Protests are important, but for them to result in the longterm change you wish to see, that protest energy must be harnessed into a social movement. And to build a movement, it requires people to leave their screens behind, organize and strategize offline, and build genuine kinship and regular opportunities to socialize.
Toward that end, here’s podcast that explains the difference between a series of protests and a social movement. Remember, protests are important but sustained, local movement-building is what upends fascism.
Neighbor, if this article was helpful to you, please consider sharing it via direct text/email to a friend. That personal touch of sharing tends to ensure people actually engage with what you’ve shared, because it shows that the article meant something to you. It might also be an opportunity for you to talk with people in your life about what’s happening. This culture has done so much to tell you kinship and vulnerability are signs of weakness, but it’s in togetherness that we learn to become bigger than who we are and transform the world.
