The whole point of protesting is to make ppl uncomfortable.
Activists take that discomfort w/ the status quo & advocate for concrete policy changes. Popular support often starts small & grows.
To folks who complain protest demands make others uncomfortable... that��s the point.
The thing that critics of activists don’t get is that they tried playing the “polite language” policy game and all it did was make them easier to ignore.
It wasn’t until they made folks uncomfortable that there was traction to do ANYTHING even if it wasn’t their full demands.
What if activists aren’t PR firms for politicians & their demands are bc police budgets are exploding, community resources are shrinking to bankroll it, & ppl brought this up for ages but it wasn’t until they said “defund” that comfortable people started paying attn to brutality
Rosa Parks was vilified & attacked for her civil disobedience. She was targeted. It's hard seeing the same people who uplift her courage, attack the movement for Black lives that want us to prioritize health, funding of schools & ending poverty, rather than racist police systems.
We lose people in the hands of police. It’s not a slogan but a policy demand. And centering the demand for equitable investments and budgets for communities across the country gets us progress and safety.
#DirectCashRelief IS TRENDING!!!
LETS GOOOOOOOOO
THIS IS FOR EVERY ONE OF THE MILLIONS OF US SUFFERING.
EVERY PERSON WHO'S HUNGRY, UNHOUSED, ESSENTIAL WORKERS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, MOMS & DADS, SINGLE INDIVIDUALS, THE VULNERABLE!!!!
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$2000/mo of #DirectCashRelief during a once in a lifetime global pandemic is not too much to demand of a government that is supposed to be founded upon the protection of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as inalienable rights.
Pass it on.
This week, the House will be voting on legislation to federally decriminalize marijuana and expunge records nationwide.
This is a long overdue step to provide restorative justice to those devastated by the war on drugs.
Update: As of today, business owners can apply for new support measures. If your small business has been affected by COVID-19, the new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy is there for you - it’ll now come directly to you, not through your landlord, and cover up to 65% of your rent.
More than 1,000 people are dying from COVID-19 every day. Families are heading into the holidays with no food, shelter, or healthcare.
Mitch McConnell, stop rushing through confirmations for Trump’s nominees and pass a relief bill NOW! Your negligence knows no bounds.
The refusal of Republican leaders to acknowledge the results of the presidential election is not just an attack on Biden. It is an attack on American democracy, and shows the degree to which the Republican party is moving toward authoritarianism.
During this pandemic 215,000 Americans have died and 12 million lost health care. Meanwhile, billionaires in the health care industry became $150 billion richer. The function of a rational health care system is to guarantee quality care for all, not make the rich even richer.
We owe Native American people an enormous debt of gratitude for all they have taught us. From the
first days of this country Native Americans were lied to, their treaties violated and their needs ignored. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day let us commit to the fight for Native justice.
Let's be clear. It would be much less expensive to enact the Green New Deal than it would be to continue to allow the fossil fuel industry to destroy the planet we live on. And it would create millions of good-paying jobs in the process.