An anti-Trump group that promoted No Kings protests as a “trial run” for larger actions is instructing supporters to stockpile five to ten days of food, medicine, and supplies and prepare for coordinated walkouts from work, school, and shopping if election results are “sabotaged” or “ignored.”
War Room’s Natalie Winters reported on documents from Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service, which has published a National Shutdown Checklist and guidance on responding to the 2026 midterms.
The materials outline household preparations, workplace absences, possible school closures, and sustained pressure on election officials, attorneys general, and judges until any perceived “crisis” is resolved.
Pace e Bene’s September post explicitly frames the preparations around the midterms, stating that if elections are “sabotaged” and results “ignored,” there may be a call for “no work, no school, no shopping.”
“While much of Election Defense work is local, especially some of the scenario planning, it’s also important to broaden your lens. Start talking with your networks and groups about how to engage in meaningful solidarity actions to support other communities if they’re the ones targeted with election sabotage. For example, think about what will you do in solidarity if Trump follows through on his threats and nullifies DC’s election results because he doesn’t like the winner; or Arizona refuses to certify the results of certain precincts; or racist officials try to throw out hundreds of thousands of Black votes in swing states or other areas,” the guide states.
It adds, “If any community calls for people to stand with them in making sure their votes count, we all need to be ready to take meaningful solidarity action.”
The group compares the checklist to blizzard or hurricane preparations, noting the disruption would come from coordinated political action rather than weather.
The four-page checklist pairs five to ten days of food with medicines, fuel, childcare plans, and mutual aid considerations.
It advises workers to coordinate with colleagues and unions and to plan sick calls if a boss will not support the action, and it reaches school administrators with proposals for closures or student walkouts.
The organization says the tool is useful for the midterms and for a longer struggle.
In a February 10 message, Pace e Bene urged activists to treat the March 28 No Kings protests as a trial run for testing organizing capacity before building toward a May 1 strike.
An October message outlined sustained picketing and staying away from work, shopping, and school “until this crisis is resolved,” and it addressed election officials, state attorneys general, and judges directly.
The group identified specific pressure points after voting, including Michigan results not being certified, an Ohio winner not being seated, and Georgia ballots being seized, as hypothetical triggers for disrupting business as usual.
It also pointed to Georgia, Michigan, Texas, Ohio, Arizona, and Washington, D.C., as places to watch and cited examples of prolonged protests in other countries.
The materials state that supporters can resume normal lives if elections proceed smoothly, but they emphasize readiness for escalation.
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