RBG’s death woke me up. I had felt like I was paralyzed by fear and information overload, but now I understand what’s at stake. I understand that we can’t depend on other people or institutions to fight for our democracy. It’s up to us. In this video, I give a (warning: kind of scary) lecture about how democracies can—and have—easily become fascist states, with a focus on the 1932 and 1933 German elections. I talk about why registering to vote simply isn’t enough. We are witnessing the fall of democracy and the rise of American fascism, and we need to fight for our lives. Beginning tomorrow, I’ve committed to spending at least *30 minutes* each day fighting for our democracy—whether donating, phone banking, or talking to friends and family. I’m doing it to honor the legacy of RBG, so I’m calling it the RBG Memorial Challenge. Every day for the next six weeks, I’ll post a daily, 30-minute-task at @rbgchallenge on instagram, and I hope you’ll join me. And every day, I’ll pick one lucky winner who tags me and #rbgchallenge—showing me proof of your 30 minutes—and send you a fun surprise (a book? Fun gay swag? You’ll find out!) in the mail. Finally, if you have your own following, I hope you’ll find fun ways to incentivize your network to join your RBG Challenge “team” as you complete your tasks and inspire others—maybe you pick one person each day to send baked treats, or handmade jewelry, or anything at all! We can protect our country, but it‘s not enough to vote. We need to fight with everything we have.

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