Aaron Seitz
Section A03
Week
9-Monday May 29
Response to
“Building a Culture of Solidarity: Racial Discourse, Black Lives Matter, and
Indigenous Social Justice” By Santos F. Ramos
The reading this week connected to
the theme of “Solidarity Movements” by exploring how social movements commonly
take place and how the structure can potentially be improved to better support
the causes being pursued. The first point that caught my attention was that
many groups looking to promote social change will use other successful
campaigns such as “Black Lives Matter” as leverage. The author pointed out how
groups would change the name of “Black Lives Matter” slightly to fit their
personal goals. This is a problem because it blurs the original intent of “Black
Lives Matter” and inadvertently hurts the progression of both parts of the movement.
Instead, supporters of “Black Lives Matter” should acknowledge that they
support the movement and are simply extending the focus of who is affected
rather than distracting with “selfish” interests. If social change is to be
made, everyone impacted must work together and communicate with one another.
Another point made that stood out to me was the idea that groups promoting
social change should look beyond their everyday circumstances. Advocacy comes
from personal experiences and needs but groups must reach out to all types of
people if they want change to happen. If you are simply preaching to the choir,
the people standing in the way of change will never hear your call. I believe
that the biggest part of advocacy is reaching as many as possible while also
reaching a diverse audience. This gives you the best chance for ensuring that
the people who need to hear your cause are reached.
Question: Does
Michigan State University have a lot of social movements such as the one
explained and does the university support such advocacy or do they attempt to
stop it?
This image depicts
how people of all walks of life must stand together for causes they believe in
no matter their varying circumstances.
Resources
Ramos, S.
F. (2016). Building a Culture of Solidarity: Racial Discourse, Black Lives
Matter, and Indigenous Social Justice. Enculturation, 1-6. Retrieved May 28,
2017.
[Solidarity].
(2016, September 12) Retrieved May 28, 2017, from http://eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/event/solidarity/
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