully disrupting norms—is one way we can subvert the kyriarchy without falling into despair
Embracing trickster energy helps us:
Kids stories, discussion questions, art activities and more
What’s been working for you?
Share your thoughts, resource, and experiences with us. Join the discussion group, or leave a comment below.
Let’s examine how treating authority as a moral virtue keeps us complicit in supremacy culture—and how playful disruption could set us free.
Enjoy this speak-peek workbook from the Winter Incubator, detailing 6 steps to hone yourself into a lethal weapon of good trouble.
Shannon guides us through 9 strategies for surviving and thriving through political uncertainty as Trump's second presidential term approaches.
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Our favorite kid's stories explore trickster adventures, including cathartic stories of tricksters acting selfishly and impulsively before recognizing the benefits of working together.
race or print these full-color printable affirmation cards to give you a pep of energy when you've had enough of this bullshit kyriarchy and are ready to wreak havoc on systemic injustice.
Welcome a sense of rebellion and critical thinking early with your infant with high-contrast, newborn-friendly calls to rebel against the system.
Listen to stories of tricksters both familiar and new to your family. Start with this bingo chart of popular tricksters in lore, faith, and stories from around the world.
if you happen to pick up a thing or two about how to infiltrate a Moms for Liberty group and dismantle them from the inside… don’t tell anyone you learned it here.
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TikTok activists flood a Texas abortion reporting site with ridiculous memes.
Working within impossible employment restrictions, Priscila Barbosa builds a small business empire providing jobs for immigrants
After humans destroy forest, food resources, and native habitat, Monkeys hold tourists' belongings hostage.
Grab a trickster t-shirt with Sun Wukong,' Nezha about to set shit on fire, and more mischief-making themes.
Let’s connect, share, and create tools to outsmart authoritarianism and nurture the next generation of resilient troublemakers.
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