While the Smoke & Mirrors album is first and foremost about the music, this accompanying action guide helps listeners dig deeper to support and protect inclusive democracy. 

This WSC Election Guide for Schools will outline some of the likely bigoted and anti-democracy messages that students may encounter and share resources to address them. 

The new guide documents the surge in antisemitic and Islamophobic hate incidents, explains the link between rhetoric and violence, and provides suggestions and resources to take action.

An organizing guide for successfully and safely celebrating LGBTQIA2S+ joy in these times.

This vital new toolkit is designed to strengthen libraries as inclusive, pro-democracy spaces better prepared to counter the growing threat of white nationalism.

New and updated Third Edition now available!

To ensure our students can grow to be engaged citizens of an inclusive democracy, we must push back against the growing white nationalist movement and its hateful narratives.

In this companion piece to the 1/6 Graphic Novel, we share simple steps that anyone can take to protect democracy and push back on bigotry, more ambitious actions when you feel more confident and experienced, and broader advice on what makes for effective activism.

In 1992, Oregonians from all walks of life defeated Ballot Measure 9, known to history as “one of the most comprehensive – and harshest – antigay measures put to voters in American history.” To mark the 30-year anniversary of this remarkable multi-year mobilization, WSC collected 30 Stories about the people who were there and shaped the movement.

A publication of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, Western States Center, and the Montana Human Rights Network

Musicians have always been uniquely able to bridge divides, setting to sound the hopes and fears that have animated and united us, using their spotlight to hold power accountable, and by inviting fans into new spaces that foster inclusion and belonging.

Local governments are on the front lines facing attacks on democracy, and they are therefore one of the most important places to strengthen inclusive democracy and counter bigoted political violence.

Indigenizing Love supports Native youth, tribal communities, Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQIA+ collectives, community leaders, and partners who intend to better understand and support our Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA+ communities.

This guide is a resource for parents, caregivers, and any adult committed to interrupting the flow of these bigoted ideas and conspiracy theories, and engaging young people in conversations about where they come from, how they spread, and what they can do about it.

This political education curriculum, developed by Forward Together and Western States Center, supports social justice organizations to build a shared understanding of abortion as one aspect of reproductive and sexual health; explore abortion access through the lens of racial, economic and immigrant justice; and find pathways to action in support of abortion rights.

Western States Center, along with seven other leading civil, human, and immigrant rights organizations, released a comprehensive new report, "The Bigoted Conspiracy Caucus." In it, the groups document a disturbing trend among a faction of the 118th Congress: the normalization and amplification of xenophobic "great replacement" and "invasion" conspiracy theories.

Students have the right to a safe and inclusive education. While it’s not their responsibility to counter bigotry, they have a critical voice and the power to organize. This toolkit is addressed to young people and aims to support them in taking safe action and reaching out to adults for support when they encounter white nationalism and other forms of organized hate. 

This memo is designed to be a resource for news editors and reporters covering immigration in this fraught moment. It provides context and background on key challenges concerning news coverage on immigration and offers a set of recommendations informed by a review of best practices drawn from academic, journalistic, and other experts.

This guide is for community leaders and community members willing to take action to safeguard democracy and electoral processes, from getting out the vote to certifying results to the peaceful transfer of power.