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03-26-2016, 05:54 PM
8 ways to meaningfully support social justice movements
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Getting involved in social justice can be overwhelming. There are so many causes you can get behind, varieties of movements, tricky vocabulary words and big names to k**w — and that can make it difficult to k**w where to start.
But that shouldn't prevent you from joining a movement that revolves around an issue you're passionate about. The first step is showing up.
SEE ALSO: 9 YouTube channels that will make you smarter about social justice (http://mashable.com/2016/03/19/youtube-social-justice/)
Jenn Li, a Washington, D.C.-based activist, started in high school simply by going to organizing meetings her teacher told her about.
"I just showed up," Li tells Mashable. "They always had a plan, so I could just follow along and be helpful." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/26/social-justice-get-involved/)
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Getting involved in social justice can be overwhelming. There are so many causes you can get behind, varieties of movements, tricky vocabulary words and big names to k**w — and that can make it difficult to k**w where to start.
But that shouldn't prevent you from joining a movement that revolves around an issue you're passionate about. The first step is showing up.
SEE ALSO: 9 YouTube channels that will make you smarter about social justice (http://mashable.com/2016/03/19/youtube-social-justice/)
Jenn Li, a Washington, D.C.-based activist, started in high school simply by going to organizing meetings her teacher told her about.
"I just showed up," Li tells Mashable. "They always had a plan, so I could just follow along and be helpful." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/26/social-justice-get-involved/)
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