This guide walks you through your first One Million Rising community gathering—from welcome to wrap-up. It includes a full agenda, sample script, facilitation tips, and group discussion prompts designed to deepen understanding of authoritarianism and spark courageous acts of noncooperation.

This all-in-one host toolkit has everything you need to bring your community together—checklists, sample agendas, facilitation tips, and more. Whether you’re gathering a few friends in your living room or leading a public event in your neighborhood, this guide will walk you through every step.

Ready to bring your community into the movement? Use this link to register your private Resistance Gathering and help us reach our goal of training one million people to defy authoritarianism. Just invite your network, follow our safety guidelines, and mark your event as private to get started.

Use this simple sign-in sheet to record attendance at your Resistance Gathering. It's a small step with big impact as we build toward one million participants.

This handout introduces the core concepts of authoritarianism, the pillars that uphold regimes, and how noncooperation can bring them down. Includes key visuals used during the gathering to help participants engage with the ideas and spark discussion.

Looking to sharpen your facilitation skills or go deeper into the theory and practice of community organizing? These additional resources from the Freedom Trainers will help you create powerful, inclusive spaces for resistance.