Form a See You Next Tuesday Group

What is a See You Next Tuesday Group?

A See You Next Tuesday group is a way to share the energy it takes to fight the chaos and cruelty of the Trump administration, Project 2025, and extremist-led state legislatures—without burning out. It’s about dividing up the action items among a small group of friends, family, or like-minded individuals, so no one person gets overwhelmed or discouraged.

Each person in your group takes one day of the week to take action—like calling reps, showing up to events, or writing letters. By the end of the week, your group has made a powerful collective impact. Even better? Everyone still has enough energy to keep going.

This is a small, grassroots project started by volunteers. We’re not a big movement or organization—just concerned citizens trying to help others speak up, speak out, and avoid the exhaustion that so many of us feel.

This guide is here to help you get started. Take what’s useful and adapt the rest to fit your group.

1. Form your group

Get a few friends, family members, or neighbors together—people you trust and want to do this work with. Ideally, you’ll have 7 people (one for each day), but fewer or more is fine. Assign each person a day of the week. (Example: Bob takes Mondays, Sue takes Tuesdays, etc.)

Consider asking one or two members to be the organizers. They can help keep the calendar updated, stay on top of weekly action items, track important news, and send reminders. Depending on your group, that might be a full-time role, or the organizer might also take a day of the week like everyone else.

Think of your group as your activism family—a trusted circle you can lean on, celebrate with, and turn to when the work feels heavy. Just like a family, not everyone will contribute in the same way or at the same time—and that’s okay. What matters is that you support each other and keep showing up.

Download a sample Sign Up sheet. If you have Acrobat, you can fill this out digitally, or you can just print it out and fill it in by hand.

2. Name your group

Having a group name helps signal your collective voice—especially when contacting elected officials or sharing updates online.

If you’d like to use the See You Next Tuesday name, we love that! Just add a chapter name to it so we can keep track of who’s doing what. (Example: See You Next Tuesday – Brookstone Neighborhood NC Chapter.)

Let us know if you start a chapter—we’d love to hear about it.

3. Prepare your tools

• Make a contact list of your state and federal elected officials. Include phone numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses, and all district offices.
• Make a list of key issues your group wants to focus on. This list will grow and shift over time—so keep it flexible.
• Write short, personal scripts your group members can use when calling, emailing, or writing letters. Personalized messages have more impact—but if that feels like too much, you can use existing scripts from trusted sources or apps.
• Use helpful apps to track issues, get reminders, and find scripts.
• Create a shared calendar with daily action items, upcoming protests, local events, etc. Prioritize the top action each day, but include a few options so the person assigned can pick what resonates. They don’t have to do everything listed for that day, but it’s nice for them to be able to pick an action item they feel they can accomplish. One good action is better than none.
• Stay connected with your group via social media, group texts, or apps like Signal or Slack, but don’t overwhelm the group. Use direct communication tools sparingly for the most important items, and things like Facebook Group pages for more frequent information sharing. Share news, articles, memes, and progress updates. Use platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, or Bluesky to share what your group is doing or highlight trustworthy sources. The more accurate the information, the stronger our collective voice.

4. Get to work

Now that everyone has their assigned day, it’s time to take action.

Each member should check the calendar on their assigned day and complete one of the listed action items. If your group is small, some people might take multiple days. If it’s large, multiple people can be assigned the same day for even greater impact.

The goal: elected officials hear from your group every day.

5. Have fun

The name See You Next Tuesday was inspired by our own weekly Tuesday dinners with friends, which helped us get through many tough times. (Yes, we’re aware of the joke—but we’re keeping it PG here.) We discovered that when everyone shares their energy and talents, we get more done and feel less overwhelmed.

So make your weekly actions fun. Plan a regular meetup—maybe dinner, a Zoom call, a group chat, or a shared email thread—where you check in, debrief, share ideas, and celebrate progress. Joy and connection are powerful antidotes to despair and burnout. They’re also two of the best tools we have to fight authoritarianism.

6. Do your best—but don’t be dismayed

Not everyone in your group will be able to do the same amount. That’s okay. The point is to support each other, not to compete. This is about having a safe, trusted group of people who share your goals—and having someone to march with, vent to, and strategize alongside.

Some weeks, people will do more. Some weeks, they’ll do less. Don’t focus on perfection—focus on consistency, community, and purpose.

We’re in this for the long haul. Results may not come fast. But if each of us does what we can, when we can, we’ll create something powerful—and lasting.