Supporting BLM or any social justice movement is not limited to the picket lines. Protests arenβt for everyone. But no matter your skill or ability, you can still drive change!
Protesting is one great way to get involved, but thereβs dozens of others:
Develop your own creative take on the movement/issues and make it public...
Submit to journals, newspapers, magazines
Write and email public officials
Give light to injustices at professional conferences
Bring your findings into the public sphere to elevate the conversation
Act as a subject matter expert in hearings and other environments to promote the issue
Teach future generations about social injustices
Promote conversations and events on school grounds around the issues
Support and sponsor student-led movements and clubs
Drive students and staff to think differently and think critically
White collar professionals
Join Diversity & Inclusion Councils and related Committees
Share resources internally
Be an ally to your coworkers who are facing injustices
Recruited open-minded employees who will drive similar change
Blue collar professionals
Many of the bullets above might apply to you
Get your union involved to drive change in the union itself and the organization you work in
Speakers and community leaders
Host rallies and events to promote awareness
Give voice to those who might need help finding their own
Use your social capital to inspire change in others
Engineers and data scientists
Develop apps that support social movements
Visualize simple and persuasive data for general audiences
Compile resource libraries for the public to leverage
Form and join organizations and clubs around social injustices
Speak up in class! Force peers to talk about difficult topics
Stay open-minded and keep learning everything you can
Lean in on public health research
Promote and implement practices that decrease the impact of social injustices on health
Advocate mental health just as much as physical health
Create a safe space for patients to speak about how the injustice impacts them
Read and watch content about social injustices. (Teachers, librarians, parents can help)
Ask questions to make your friends, family, and teachers think
Embrace people who might look, act, or think differently than yourself
If you see bullying, confront it. Odds are, whatever is being said/done stems from social injustice
(Many of the bullets above probably apply to you too)
Vote, campaign, and advocate for candidates who will change the system
Volunteer at organizations at the forefront of the cause
Donate money for those same orgs^
Publicly talk about the social injustice with friends, family, and online
Support those around you who are impacted by social injustices
Consider running for public office (many roles arenβt full-time jobs)
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