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[THREAD: WHAT DOES CHANGING THE SYSTEM MEAN?]
1/ All of us want to "change the system". But my teachers and mentors taught me early on that changing the system is often NOT A GLAMOROUS, FLASHY act.
It's a A SERIES OF BORING DAILY ACTS of citizenship.
1/ All of us want to "change the system". But my teachers and mentors taught me early on that changing the system is often NOT A GLAMOROUS, FLASHY act.
It's a A SERIES OF BORING DAILY ACTS of citizenship.
2/ First, it means LISTENING to others and knowing who they are and what they need. It means suspending judgment so there is a safe space for dialogue.
Systems change only lasts with the support and inclusion of people. It starts with a genuine desire to LISTEN.
Systems change only lasts with the support and inclusion of people. It starts with a genuine desire to LISTEN.
3/ Second, it means LISTENING to ourselves and BEING AWARE of our strengths and limitations. This is an EVERY DAY question we live out.
How much time can we commit? What skills and networks can we contribute? What privileges and biases do we have? Where do our ethical lines lie?
How much time can we commit? What skills and networks can we contribute? What privileges and biases do we have? Where do our ethical lines lie?
