“I’ve come to realise that my focus now is not on large-scale activism but on a community level – in my job and my personal life. It keeps me sane.” Some interesting thoughts on what kinds of activism actually work. - ThreadSky

mikegalsworthy.bsky.social • 87 days ago

“I’ve come to realise that my focus now is not on large-scale activism but on a community level – in my job and my personal life. It keeps me sane.”

Some interesting thoughts on what kinds of activism actually work.

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pedropetizviana.bsky.social•87 days ago

Kudos to you. Anyone who has ever read "Bowling Alone" would share your sentiment.

keepupthe.bsky.social•87 days ago

Wise. I organize a knitting/crochet group at a medical university for the students & employees. We make baby blankets & hats for the Blankets & Books for Babies charity. I worry tho that someone will figure out it's just my way of getting to buy yarn with someone else's money. 😅

treehugging-leftie.bsky.social•87 days ago

I really enjoyed reading about his Mair Jones first got into Activism. It was a similar journey to my own. I too have had to adjust from Direct Activism to other types of Activism due to my ill health. Mair gives me hope that despite my disabilities I still have a role to play in Community Activism

manc68.bsky.social•87 days ago

Wow.

partyofwalefan.bsky.social•87 days ago

First time in history that two Internationalist Parties the Party of Wales and SNP lead in latest polling ahead of the UK Nationalist parties.

https://nation.cymru/news/plaid-cymru-leads-new-senedd-poll-with-conservatives-in-4th-place/

markcl10.bsky.social•87 days ago

They're called Councillors. :) As one such individual over many years, it can be a pain in the arse 'fighting' for some pretty obvious gains to the community.

acerview54.bsky.social•87 days ago

The ONLY activism that works on the large scale is civil disobedience. If the million remainers had blocked every bridge, every road in the country, And done it every week, we had the numbers. Then we wouldn't have had the type of brexit we did.

noas2634.bsky.social•87 days ago

This approach doesn’t work in global world, multicultural societies that we have & with social media we cannot ignore wrongs done on the other side of world just because they are far. Injustice is an injustice anywhere and we should voice our disagreement and try our best to influence for better.

missfairhurst.bsky.social•87 days ago

📌

rogersunshinecoast.bsky.social•87 days ago

Often it’s better to throw a pebble into a pond and make ripples than create a storm where people automatically put up their defences

tassie-devil.bsky.social•87 days ago

Absolutely this. I’ve decided to think local, act local for my sanity. I haven’t ruled out getting arrested while chaining myself to a tree though.

hindleylancs.bsky.social•87 days ago

An older activist once told me he'd spent his life in vertical hierarchical structures but had decided to use his accumulaed nous & experience working laterally

wanderingdutchman.bsky.social•5 days ago

Don't let the buggers divide us!

stratnav.bsky.social•87 days ago

Excellent. Leadership starts with the individual but it’s not about ‘you’. The role is to build a process with fundamentals, that everyone can adopt and adapt , so that they become leaders. Most importantly, using the principles to define their own version of leadership. 🇬🇧🙏🇬🇧

dutchessmieke.bsky.social•87 days ago

I could have said that. In fact, I have said it many times in the past couple of years. At times, I feel I should do more - but I can't, not without burning myself out and being of no use whatsoever.

ivorbolakov.bsky.social•87 days ago

The URW will always blame the socialist/communist woke left for national disturbances when any protest takes place (peacefully) &, demand they're imprisoned for holding up a banner that annoys them

Whereas, the URW will call violent nationalist protestors heroes & political prisoners.

Be warned

hiddenshallows.bsky.social•87 days ago

On a micro "activism" level and with support from the likes of yourself and Carol I was able to seriously impact Fabricant's chances of re-election earlier this year. I was totally off his radar until election day itself when he finally blocked me. That was with less than 10k followers.

kamalini.bsky.social•87 days ago

You're downsizing.

mogo-uk.bsky.social•87 days ago

I am a big believer in ‘fight from the inside’. The little person can make the difference, one step at a time.

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