In these dark times, Americans must harness the power of the civil rights movement again | Al Sharpton
It is often difficult to follow everything in the United States Donald Trump; Executive orders, decades-continuing protocols, Drakoni legislation, abandonment of existing policies-and completely chaotic.
This in itself is part of the Trump administration strategy – throw everything to all of us at once to find out what the sticks are and what they can stay away from. In fact, a lot happens simultaneously so that it is almost impossible to treat everything.
This is why the efforts made on the ground, in our societies and in our neighborhoods are vital as they were ever. Just like the civil rights movement at the level of al -Qaeda in the 1960s, the forced change in the 1960s, and now it is a moment when our work can be able to work against Trump and must right away from the dismantling of each scale of progress strategically. We must resist for existence.
When Trump The constitutional oath was in office On January 20, my organization, National Labor NetworkA crowd gathering contract in history The African Methodian Episcopal Church In Washington, DC. It was important for us to collect in this church, in a location that was a place for shelter and comfort during the dark times. Since we find ourselves again in the winds of uncertainty, chaos and injustice, we must organize and implement our own action plan and implement it in order to provide any measure of progress and our civil rights that are obtained hard.
Despite the cruelty emanating from the Oval Office, there is a lot that can be done at the government level and the local level, and in our societies. In fact, state laws and policies often directly affect directly more than federal policies at times. Therefore, the involvement of the elected and local officials is vital- let them hear you. After all, they are in office to serve people and serve our interests, so our interests must be known. Whether it is the reproductive rights of women, voting rights, LGBTQ+ rights, protection of migrants, or any other issue, our concerns must be addressed. This is not a time to sit and watch without power or strength; There is a lot that we can do and we must do to respond quietly.
Here is how we can go back
He was one of Trump’s first executive orders Eliminate diversity, stock and inclusive programs (Dei) In federal agencies. Many companies, such as Target, McDonald’s, Walmart, and others, unfortunately She fell into the queue I surrendered to pressure from the right to either greatly returned their DEI policies, or completely eliminating them. This is why I announced on Martin Luther King on the National Network for Work It will lead a strategic boycott From two companies, its obligations were dropped.
We have collected a group that participates in a 90-day study of companies that abandoned their Dei’s initiatives more-and how much consumer base in black society and how much our wealth they receive. We will announce the companies that we boycott strategically in the National Labor Network The next annual conferenceIt was held from April 2 to 5 at the Sheraton Times Square Hotel in New York City.
We will not boycott specific entities not only respect us, but also supporting those who stand with us. After the retail giant Costco announced that it will remain firm in DEI policies, she led hundreds of people in A. “Buy-Cott” in Costco in East Harlam. This was followed by participation in Costco sites in New Jersey and Los Angeles and all over the south. It is important to support those who support us. We must remember why we have DEI in the first place – in order to correct the institutional policies that intentionally excluded us. Trump and other Dei companies may attack, but they cannot dictate the place where we spend our hard -gained dollars. Our actions will talk about us even while trying to silence.
This is just one example of how we pushed back individually and collectively during these difficult and dark times. There is a lot that we can do at the local community level to protect ourselves and our neighbors, and talk to them when needed. When they cut social services, help those who are less fortunate and help people understand how they can move in an increasingly confusing system. When they continue to eliminate DEI protection and protect voting, be sure to enable people to know how to overcome storms – and how to participate in the electoral process.
When they follow the reproductive rights, it helped women know where and how they can search for care they might need and stay safe. When they target uncomfortable immigrants, make sure they know their rights. When they target the LGBTQ+ community, stand with them and continue to press for more equality and inclusion. Over the next four years, it will be necessary for all of us to unite as if it is one because the accurate attacks against us are based on the theory of gap and oppression.
During the great civil rights movement, the black Americans and our allies organized them, walked, intersecting them and putting enough pressure on the White House to make a fundamental change that was then blocked to the law. People did not give us our rights of their hearts; We asked them. It was the pressure from the popular rules that then forced the elected officials to act. We find ourselves once again live in an era where our voices, actions and actions can talk and we must talk about volumes and achieve a nation in which we are appreciated and protected all of us and provide the same rights and freedoms.
Trump and the right depend on us on defeat or deviation; We must strategies and retreat because there are more than us. Those who are interested in diversity, integration, equality and justice greatly exceed those who work to destroy it. We just need to use our strength effectively – and as one.
