45 Powerful Affirmations to Stand Against Fascism and Authoritarianism

It was Maya Angelou who said, “Still I rise.“

She has always been one of my favorite writers, and I think of her a lot in these trying times we live in.

Most of the time, I feel like a powerless spectator in the face of what’s happening in the US, the clear authoritarian government we’re up against. I want to do more, but I’m not sure how. I’m not even sure if I can make a difference.

But as Nemik puts it in Season 1 of Andor, “Try.” So I’ve typed up some powerful affirmations that help me feel empowered to stand up against fascism and authoritarianism in 2025 and beyond.

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What can affirmations do in the face of fascism?

Most of the time, I use affirmations to feel peace and inner calm, to bring about wisdom and feel grounded.

Not this time.

Now is the time to use our anger, frustration, fear, and sadness to fuel us forward into a better future. If you need motivation to gather together your power and use it to protest against our wannabe fascist government in the US 2025, then I’ve got you.

Well, “I” don’t have you… rather, the writings of Black slaves who persevered through escaping to freedom got you. The writings of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust got you.

I’m just some white woman. I claim none of this as my own.

But I want to share it, particularly with other white women. Ladies, we gotta do better. We need to reject what the US (apparently) chose in November 2024 and start to build something better for our children.

We’re mothers.

We’re sisters.

We’re teachers and wives and friends.

I’m turning 40 this year, and I know some people my age who are grandmothers!

It’s time to reject what the mediocre white man in the red hat is choosing for us. We’re done with his games. We’re here to use our voices to stand up against authoritarianism and fascism.

I’m not going to lie though. I don’t always feel very powerful. I’ve been made to feel privileged and weak at the same time. I should be grateful. I should know my place in the world.

That’s what affirmations are for.

Affirmations help to build us up when we feel down. To make us feel strong when we feel weak. To feed us with fire when we think we’re in the dark.

I don’t know about you, but I hold the light. And I’m passing it on.

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45 Powerful Affirmations for Resilience Against Fascism

Here are 45 powerful affirmation to use to pump yourself up in the fight against fascism.

1. I do not bow to fear.
2. I rise with purpose.
3. My ancestors are with me.
4. My voice is strong.
5. My resistance is sacred.
6. I am stronger than their control.
7. My mind is a safe haven against their tyranny and terror.
8. I am unshakeable in the face of injustice.
9. I do not confuse peace with submission.
10. I protect my truth.
11. I protect those closest to me.
12. I protect my community.
13. I am more powerful than my government could ever believe.
14. I have friends everywhere.
15. My beliefs carry me through the fire.
16. Peaceful protest is my right as a citizen.
17. I believe in a world that is just and free.
18. I am a part of the future they fear.
19. With every word I speak, I liberate others.
20. I plant seeds of freedom from tyranny every step I take.
21. I honor the dream of freedom by living it every day.
22. I am a light they cannot dim.
23. I am mighty.
24. I trust in the power of the people.
25. I dissent.
26. My connection to others makes me stronger.
27. I am a part of the collective rising.
28. My strength multiplies in solidarity.
29. I speak out with each injustice I see.
30. I remember the dream of America we used to believe.
31. I carry the flame of liberation in me.
32. I use my voice to disrupt harm and uplift the truth.
33. I honor difference and work actively to celebrate it.
34. My discomfort is not greater than someone else’s oppression.
35. Every person deserves dignity, safety, and belonging.
36. I dismantle systems of injustice and work to create new ones for the future.
37. My children will live in a world free from fascism and oppression.
38. My resistance uplifts the community around me.
39. I protect the spirit of others.
40. I fight back against oppression.
41. I do not negotiate with fascists.
42. I call people out fearlessly.
43. I uphold the truths this country was built upon.
44. I do not stand alone.
45. We are powerful. We are many. We are rising up.

45 Powerful Affirmations to Stand Against Fascism and Authoritarianism