I'm trying to get some insight from some people on if this concept could work. I want to know how I could improve it.

I'm trying to start a movement or a non profit or something that has 3 core values:

• Radical Curiosity: Always search for new questions and answers. This requires having an open mind, and being willing to ask the hard questions in your life, such as “Why are we attacking minorities instead of charging the businesses who hire them?” or “Why are we taking away rights from trans people and creating segregation when we could instead be fixing the idea of "Sex Assigned Bathrooms" as a whole?

• 🚫 Anti-Acceptance: This is about not accepting a lack of answers that you seek. When I ask these questions, I mean to get an answer.The point is to get the answers to the questions you are asking from those in charge, whether it's the president, your boss, your pastor, or anyone who tries to tell you that you deserve less rights than someone else.

• 📝 Belief Audits: You must get answers from those in charge of leading your "Belief". It is not fair to you or your community that these questions don’t have answers. You need to start demanding answers from those in charge, but you do this in the form of questions, not demands or information.

Why are you getting millions of dollars from billionaires?

Why are you passing bills that give more to the wealthy than to us?

It's about getting to the core root of the problem. Both sides are giving arguments that solve nothing and still cause more harm.

Instead, this movement is about asking questions to your representatives and leaders that they must be held accountable to give answers for.

It's about using questions we already know the answers to, to expose contradictions, hypocrisy, and harm.

How can I improve this concept?

Thanks for all the advice.

I am a mixed kid from the Midwest and I've seen for myself there are some cops that save lives in fact most cops save more lives then ruin. If you are dealing with the cops in the first place chances are you fucked up at some point so why blame them for doing their job just because some are silly racist lil men/girls

i am an 18 year old, broke, chronically ill white woman. i live with my mom, but she's pretty broke too. it's a challenge for me to get out of the house everyday for school, hospital appointments, etc.

that being said, i feel like i am not doing my part in the world rn. all the genocide, racism, sexism, homophobia etc... and i'm focusing on my own health 😭 if im going to be in pain for the rest of my life, i need to learn how to help how i can.

so any advice? right now the most im doing is watching poc's youtube videos to learn about their struggles, and occasionally donating to people who need it. i know it's not much and i know i need to do more. im just stuck not knowing what to do next.

https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/147/903/425/ Please copy the link into your browser and sign this petition to boycott all companies ran by the Nazi Elon musk

I think anti-Semitism and ableism are topics that aren't discussed enough in most strands of social justice.

Hi there. I am not sure if this sub is the right space to ask this, but I am hoping for some thoughtful conversation to help me better understand my behavior, and where I went wrong and it seemed like perhaps it might be suited to this group.

I wish I could explain it without a story, but context is needed.

I run a public insta page and host events in my city, with inclusivity being a core organizational tenet. I drop thoughts/stories about all sorts of things, lots to do with being human, building connection, building community.

I talk often about working hard at things (often building relationships and friendship) and extrapolate that to working hard at all sorts of adult things. One example I shared about working hard in my own life was adopting a movement practice with a goal of being "strong by 40". I didn't post often about it, but every now and then.

I turned 40 last week, and provided an update. This is what it said:

"March 2023: goal - get strong by 40.

Specifics of that? Zero. Basically, keep showing up and putting a bit of effort into caring for myself by using my muscles and moving my body.

January 2025: 40 is here. Still showing up. It's easier than before and it's become part of a routine. I can do it when I don't want to, which is most of the time. I can do a few reps of push ups. Yay me.

Getting here has meant lots of physio, doctor's appointment to figure out some weird things, more physio, different routines to not get bored, a few new long term goals, and not being fussed when the numbers on the scale get bigger (yay muscles).

Working hard at things, of all kinds, is good for us. Whether it's friendship or a project or learning to show up for yourself. There is something so good about choosing the discomfort. I will always be the biggest fan of doing things that stretch us."

Now. I had someone say that mentioning the numbers on the scale going up is a microagression. I have been reading about this and am trying to understand. I do recognize I am someone with a body that carries privilege for fitting straight sized clothes. And I was highlighting that movement isn't about weight loss, and that it is a choice to challenge ideas about being smaller as a goal of movement, and that my own movement practice has meant intentionally shedding cultural ideals around thinness as preferential.

As I read about microagressions, I am trying to understand the harm I have done in these words. I want to understand the perspective of the person who kindly brought that to my attention.

I do recognize that me gaining weight still does not make me marginalized, and that I will not experience discrimination because of it, which is not the same perhaps for every person. Yet I'm unsure how my words have fit into the following definition:

"Microaggressions are verbal, non-verbal and environmental slights, snubs and insults which communicate hostile, derogatory or negative messages and behaviours that target a person based on their protected characteristic or belonging to a marginalised group."

Genuinely wanting to understand how to do better, and what I am missing so I can approach the conversation with the offended party with compassion and understanding.

Thanks for your help in understanding this.

Gender essentialist thinking is developed very early in life; children's toys have incredibly gendered marketing. Elementary-school children fearmonger over "cooties", which reinforces a form of gender segregation. Children who do not conform to their gender roles are heavily ostracized (which still occurs with adults but is more pronounced in children). This has real-world consequences, as shown by the lopsided gender statistics in many STEM fields.

How might educators rectify these issues? Should educators be teaching feminist theory to elementary-school children? I genuinely believe your average 5th grader can understand some feminist theory, so this might not be as far-fetched as some might claim. Should educators reprimand children for fearmongering over "cooties"? Should educators reprimand children for teasing others over not conforming to gender roles?

i've been trying to further educate myself on some of the sex + racism discourse & I stumbled into 'buckbreaking'

Can you please direct me to more reliable sources for 'buckbreaking' than Tariq Nasheed? and are there reliable sources for the (possible?) direct linguistic links between 'BBC' and 'buck/big buck/big black buck'? I obviously knew that the repetition of stereotypes was racist, but I had no idea that the term itself originated(?) in an anti-Black slur

I don't doubt it happened, I just don't feel comfortable getting my information on the sexual exploitation of enslaved Black men from a conspiracy theorist who I don't respect. I will still watch his 2021 documentary & come to my own conclusions, but before I do that I'd like some reliable information (and seeing as he also coined the term 'buckbreaking' I worry that any other resources I try to find will simply use him/his documentary as their source). edit: i looked at the letterboxd reviews for the 'documentary' and uh.. yeah. someone likened him to qanon, so 1. i think my concerns were correct and 2. if it's that bad i think i'll come to my own conclusions very quickly lmao

thanks for any help. like i said, i will watch his documentary (and if he cites sources in that, i'll follow up and research those)

Okay long story short. I’m an Indigenous person and was recently having a conversation with someone about how I’m usually told I’m too “white” for my people. The person in question told me I was supposed to capitalize white since white could mean (French, Swedish, etc.).

I told them that this was new to me since I’ve never really seen it capitalized in that context before. Then they asked me how do I differentiate Black and black then.

So now I’m kinda panicking, has my grammar been wrong for years?

I know this AP article is a pretty decent source in terms of education but everywhere I look online it gets more and more confusing.

Please help 🥲

I'm the administrator of a small minecraft server. I just had my first experience with racist behaviour, and I would love some feedback on how I handled it (or avice on where to go from here).

A few of us (4 or 5) were playing together, and we were talking about harmless teasing when this one guy jokingly compated it to racism. I said that it was kot like racism, and tried to quicly explain the difference before moving on, but he then persisted by giving this example: "So it would be like if I had a very good black friend, and he was ok with me calling him <the n word>?" (pronounced with a hard g).

Everyone else went quiet, and after a few seconds I said something along the lines of "I don't really vibe with using that word like that". He jokingly asked of I was going to ban him, an I said no, and that it was more like a warning, and that though I wasn't planning on banning him I wantet to let him know that I just didn't vibe with him using that word.

He said ok, and the conversation went on about something else.

So what I'm wondering is: should I had reacted any differently, and what should I do now?

We have a rule on the server that racist, abelist, transphobic or otherwise bigoted comments might get you kicked out without a warning, and everyone has agreed to this rule. The problem with the rule is that it isn't very specific, and with all of us being from different cultures it can be hard to know what everyone consider to be racist.

This guy is from a country where there might not be as much awareness about the nuances of racism as what I'm used to, but at the same time I belive he did on some level understand that his comment was pushing it as that's what was supposed to be funny about it.

I personally don't believe banning him is the way to go. He didn't argue after I told him what I felt about it, and he has previously responded well ish to being corrected. I don't think I can change his opinion drastically, but I can explain why I don't think it was appropriate and prevent him from saying it again (at least on the server). The reason I belive this is that we've had similar conversations about mental health, queernes and gender, and he seems to be understanding those things a little better now. At leas he's been behaving a little differently (in a good way) around me after those conversations...

But with those other issues I could make the choice of informing him about things that concern me directly, and I could tell where the line was. When it comes to racism I don't have that same level of knowledge, so I'm asking here if I'm doing the right thing by not banning him, and how to talk to jim about it.

I know for sure I'm going to talk to him about racism, regardless of weather or not I ban him, and I'm going to try to improve the rule about bigotry so that it's more clear on what kinds of comments I do and do not accept. Bit ither than that I don't feel lile I know much about what I'm doing, so I would love any and all advice.

https://nowmarch.org/plan-your-trip/

January 4

We will be gathering between 12:00 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the iconic steps of the Lincoln Memorial for more speeches from honored speakers and peaceful demonstration. The closest Metro station to Lincoln Memorial is the Foggy Bottom – GWU station. Exit the Metro on 23rd St NW, and proceed south on 23rd St NW towards Constitution Ave.

January 5

We will again be gathering at the Lincoln Memorial between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. for continued peaceful demonstration. This is our final Call to Action before Congress votes to certify the election on January 6.

We encourage you to bring your signs consistent with our messaging on all three days.

As a reminder — we can’t say it enough — this will be a PEACEFUL demonstration. No weapons, no animosity, no conflicts. If someone tries to engage in a conflict, we are to walk away and notify security. DO NOT engage. We are 100% committed to maintaining peace throughout our demonstration.

Also, it is going to be very cold in D.C., so please come prepared with warm clothing, snacks, and non-achololic beverages. The event is also 100% smoke-free.

Please continue to spread the website, nowmarch.org, far and wide to encourage everyone to take part in this historic event to save democracy before it’s too late!

Misinformation and hate speech imo is the biggest threat to liberalism but it seems like no one in those circles seems to know what to do because any solution that would make meaningful strides would be inherently illberal. It doesn't seem like liberalism is a meaningful way to combat this issue.

There's a question in response to the notion of freedom.

Freedom for whom and freedom to do what?

So therefore, freedom to say what and to what ends and for what purpose is something even said?

Going by that, the liberal idea is to say speech should exist on terms of full blown unrestriction and all things should be said. Which... considering the distribution of power and influence one class had over another defeats the purpose of jus saying whatever someone feels like saying.

All speech is connected to an intent and a purpose, and an interest. Liberal free speech ignores this or in a vulgar way turns this on its head that the speech of reaction must always have its say and have its power.

The recent assassination of a healthcare CEO has brought attention to the greed of a system that’s been exploiting us for decades. I’ve created a Discord server as a platform for people to collaborate—whether you’re ready to act or just want to be part of the conversation.

This is a space to: • Share stories and personal experiences. • Strategize nonviolent, legal steps to fight for patients over profits. • Build a community focused on real change.

This isn’t about me—it’s about us, coming together to create solutions. If this resonates with you, join us here: https://discord.gg/set2tvn6

I'm trying to get started with an online/local grassroots movement and we'd like to start organizing peaceful (but loud!) protests in the near future. We are doing a lot of research on the matter right now and thought it would be a good idea to post in some relevant subreddits. If you have any experiences or tips you'd like to share, we'd love to hear them and your thoughts on how to organize a safe and effective protest! Our main questions were: • Are there any additional legal considerations we would need to take outside of obtaining a permit? • Do you have any tips for ensuring the safety of both the protesters and the public? • Are there any methods that work best for obtaining media attention/working with media to spread word? Thank you for any help and if you think there is a good place for this post, don't hesitate to let me know!

I wanted to share a project I’m working on that’s deeply personal to me. It’s called A Better Future: Empowering People, Not Just CEOs or the Rich.

The idea behind it is simple: for too long, the systems we rely on have favored the privileged few—billion-dollar corporations, their CEOs, and the wealthy. Meanwhile, workers, small businesses, students, and communities are often left to struggle with limited access to tools and opportunities.

I’m launching this initiative to change that. The goal is to create tools that uplift everyone—not just the elite. Whether it’s leveling the playing field for small businesses, simplifying work for employees, or creating more opportunities for students and communities, this is about building something for all of us.

I’d love for you to check it out and share your thoughts. Even if you can’t contribute directly, a share or some feedback would mean the world to me. Together, we can create a future that serves everyone—not just the powerful few.

Here’s the link to learn more: https://gofund.me/1b432b0f

Thanks for reading, and I’d love to hear what you think. Let’s build a better future—together. ❤️

With all the discourse around Luigi and the shooting of United Health CEO Brian Thompson, I’m wondering if many others in the social justice/activism sphere are feeling similar to me. I feel really uncomfortable with gun violence/any violence that isn’t directly self-defense. I just worry that all the condoning of it is going to cause more and more violence and war causing more fatalities of innocent civilians. My heart hurts so much thinking of all the vulnerable and oppressed folks that we lose to violence on a daily basis. Maybe I’m being naive in thinking there could be a pacifist pathway to the necessary revolution that society needs. Anyway, is anyone else feeling uncomfortable about the memes and such going around condoning the shooting?

Christmas is consumerism, etc. For so many this tradition adds stress and obligations beyond capacities and will. Does anyone agree that Christmas should be a thing of the past and make new traditions that better align with sustainability? It just feels so fake and disconnected to reality.

my friend i were watching a bizarre video (i, pet goat ii— weird video) that she recommended, and ended up talking about conspiracy theories, and i said most of them tie back to “jews control the world” antisemitism (you can literally see that idea in the video), and she literally said “oh, i thought that was true.” i knew she was a kind of an alternative/hippie/edgy humor type, and she’s not political at all (she didn’t vote 🙄), but this shocked me. i told her no, that’s not true, and explained that it was an antisemitic conspiracy theory, but i’m just a bit frazzled. i don’t think she’s a hateful person and i love her, but wow. this is my best friend/future roommate/favorite person. if you had a friend who said something like that, how would you go from here?

I came across this Bluesky post from political philosopher Olufemi O. Taiwo that specified that when looking to organize, it would be better to find an organization that encouraged you to "DO a thing" vs trying to "BE a thing." https://bsky.app/profile/olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social/post/3latilqzsiw2e

I really want to join a political organization focused on protecting Trans Rights in red states, ending the genocide in Palestine, protecting abortive rights, or just in general fight against everything Trump, the GOP and Project 2025 are advocating.

My problem is, I have no idea how to make the distinction between joining an organization that encourages you to "do things" vs "being things." I figured this subreddit would be as good a place as any to start; does anyone know of any it's that fit these descriptions? I'm in NorCal btw.

Pretty much title. I wanted to dig into any literature or writings that looks into how being able to trace one's ethnic/cultural roots (e.g. Irish, German, Chinese, etc.) sometimes with great precision is in and of itself a privilege, while others like Black Americans do not have that luxury.

I'm someone who believes there is more to a person than their political stances/actions and place a lot of value on interpersonal kindness. At the same time, I get frustrated by liberals/leftists who have strong opinions about our political system - but don't do much about it? And I try to invite them to events but its often unsuccessful. How do we get more people politically organized - especially in this moment? How do you handle friendships with good friends who just can't seem to care about important social justice issues - such as Palestine, attacks on our civil liberties, the climate, economic justice etc - beyond verbal support?

In many states a person can be forced into psychiatric treatment or placed on an involuntary hold if they are deemed to be a danger to themselves or others. Does social justice view this as a violation of human rights or civil liberties? Are mainstream present-day social justice movements continuing the work of activists like Judi Chamberlin?

Hello! I have a friend who hates filling out the 'ethnicity' box on forms and doesn't like 'labelling her ethnicity'. I want to understand why people feel this way so I can have a better conversation with her about it. She is someone who doesn't understand why people see colour and that it causes divide. She hates talking about politics and I can sense her stress whenever a topic about race/elections/genocide/ etc come up...

For context she is a WOC, very kind and intelligent, I think she is just extremely conflict averse and finds it hard to think about the atrocities in the world lol.

Hello! I work for a nonprofit heavily involved with local food access. We do lots of work with the food bank, food pantries, local social justice centers, community gardens, nutrition education organizations, etc.

My question is- what sites are y'all using to find info about cool stuff that's happening around Food Access in the world? Does something like this exist? I'm talking anything- subreddits, blogs, media sites, whatever. I already follow a handful of food-politics blogs, which tend to focus on food-related injustices, but I'm looking more for a place that aggregates the good work being done in the food access realm.

Any thoughts? Hit me with them recommendations.

i’ve noticed when i check BI&PoC in at work i’m more familiar with them. like i’m less “professional,” i joke around more (usually self-deprecating humor, which is my go to), and i don’t do a “customer service voice.” i don’t know if it’s because i assume they’re less uptight than the white people i deal with (stereotypically suburban couples or old businessmen), or what. it’s the same way i behave when a single woman, someone my age, or someone i clock as queer is at my counter. is this racist? i’m a bit concerned i come off as less professional or less respectful.

I'm a white, upper middle class, cis, able bodied woman, so I know I have heaps and heaps of privilege. I also struggle immensely with my mental state. But, I also know that a poor person, a black person, a disabled person, a trans person, or any combo of the above is going to be struggling FAR more than me and thus, it's my responsibility to use my privilege for good and help them.

How do you push further when you're already burned out? And this isn't something that taking a break worked for, I did take a break for a few months and don't feel any better. I can hardly keep up with my own responsibilities, I'm failing classes and sleeping in nearly every day because I can hardly pry myself out of bed.

How can I still take responsibility? I feel like I'm failing to utilize my privilege and thus failing my responsibility to be a good activist. I try to donate to causes but it feels like I'm not doing enough.

Hi, I made a TikTok asking white women like myself to have the uncomfortable conversations with the white women in their lives. One thing I mentioned were all the black woman creators who have helped me to grow.

A white mother of a biracial daughter is in my comments. I’ve tried to respond, but this is out of my area of experience. On top of that I’m very new to this work. I’ve only been working on myself for about 3 years. Before that I just thought I wasn’t racist without understanding all that goes into racism.

Can anyone help with how to respond? I want to learn what I can do differently because I’m sure I will come across more white women in the same mindset.

My username is mctriplets and it is my last post.

@MommaJen: are you will to listen to a biracial family that has a message for you… please stop dividing us by colors… we are one family we all love, breathe, work hard… we matter too

@Kara | Homeschool Mama: Of course we all want the same things. But that doesn’t change the fact that as a ww I have opportunities to exist in places that black women aren’t welcomed. It is up to me to work to change that.

@Kara | Homeschool Mama: Listening to the perspective of black women has enriched my life. I have learned a lot about unconscious and internalized racism and how to really sit with an uncomfortable truth and work on myself.

@MommaJen: Bah haha like where?? Do you really think my daughter can’t go somewhere I can? That’s delusional!! Never once has this happened in the 20 years I brought her into this world.

@MommaJen: What are you seeing in real life? Do you actually see someone who can’t walk into any place you’ve ever been in your life?

@Kara | Homeschool Mama: Yes. I work in an industry where the leadership is very white washed even though the workforce is very diverse. I have a seat at that table and can push for more diversity in leadership.

@Kara | Homeschool Mama: I’m glad your daughter hasn’t experienced it. That’s fantastic. But it doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen in other parts of the country.

@MommaJen: It does, but it happens to EVERYONE! No one is immune to stupidity. Believe me there is stupidity everywhere, but it’s not only one race or gender.

@MommaJen: I didn’t say that… she’s just aware it happens to everyone and it’s not specifically about her. It tells more about the other person than it ever would her. She’s seen people do it to me..

I really feel called to get involved in organizing/advocacy in light of recent events, but I don't know how.

There are no groups that fit my values in in my small city. While there are ones in near by cities, I don't have a car, the public transportation here sucks, and I work so I don't have time to take a 2 hour bus ride for what would be a 30 minute drive by car.

I know the typical advice would be to start something in my city, but I know absolutely nothing about what would go into creating or running an organization. I'm also autistic, so I have no social skills, no friends I could convince to join me, and no idea how to connect with people to recruit them. Even on social media I've never known how to connect with people.

I just don't know what to do. On the one hand I don't want to use all the above obstacles as excuses, but on the other hand I just really don't know how to start. I really feel like it's my responsibility to do something, but I don't know ANYTHING about advocacy, organization, or activism.