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It's important to understand that this has always been the case at any point in history where widespread protests affected change. And that people have won demands in situations with much worse oppression.

The reality is that it's not that hard. It requires learning new things and getting out of your comfort zone, lowering your expectations a bit and not expecting to do one thing and be done. This is how protest movements have always been.

Find something that aligns with one of your values and show up. Learn about more actions, join a chat group or calendar, and find what you can go to. Do not expect there to be one massive action that everyone shows up to first time. Do not burn yourself out.

Humans are social. Just showing up on the street reminds people that things aren't OK and there is something to protest about. Over time this builds people's consciousness and more people practice taking collective action.

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All of this. I'm pretty strongly introverted, but I've been pushing myself outside of my usual patterns to show up to protests over the last few months. Most weekends I have at least one to go to. It does help to be around other people who are as concerned as I am.