Thread by @TatianaTMac, White people:We gotta talk about burn out. You aren’t conditioned to be [...]

White people:
We gotta talk about burn out. You aren’t conditioned to be thinking about race this much because of your privilege. We need you to do all you’re doing today, tomorrow, and until the end of time.

Let’s talk about ways to focus on current & systemic change.

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="0️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 0" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 0"> You’re asking a lot of questions and receiving a lot of answers and being overloaded.

Systemic: You can’t learn everything rn. Make a list. Learn to find the answers yourself before asking. Take the time to actually look it up. Read multiple sources. Sit with it.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1"> Big donations now is great to fuel the movement. Budget and set up *recurring donations.*

Consider how much you can give. Can you give more? If you gave 5K in one swoop, can you give 400/month?

Systemic: Ask your bosses about recurring matches for donations long-term.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="2️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 2" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 2"> You’re in 3 book clubs with loved ones cramming for the anti-racist test now. Set monthly recurring reminders to write short reflections; mistakes made, lessons learned. See your own progress.

Systemic: Build Black authors into your life, fiction, non-race-based non-fiction.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="3️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 3" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 3"> Examine where you’re money goes long-term. Are you still buying from Amazon?

It’s going to take time and patience but research Black-owned businesses to support instead.

Systemic: Boycott massively complicit companies.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="4️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 4" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 4"> You’re confronting people how. You’re fired up. Will you still in a few months when fewer peers still are?

Systemic: Evaluate what your long-term commitments to this work are. Build vocab to address racism. Figure out your “if they do this, I will do this”.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="5️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 5" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 5"> You’re making a lot of mistakes right now. You’re learning a lot of lessons, sit with it.

Systemic: Teach it to all the people around you, especially the ones who look like you.

This isn’t an exhaustive list but as I am so I’m ending it here for now. I might come back to it later.

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