1 Billion Rising For Justice
Navigate Sign Up
  • About
    • What is ONE BILLION RISING?
    • 2023 Campaign
    • MANIFESTA RISINGS
    • Artistic Uprisings
    • 2020 GLOBAL OVERVIEW
    • Rising Revolution Video
    • Global Coordinators
    • DANCE
    • FAQ
  • Rise for Revolution
    • SIGN UP
    • Workers Rising
    • RISE FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE AND MOTHER EARTH
    • Men Rising
    • Youth Rising
    • RISING SOLIDARITY Blog Series
  • Rise For and With the Women of Afghanistan
  • Rising Gardens Poster/Art Exhibit
  • EVENTS
    • Find an Event
    • View Past Risings/Events
    • Plan an Event
    • Manage Your Events
  • News & Blog
  • Actions
    • GLOBAL VIDEOS
    • MY REVOLUTION…
    • Toolkit
    • Campus Rising Toolkit
    • Media Downloads
    • Store
    • Contact
  • LOGOS & GRAPHICS
  • MUSIC & VIDEOS
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • Instagram
Sign Up

This Is What Justice Looks Like

To Change the World, Change Your Mind About the World

By: Shauna R.

Revolution needs two components: Empathy and perseverance.
In order to insight change, we must first understand that change and power shifts are difficult for our oppressors. Therefore we must show them our perspective whilst being careful not to diminish the validity of their own. We must show them how their worldview, while valid and beneficial to them, is far from beneficial and in fact, lethal to us. This is the empathy part – to say “We know you don’t mean to harm us but you are killing us so please stop”.
The perseverance part is when you know that oppressors don’t normally change their minds willingly. Therefore we must continue to show them how their inability to see from any other view but their own is killing All of Us.
I propose the idea of Te Kotahitanga. It means unity in Maori. It is about shifting consciousness and perception. Identifying hidden hegemonic value systems that only serve a portion of the population and actually devalue and dehumanize the rest.
It is about teaching people to walk a mile, or ten…in someone else’s shoes. This is the only way to create lasting change.

Flag this content as innappropriate.

  Previous Post
  Next Post
Previous Post  
Next Post  

Share your Story

  • Follow Us on Facebook

  • Facebook.com/vday
  • Follow Us On Twitter

  • @VDAY
  • Follow Us On Instagram

  • @one_billion_rising
  • Bookmark and Share
About
  • What is ONE BILLION RISING?
  • 2023 Campaign
  • MANIFESTA RISINGS
  • Artistic Uprisings
  • 2020 GLOBAL OVERVIEW
  • Rising Revolution Video
  • Global Coordinators
  • DANCE
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
Rise For Revolution
  • Sign Up
  • Workers Rising
  • RISE FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE AND MOTHER EARTH
  • Men Rising
  • Youth Rising
  • RISING SOLIDARITY Blog Series
Events
  • Find an Event
  • Plan an Event
  • View Past Risings/Events
Actions
  • GLOBAL VIDEOS
  • MY REVOLUTION…
  • Toolkit
  • Campus Rising Toolkit
  • Media Downloads
  • Store
  • Contact
Links
  • V-Day Website
  • Donate
Join The Rising
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • Instagram

Copyright: 1 Billion Rising
All Rights Reserved. 2023
Design: Viva & Co.