“Take Sides”

December 28, 2017

As I sat in the airport, awaiting my flight home after my last day at the Social Justice Training Institute, I opened a bottle full of social justice buttons that the trainers gave us on our way out. This button was the first one I pulled, and it resonated with me so much that I had to take a picture.

“TAKE SIDES. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”

–Eli Wiesel

It was just what I needed to hear at the time, and I hope it gives you the push you need to what needs doing in your life and work.

Ubuntu,

From Aspiring Humanitarian, Relando Thompkins-Jones

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Relando Thompkins-Jones

I'm a macro social worker, social justice educator, and consultant who uses media and education to advance equity and social justice within people, organizations, and communities. I am also the Founder, Host, Editor and Producer of Social Justice Origin Stories, a storytelling project that highlights the personal stories and defining moments that have inspired individuals and organizations to labor for equity and social justice. I started Social Justice Origin Stories because I believe in the power of storytelling and making our experiences accessible to others, because I believe in the liberatory effects of social justice education, to support justice-seekers in finding community and feeling less alone given the relentlessness of oppressive systems, and hopefully to be a resource of support and reflection for those who are thinking through how they could best contribute to the work. We need all who can, to do what they can.