I’m ngl, I have a bit of a problem with the concept of “bearing witness”. Like, okay, you’re bearing witness to what is happening. Are you helping? Are you archiving? Are you building? What are you DOING with what you have seen?
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If you bear witness and do not act in some way, it’s not activism, it’s voyeurism. Even objective journalists whose job it is to not interfere are still DOING JOURNALISM about it. They aren’t just watching.
I had a great history teacher who said it's supposed to be an action: calling reps saying wtf, writing a journal, speaking to friends/family who might not pay attention to news, showing up with support (food, hugs, protests) for the marginalized. Nothing big, but not nothing.
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