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How to stand up to Trump and win

Symbolic protests are often futile. Effectiveness requires meticulous research, networking and preparation, say experts.

Published Fri, Apr 14, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Boston

AFTER President Donald Trump's election, a wave of furious opposition erupted. It was an emotional mix of denial and anger, the first two stages of grief, and it wasn't very effective.

Yet increasingly that has matured into thoughtful efforts to channel the passion into a movement organised towards results. One example: the wave of phone calls to congressional offices that torpedoed the Republican "health care plan".

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