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“A downtrodden class … will never be able to make an effective protest until it achieves solidarity” (H.G. Wells). | |||
If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together. | |||
Aboriginal activists group, Queensland, 1970s: | |||
Martin Niemoller: | |||
In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up. | |||
Solidarity: | |||
Unity of different groups based on same interest and objectives. Focus on cooperation. Power in numbers. Key elements of solidarity are education and action, which brings about empowerment locally and global connections. | |||
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Art | Art | ||