‘What it takes to acquire people from liking and sharing and retweeting to organising is a hard and long process,’ says the movements co-founderNearly four years into a task she expects to take 40, 50, or even 60 years to achieve,Alicia Garza is done with compromise.
Garza is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter: once a hashtag, now a national organisation and a global rights movement. When your goal is to end violent policing, and the oppression of black people and racism in the United States – and eventually everywhere else – you can’t hope to bring all parties to the table. Related: Can black celebrities shake America out of its racial justice slumber? | Syreeta McFadden Related: Will black people ever feel secure around police? I doubt it | Jamilah Lemieux Related: How the tech industry is exploiting Black Lives Matter Related: Obama says Black Lives Matter. But he doesn't ensure they accomplish | Patrisse Cullors You’re never going to acquire a compromise. You can’t compromise on somebody’s life – you just can’t Related: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com