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Lesson 5.1: Grassroots resistance

5. Key takeaways & Reflection

What to remember about queer feminist resistances?

  • Grassroots resistance takes many forms – visible, discreet, institutional, digital.
  • Context matters: repression, political climate, and available resources shape what strategies are possible.
  • Everyday acts of safety, solidarity, and connection are as political as public demonstrations.
  • Resistance is sustained through networks – friendship, care, digital ties, and shared creative practices. 

Reflection

  1. How does civic space shape the kinds of resistance that are possible in different political contexts?

  2. In your own environment, what forms of ‘everyday micro-resistance’ can you identify?

  3. What are the risks and benefits of activist visibility, and how can communities support individuals who face high exposure?