Good morning Rebellion 💚 We’ve got an incoming 🚨THREAD ALERT🚨 for you!
It takes courage to take to the streets and demand better of our government.
It also takes courage to sit down and listen when the activists whose shoulders we stand on demand better of us.
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It takes courage to take to the streets and demand better of our government.
It also takes courage to sit down and listen when the activists whose shoulders we stand on demand better of us.
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A massive thank you to @DrRHashem, @chilledasad100 and @bencsmoke for taking the time to visit the @GJRSite and talk to our Rebels about @XRebellionUK’s blindspots and shortcomings so far.
Listening to criticism is never comfortable, but...
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Listening to criticism is never comfortable, but...
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...then neither is living in the system which has for 500+ years edged our entire planet closer and closer to the point of no return.
And how can we possibly begin to dismantle something we don’t really know or understand yet?
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And how can we possibly begin to dismantle something we don’t really know or understand yet?
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The @GJRSite has put huge effort into creating a space where these conversations can be had. All Rebels – whether you’re new or veterans of the movement – should be taking the time to stop by.
Learn more in the spirit of humility and openness.
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Learn more in the spirit of humility and openness.
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If you’re involved in a conversation that raises uncomfortable questions, don’t shy away from it. Discomfort CAN be a tool for good; it means you’re at a point of contemplating change! 🦋
Instead of speaking out defensively straight away, sit with that discomfort a while.
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Instead of speaking out defensively straight away, sit with that discomfort a while.
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Identify the roots of that discomfort, then reach in and yank out whatever it is that’s been standing in the way of you becoming a better ally 🌱🌿
Make sure to fill that newly empty space with stories, voices and perspectives you haven’t engaged with before ✊🏿🌍✊🏾🌏✊🏽🌎✊🏼
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Make sure to fill that newly empty space with stories, voices and perspectives you haven’t engaged with before ✊🏿🌍✊🏾🌏✊🏽🌎✊🏼
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This recently emerged mass environmental movement in the Global North cannot fail.
We’ve stood back for years while the crisis has been worsening all around the Global South, then turned up at the last possible moment assuming we’ve got the answers to rescue everyone.
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We’ve stood back for years while the crisis has been worsening all around the Global South, then turned up at the last possible moment assuming we’ve got the answers to rescue everyone.
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If we don’t get it right because of our unawareness and exclusivity, we risk not only letting everybody down but making everything worse for those less privileged.
We need to do better. We can do better. Some of us are already doing better – now we just need to see more!
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We need to do better. We can do better. Some of us are already doing better – now we just need to see more!
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More of @XRTheBeacon acting right now in #SolidarityNotSilence with those we are sharing the streets of Westminster with:
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More of @XRSlough platforming the voices of global climate justice so that we can truly become a #MovementOfMovements:
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If you’re part of @ExtinctionR and have been doing this work – locally or during the Rebellion – let @XRLiberation know so that we can share your ideas and actions with the rest of the movement! #InspireXR
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If you’re not part of XR but have been doing important, essential work (most likely for a lot longer than XR has existed 👀) that we should know about, let @XRLiberation know so that we can share your ideas and actions with the movement. #InformXR
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And finally, if you experience or witness any of the below examples of oppression or bias during #ExtinctionRebellion actions, please get in touch with us: @XRLiberation | liberation@rebellion.earth.
You shape our mandate.
#EmpathyRebellion
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You shape our mandate.
#EmpathyRebellion
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