A National Public Awareness Campaign

“For true patriots to be silent, is dangerous” – Samuel Adams

Ordinary Patriots™ is a national public multimedia campaign that honors individual acts of resistance by ordinary Americans who have demonstrated courage and moral conviction by taking a stand against authoritarianism and refusing to carry out orders that are illegal. It honors their actions and convictions in defense of American democracy, rule of law, and our Constitutional freedoms and civil rights. They are true patriots.

Resistance is Patriotic.
Courage is Contagious.

Ordinary Patriots™ is a 2025 US multimedia campaign launched by GenDemocracy, a US nonprofit initiative. Ordinary Patriots™ © 2025

Learn About the Actions That Make Them
Ordinary Patriots™

HELP US HONOR AMERICA'S ORDINARY PATRIOTS™

WHO'S AN ORDINARY PATRIOT™ IN YOUR COMMUNITY?

Who's taking a stand against tyranny to defend our democracy or rights in your community?  

We invite you to submit nominations of individuals in their local communities who have engaged in individual (or group) acts of resistance for possible inclusion in our national campaign.

Please nominate an Ordinary Patriot™ by completing the form below. ONE individual or ONE group per form. Email gendemocracy2025@gmail.com with any questions.

NOTE: Information collected will not be used for any outreach, commercial or marketing purposes. It will serve only as background for us to research the nominee.