What To Do!
Support Your Values With Your $$$
Anti-Authoritarian Shopping Websites
Goods Unite Us – Good website for exploring the political affiliation of 1000s of companies with interesting details. Don’t miss the reviews and check out the “Shop Blue List.”
Progressive Shopper – Similar donation info as Goods Unite Us with additional information on the company’s negative issues such as funding climate deniers and anti-abortion politicians or overpaid CEO. Double-check the data. I found some errors.
Open Secrets – I found it difficult to extract actionable information from this website but there are plenty of interesting articles.
Little Blue Cart – This website provides well organized information about progressive small businesses by category and state. Unfortunately, no Montana businesses are in the database but, hopefully, some of our small progressive businesses will sign up soon for their free directory listing.
Local Businesses
A team at Bozeman Rising is working on a list of Gallatin County businesses that support democracy, anti-authoritarianism, the rule of law, free and fair elections, social justice, economic equality, environmental protection, and civil rights and liberties. (Thank you!) Here’s the first installment with more to come!
Boycott Organizations That Support The Authoritarian Regime
Companies and organizations that endorsed the Big Ugly Bill – https://www.whitehouse.gov/obbb/endorsements/
Top contributors to Demented Don’s campaign – https://www.opensecrets.org/2024-presidential-race/donald-trump/contributors?id=N00023864
Inauguration donors – https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/trump-inauguration-donors-include-meta-amazon-target-delta-ford.html
White House ballroom onors – https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-white-house-ballroom-donor-names/
228 Companies That Support Trump – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoQutivlKaQ
Stay Informed
The first goal of Stacey Abram’s 10 Steps to Freedom and Power is to “Understand what’s happening – not simply the headlines but the effects of policies on you and your community.” If you don’t know what’s happening with your government, your economy, and your community, how are you going to know if someone’s outlandish statement is truth or misinformation? The news can be depressing, especially if you’re doomscrolling through social media. You don’t need to do that. And you don’t need to pay for accurate, quality news. (Although paying for your local news supports critical local journalism.) Here are some free, unbiased, easy to consume news services.
1440 Email Newsletter Subscription
Reuters Email Newsletter Subscription
Associated Press Email Newsletter Link
NPR Email Newsletter Link
Preferred by Millennials & Gen-Z
Local News
Supporting our local journalism is important! These are the people who attend and report on the school board meetings, the city commission meetings, the candidate forums and lots of other meetings that we might not have the time (or interest) to attend. Our local journalists keep our politicians and city government on their toes! If they aren’t watching, who is? The digital edition of the Bozeman Chronicle costs $10/month. If you’re not comfortable with the expense, check the website’s headlines and the op-ed page (free access) to keep up on the latest local issues.
KBZK not only does a good job covering our local news, they also provide national and international news. Often on the website, I’ve see important national news on issues I haven’t seen on CBS, NBC or the WSJ. This is important local journalism that keeps tabs on our local leaders, our economy and our environment.
If you have cable, set up your recorder to watch the evening news at your convenience. Better yet, check out the website which has even more news!
If you listen to NPR’s morning or evening programming, you’ve probably heard Yellowstone Public Radio’s (YPR) local news spots every half hour. You can listen to all of the YPR’s reporting for the day on The Worm! It’s available every morning via podcast through Spotify and Apple or via the website at ypradio.org/podcast/the-worm.
YPR covers major news for Montana and “the region” (typically includes Northern Wyoming) plus a human interest story. Unfortunately, you won’t get the local weather report.
Attend Local Events
You’re in the right place to keep track of local presentations about citizen ballot initiatives, candidate forums, the impact of government policies and major issues that effect our community, our state and our country. Check this website regularly to learn about local presentations and make a plan to attend. Bring a friend!
Vote!
There’s an election coming up! Although this isn’t one of the big elections that draws in millions of $$ from out-of-state PACs (thank heavens!), it’s still very important for our community. The results of this election will impact local policies and development. Election day is Tuesday, November 4th.
Bozeman is electing a new mayor, two city commissioners and a municipal court judge (unopposed). There is also a ballot initiative, Water Adequacy for Residential Development (WARD).
Before you start researching the candidates and implications of the ballot initiative, be sure you’re registered to vote. If you aren’t registered to vote, you need to do so at the Gallatin County Election Department, 311 W. Main St., Room 210. Please note that voter registration is closed on Monday, November 3rd between 12pm-5pm, the day before the election. However, you can register to vote on election day until 8pm.
This election will be conducted via mail. Ballots will be mailed on October 17th. If you haven’t received your ballot by October 24th, check with the Gallatin County Elections office (406-582-3060). Mail your ballot by October 28th to ensure that it is delivered by November 4th or drop your ballot off at a designated drop location. Ballots must be received by 8pm on election day.
Voting requires some effort and homework through attending candidate forums and initiative information meetings, reviewing on-line materials and talking with friends and family about the issues. Being a conscientious voter is important resistance work!
Voter Information Websites
League of Women Voters Candidate Guide
vote411.org/plan-your-vote
Forward Montana Candidate Guide
forwardmontana.org/2025-bozeman-municipal-election-voter-guide/
CEDAW 2025 Bozeman Voter Guide
https://bozemanresists.com/files/CEDAW2025VoterGuide-Final.pdf
KGVM Recordings of the CEDAW/Forward Montana and League of Women Voters Candidate Forums, plus the Belgrade School Board Candidate Forum
https://kgvm.org/program/election-2025/
Bozeman Water Adequacy Ballot Initiative
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There are plenty of other things you can do to support the resistance against the authoritarian takeover of our government. The information on this webpage will be growing quickly over the next few days! Come back for more ideas!
