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02-20-2016, 03:27 PM
6 ways to give your activism a much-needed global spin
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To do truly responsible advocacy work, you have to go global
Adding a global sensibility to your activism means reaching outside of your own community to get a broader view of the inequalities at hand. By hearing and ack**wledging global perspectives, rather than listening to the single story that comes from your own region, you're able to see how inequality is connected, **t just how injustice personally impacts you.
SEE ALSO: 5 initial ways you can be a better ally to people of color (http://mashable.com/2016/01/10/ally-to-people-of-color/)
Yet, thinking of social justice issues in a global context is often something we shy away from.*It gets messy to pay attention to the collision of region, culture and inequality.*Most of the time, we don’t even k**w where to start, so we don’t start at all. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/20/global-activism/)
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To do truly responsible advocacy work, you have to go global
Adding a global sensibility to your activism means reaching outside of your own community to get a broader view of the inequalities at hand. By hearing and ack**wledging global perspectives, rather than listening to the single story that comes from your own region, you're able to see how inequality is connected, **t just how injustice personally impacts you.
SEE ALSO: 5 initial ways you can be a better ally to people of color (http://mashable.com/2016/01/10/ally-to-people-of-color/)
Yet, thinking of social justice issues in a global context is often something we shy away from.*It gets messy to pay attention to the collision of region, culture and inequality.*Most of the time, we don’t even k**w where to start, so we don’t start at all. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/20/global-activism/)
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