Do you agree that this is a problem with many climate activism groups?
If I was actively engaged in a few climate groups, I could probably say one way or another. As it stands, the organizations I've participated in that were even somewhat productive tended to be focused on the work at hand (which tended to be overwhelming and preclude time for this kind of bickering). Any organization where people were complaining about getting cut out of a photograph or marginalized as a speaker was one I'd bow out of reasonably quick. The Coffee Party - some lib shit I dabbled in back in 2010 - felt like this. Just everyone asking to be seen and heard. Nobody giving a shit about the politics of it all.
Given that the person’s solution is join an org that’s “working together on how to link anti-racism and inequality in climate justice”, and not “buy my book and training courses”, I’d make the opposite assumption.
"Don't join their group, where I'm not in charge, join my group where I am in charge" isn't activism, it's self promotion.
I'll admit, maybe I'm just reading this shit wrong and I've got a cynical chip on my shoulder. But it feels like they're spilling a bunch of ink to say "Please clap".
If I was actively engaged in a few climate groups, I could probably say one way or another. As it stands, the organizations I've participated in that were even somewhat productive tended to be focused on the work at hand (which tended to be overwhelming and preclude time for this kind of bickering). Any organization where people were complaining about getting cut out of a photograph or marginalized as a speaker was one I'd bow out of reasonably quick. The Coffee Party - some lib shit I dabbled in back in 2010 - felt like this. Just everyone asking to be seen and heard. Nobody giving a shit about the politics of it all.
"Don't join their group, where I'm not in charge, join my group where I am in charge" isn't activism, it's self promotion.
I'll admit, maybe I'm just reading this shit wrong and I've got a cynical chip on my shoulder. But it feels like they're spilling a bunch of ink to say "Please clap".
Maybe I didn't read that part, but I didn't see where they said "join my org instead"