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Working with other organizations

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Start something that can help other organizations that you also agree with

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Focusing on the local level first

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Get out in the field

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Power of boycott/vote with your dollar

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Get people involved through one on one relationships

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worked with multiple organizations

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risked his life to fight what he believed in

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Taking action isn't a one-day, one-step process. Activism is not linear.

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Everybody has value/something to contribute

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Make it happen, then make sure it's enforced

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It is essential to make sure policies are enforced on a local level, because big national laws are just empty promises if they are not properly implemented everywhere.

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achieving success does not happen overnight

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Taking action takes time and effort. It doesn't just happen, we have to make it happen and care.

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Using cleverness and resources available to apply pressure

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External and internal pressure

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Making sacrifices goes a long way. We need to use our privilege to make a difference, no matter the size.

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Her leadership in the "jail no bail" demonstrations is so interesting. It criticizes the prison system and exposes the unfairness of incarcerating civil rights organizers.

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Sacrifice is how things can be accomplished. Being misunderstood and having hardships is how we grow as people

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"To be great is to be misunderstood." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Don't judge a book by its cover. Work with as many people as you can

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Kindness will always help you move further

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Creating one on one relationships with ANYONE possible (everyone has the ability to help)

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Never stop taking social action. We need to carry it generation to generation.

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the people who get the fame and glory aren't the only people doing the important work. oftentimes there are many people doing important work who don't get credit.

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Just like how Bernard would have calm and respectful discussions with those against his cause, I have found that many racists and others tend to get defensive and feel silenced when they are attacked, making them retreat even deeper into their beliefs. It is important that even if their beliefs are terrible, you treat someone with respect. I have seen disturbing posts and, for obvious reasons, their comments were filled with attacks, but he wouldn't listen. I went into the comment and basically said "I see where your train of thought is coming from but look at how this is wrong and you can learn more from so and so source" and just by treating him with that basic decency, he actually listened and changed his mind.

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There are several loopholes in the law that allow people to restrict others' rights without it counting as a legal restriction of those rights, just like the colleges saying "you can wear the pins so we're not restricting your rights but you'll get expelled." It's important to find and challenge these loopholes

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"movements educate people to the truth"

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"If I fall, I'll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I'm not backing off." She was very dedicated and was not afraid to stand up for what she believed in.

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a demonstration of resilience and empowerment

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She looked like everyone and people connected to her on a different and new level

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Partnered with people and organizations who were already credible

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worked to help communities become more self-sufficient

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don't buy gas where you can't use the restroom. believed in autonomy and self empowerment for black people

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used his financial independence to further embolden his civil rights

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boldness with activism