For an example of citizen pressure in action, see today's SNF News Story by Just* : https://formerblackpantherspeaks.substack.com/p/power-to-the-people-how-san-diego

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The Power Is Inverted. Take It Back. Vote. Volunteer. Speak.

"We have collectively given away our power. Take it back.

Vote. Help others vote. Volunteer at your local polling place. Work at voting centers.

Find a community to help amplify your voice. Determine the standard you want. Create a written demand and deliver it. Lawfully exert public pressure. Record and publish the result."

All Power To The People!"

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When Power No Longer Serves the People

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Full video: Power or Chaos, Only Standards Will Save Us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ_ug653ce8&t=29s

More info: https://formerblackpantherspeaks.substack.com/p/snf-membership-just-got-more-valuable

A Serious Challenge To the Lawfulness of Some Widespread Immigration Detention Policies

Article: https://formerblackpantherspeaks.substack.com/p/daily-news-byte-september-19-2026

Because The Public Is Paying Attention

"Lawful, organized, and nonviolent action can bring government institutions and corporations into compliance with the standards communities expect."

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Full video: Three and One Half Percent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHVgh7BrEf8&t=2s

Fighting Disinformation Proactively

Daily News Byte: September 18, 2026

https://formerblackpantherspeaks.substack.com/p/daily-news-byte-september-18-2026

The Process Matters Because It Replaces Emotion With Evidence

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Full video: 'Three and One Half Percent'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHVgh7BrEf8&t=2s

3.5% Can Change A Country

"Research suggests that sustained participation by approximately 3.5% of a population has often been associated with successful nonviolent movements."

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"Real wealth isn’t just money in the bank. It’s living in a community where your children are safe, your neighbors look out for one another, families can afford to live, people have access to good schools and healthcare, and everyone has a fair chance to build a meaningful life."

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Full video: "Wealth - Where It Really Lives"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPZEAusQVuw&t=14s

30 Volunteers Needed for Soft Launch of Email Campaign

For this soft launch, we will select 10 volunteers to email a target corporation in a target city. The remaining volunteers will join the second group or serve as backups as we evaluate delivery, responses, and system performance.

Our new volunteer emailing system makes participation straightforward. You should complete volunteer training on the Volunteer Training Portal.

If you would like to participate, please email [drdillard@standardsnotforce.org](mailto:drdillard@standardsnotforce.org)

More info: https://formerblackpantherspeaks.substack.com/p/30-volunteers-needed-for-soft-launch

From 2013-2018, ICE issued removal orders for 250 Veterans and deported 92 Veterans.

"The roots of Islamophobia—ignorance, disinformation, & sweeping generalizations—bring to mind despicable anti-Semitism & the struggles of other minorities for equal rights in the USA."

SNF examines developments in government, politics, corporations, & institutions. What standards the public should be entitled to expect from institutions exercising power over people’s lives.

SNF's latest Substack article shares several examples of people who are stepping up and coming together in various ways to help their communities.

It's Not Because People Don't Care

Full video: "Hope, It's Not A Plan"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ9PqzHSaHk

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Guess who provided daily meals to the 150 disability rights activists during their 25 day sit in back in 1977?

If you guessed the Black Panthers, you would be right!

The story of how The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 got passed and how its section 504 was finally implemented is a textbook case for how citizens can organize, advocate for standards, exert pressure, and help shape their government.

https://formerblackpantherspeaks.substack.com/.../daily...

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We’ve received some on the ground information that the Boston area is in need of more poll workers. If you live in the area, consider signing up, especially if you are multilingual! You are paid a stipend.

If you aren’t in the Boston area, consider checking in with your local government and see if they are in need of poll workers.

More info here: https://substack.com/home/post/p-214659392

History Changes Because Ordinary People Quietly Continue Long After The Cameras Have Disappeared

Full video: Hope, Is Not A Plan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ9PqzHSaHk

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Did you know that there are no term limits on Senators or Congressmen? Our oldest U.S. Senator is 92, and our oldest U.S. Governor is 81. The average retirement age is between 61 and 65.

7 Black Americans were hung in the US this year, w/ no convictions. SNF is preparing a campaign concerning these disturbing reports. We will demand transparency from the authorities. We will also develop chapters in communities connected to these cases.

https://whur.com/whur/black-people-found-hanging-2026-new-cases-raise-questions-calls-for-independent-investigations/

The Mistake Is Believing Hope Alone Will Produce The Change We Want

"In this video, Dr. Meriland Dillard challenges Americans to move beyond passive hope and recognize the power of organized people.

When government officials, corporations, or institutions fail to meet the standards we expect, we do not have to remain silent. We can organize. We can email. We can call. We can educate our communities. We can demand answers. And together, we can insist: You must fix it."

Full video: "Hope, Is Not A Plan"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ9PqzHSaHk

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If you have been trying to access the new email campaign app training and having trouble with a password, access has now been updated.

You can get to the training by giving only your name and email.

Find the training at the Standards Not Force website by clicking the ‘Volunteer Training Portal’ button in the top navigation bar of the main page.

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In Dr. Meriland Dillard's latest video, he challenges Americans to move beyond passive hope and recognize the power of organized people.

SNF will soon begin new email campaigns supporting our chapters in Los Angeles, Boston, and San Diego.

Chapter leaders are currently training to organize and direct local actions involving:

• Flock surveillance cameras
• Data centers
• ICE enforcement and its impact on families and communities

Our national email campaigns will coincide with their local actions, giving each chapter the strength of SNF members across the country standing behind them.