From It's Going Down

A collection of responses on how people are coming together to push back against the rise of authoritarianism in the US.

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Anarchist Compass: 29 Offerings for Navigating Christofascism is an act of love and solidarity. It is intended for everyone who sees themselves on the side of antifascism, including those who’ve newly had their eyes opened. It’s especially dedicated to those who, in myriad ways, rebelliously, collectively, and bravely care for each other. Please share this zine freely and widely. Thanks to Chanaleh for the cover art, Sorrel for reading over the intro, and Casandra for turning the zine into PDFs.

Shortly after the US presidential election of 2024, I asked numerous Jewish anarchists to send me their succinct ideas for inspiring people to think and act for themselves against Christofascism. Those snippets became the basis of the zine Don’t Just Do Nothing: 20 Things You Can Do to Counter Fascism.* To my surprise and delight, the zine was read, downloaded, printed, and freely distributed by tens of thousands of people. It seemed to strike a chord at just the right time, when encouragement to engage was much needed.

Some three months after January 20, 2025, the shock and awe of the Trump+Musk regime has left many of us reeling—and hurting. Powerfully, many of us are throwing ourselves into diverse forms of resistance, self-organizing, and collective care, while also reflecting on our strategies and tactics. Yet there’s a palpable difference between “doing”+“thinking,” and the feelings produced in our bodies and thus daily lives by the rapid consolidation of fascism.

We can barely keep up with the onslaught of horrific news and losses, much less process them. We can barely keep up with each new twist and turn of the authoritarian knife, much less muster the capacity to fight all of its brutal manifestations. Crucially, we can barely keep ourselves from falling apart, and often feel adrift or alone. Witness the sudden upticks in, for example, mental and physical health crises, breakups, suicidal ideation and suicides, and lashing out horizontally at one another.

It seemed high time, then, to curate another zine, but now with the modest aim of helping more of us get through another day—with our ethics intact and our arms open to each other. So I put out word in anarchist circles, asking for short and personal thoughts related to these questions:

• What’s helping you find direction and/or heart these days?
• What ethical compass keeps you steadily steering toward freedom for all, particularly given all the sociopolitical pressure to abandon that path?
• What polestar aids you in determining what practices to embrace while fighting and/or surviving fascism, especially in collective ways?
• Where do you find inspiration at the moment?

This zine contains some of the many responses I received—intimate, loving gifts from numerous voices. Thanks to all who sent in submissions, and special gratitude to those whose words appear on these pages.

May these “29 ways of navigating Christofascism” supply an anarchist compass to ground, guide, and hold you.

• Cindy