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New endorsement alert! Angela Gonzales-Torres will be a strong voice for veterans, military families, and the communitie...
10/01/2026

New endorsement alert! Angela Gonzales-Torres will be a strong voice for veterans, military families, and the communities they call home, which is why Common Defense is proud to endorse her for California's 34th District!

10/01/2026

Sorry, I cannot hear you, I’m kinda busy!

09/29/2026

The crackdown wants you to feel helpless. You're not.

It's happening in communities everywhere, and the answer is the same everywhere: neighbors looking out for neighbors.

You don't have to send help to Texas.

Find your local court watch and connect with organizers near you.

09/26/2026

Veterans were peacefully protesting Trump’s illegal & unjust war in Iran near Fort Bragg today when police arrested Army veteran & Common Defense organizer, Lindsey.

Vets won’t be intimidated into silence. She is safe & we are working to get her free now. More updates to follow.

"A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few. Ignoring these cries ...
09/26/2026

"A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few. Ignoring these cries and failing to respond to this movement is simply not an option, for peace cannot exist where justice is not served." - John Lewis

Join .knapp.75 and other women veterans today at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum. Today's stop is organized with the Fayetteville Resistance Coalition on Day 14 of Operation Take Up Space, a 300+ mile march across North Carolina.

Umoja Wall of Honor mosaic mural,
Fayetteville State University
📍 1200 Murchison Rd, Fayetteville, NC
⏰ 10 AM

This is your chance to take a stand and have your voice heard.

Can't make it?
Join the livestream here 👉 .knapp.75 starting

Today, we're proud to stand behind Tom Perriello for Congress in Virginia's 5th District.Veterans don't swear an oath to...
09/24/2026

Today, we're proud to stand behind Tom Perriello for Congress in Virginia's 5th District.

Veterans don't swear an oath to a party or a president; we swear it to the Constitution. Right now, that oath is being tested. The VA is being privatized. Service members are being disrespected. And our country is stuck in another forever war.

Tom Perriello spent his career working to end some of the world's hardest conflicts. As veterans, we know the real cost of a failed foreign policy, and Tom gets it.

"He's the kind of leader Common Defense veterans are proud to stand behind." — Naveed Shah, U.S. Army veteran, Political Director at Common Defense

Read the full endorsement in the comments below.

09/23/2026

Halfway there.

Today marks the midpoint of Operation Take Up Space. Every stop along the way has carried the same message: showing up for your community doesn't have to run on fear and outrage.

There's more road ahead, and we're glad you're on it with us.

09/22/2026

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think"

🥾 OPERATION TAKE UP SPACE: FAYETTEVILLE, WE’RE COMING FOR YOU.We’re officially on the road and making our way across Nor...
09/21/2026

🥾 OPERATION TAKE UP SPACE: FAYETTEVILLE, WE’RE COMING FOR YOU.

We’re officially on the road and making our way across North Carolina — and we're getting to close to ya'll!!!

And this Friday, we’re kicking off the Fayetteville arm of Operation Take Up Space a little differently. We are highlighting the challenges that Black Men face as it relates to civic engagment, through the lens of Army Veteran and Film Producer, Sean Eldridge.

Join us for this film viewing, as we kick up our feet and stand in solidarity with our brothers at Cameo Theater in Fayetteville on Friday, Spet 25th at 7pm.

🎬 CIVIC MEN: From Intent to Impact
📅 Friday, September 25
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Cameo Art House & Theater | Fayetteville, NC
🎟️ FREE — registration requested

Civil Men asks a simple but powerful question:

What happens when men choose to show up?

The film brings together men talking about responsibility, community, leadership, and what it actually looks like to move from good intentions to meaningful action.

That conversation feels right at home in Operation Take Up Space.

Because this march has never just been about walking 300+ miles across North Carolina. It’s about what happens when ordinary people decide to show up — for their neighbors, for their communities, and for the future they want to build.

And Friday night, we get to sit down together before we lace up our boots for a BIG Saturday in Fayetteville. 🥾

Come watch the film. Bring a friend. Meet some of the folks marching with us. Then stick around this weekend as Operation Take Up Space rolls through Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Sanford.

We’ve got some miles left to walk, y’all. And we’re just getting started. 🔥🥾

🎟️ REGISTER HERE:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/otus-civicmen-film-viewing?source=direct_link&

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