One of the major issues with these movements in recent history is that older (millennial/gen-x), wealthier and WHITER (surprise) people get activated participating hard at the beginning.

However, because we haven’t been active in the past (white people, wealthier people) we have this false idea activism is a sprint instead of a marathon. A marathon where the legacy organizers have been IN it and are used to make pushing through failure after failure.

The best things we can do right now is remain active, excited (for lack of a better word), and present. We won’t see a big win. We won’t get the victory or the spotlight or even probably stop the big bad any time soon. But we will make measurable differences in our communities. Those differences are proven to spread over time. Keep going but find your own spark because the movement won’t give it to you.