What is "Summer of Resilience"?

From July to September 2026, Survival Bloc and Collective Resilience will be activating our joint network of over 100+ organizations and leaders to train, mobilize, and take local action as we anticipate a summer of stronger, heat-related climate disasters. We know that as U.S fascism and authoritarianism expands, that this limits vulnerable communities’ ability to assert their autonomy and sense of self-determination. From Minneapolis to Tennessee, we have been inspired by the block-by-block organizing and survival strategies that frontline, BIPOC neighbors are using to build power through government corruption, state terror and ICE kidnappings, and extreme weather events.

We envision a future where all U.S frontline and BIPOC communities have built the neighborhood infrastructure that they need to keep themselves safe, meet their needs, and thrive in this political moment. This means divesting from harmful systems and false solutions, and reinvesting in the skills, local relationships, and community spaces that make our survival possible.

Survival Bloc and Collective Resilience are building off of our hyper-local experimentations in the Southeast and West Coast U.S around designing "survival programs", neighborhood response teams, and developing resilience hubs to strengthen our movement's block by block disaster and crisis responses.

What is the Summer of Resilience Action Fund?

A collective fund specifically designed to support ongoing campaign organizing and related activities across the U.S. This includes, but is not limited to the following priorities:

Organizing stipends - national lead campaign organizers, partnership compensation
Campaign-related print materials
In-person event support and resources
Disaster/rapid response supplies
Logistical support (ie: gas stipends, food, etc.)

This fund will be governed by lead campaign organizers, partners, and our network membership for equitable disbursement.

Summer of Resilience - A National Campaign