riverasun.bsky.social
I am an activist and author of social justice fiction, including The Dandelion Insurrection and the award-winning Ari Ara Series. I am the editor of Nonviolence News and a trainer in strategy for nonviolent action. www.riverasun.com
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Getting off social media is part of the Feb 28th call-to-action.
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Yeah, AOC literally told people what the law is. The Border Czar just doesn't want to obey the law.
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Likewise, but no luck so far. I keep telling other groups to pay attention to the popularity of these actions, however. People want to participate in them - and our social justice orgs should be organizing a round of these with some oomph and coordination behind them.
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It depends on the business, but basics include making a plan with workers, putting out an announcement about why you'll be closing, and making contingency plans for essential services to happen before/after.
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I wish the coordinating group behind this had more than just a schedule and social posts. I'd like to see a broad alliance of groups working together on some of this.
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100% agree.
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This is a good point. We can keep pulling/pushing people and groups away from their Trump-worshipping positions. There will always be the MAGA die-hards, but we can make sure there are far fewer of them.
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#KnowYourNonviolentHistory - it might save us all.
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Great piece. Thanks!
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The image/article is deleted now.
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Thank you.
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#SurrealismToday
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Sticking the link in the top comment on FB circumvents that. I'm also not sure about BlueSky.
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Good to see you all protesting. Thank you for your important actions!
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You could also include a link to your website in your post and #GeneralStrikeUS in every post. generalstrikeus.com
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There goes Jesus' virgin mother.
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And profiting from #fossilfuels while killing our only planet and threaten a mass extinction event should be outlawed.
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Absolutely.
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What? Whose foot are we talking about here? Is your foot Jeff Bezos' foot? Or the CEO of Target's foot? My foot isn't.
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Thanks, Rebecca. Your care for people is lovely in the ways you alert, educate, and center folks through it all.
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Well frankly, it's hard for me to see how its harmful to boycott some of these megacorporations for a day. Many of us have been campaign for this since the demise of brick-n-mortal bookstores, the rise of megacorporations, and the collapse of main street.
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There's consumer goods ... and there's consumer goods laced with racism and discrimination. We have a choice. Buying and selling isn't going away, it's going somewhere else. Personally, I want that to be more local, more justice-oriented, more inclusive, and more respectful.
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Totally.
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Terrible.
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100% Or if its presence will kill you. No profiting from weapons, toxins, or fossil fuels.
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Yeah, it could read: Please scale the radio tower and take it back from them, along with the rest of the country.
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A good framing to remind right-wing supporters of this idea that it's a terrible idea for every reason, including their own cause. Not to mention sovereignty, issues of imperialism, and the fact that it's an idea unworthy of any of us.