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SOLIDARITY FOREVER
One framework that Sunrise uses to guide our work with other organizations is Extractivism, Never; Charity, Rarely; Solidarity Forever. We share it in the hopes of supporting you in balancing showing up in solidarity with staying focused on Sunrise priorities.
Extractivism (Never!) 🔴
Asking for (or taking) support from another group in such a way that the other group receives no benefit or is even is weakened in the process.
Examples:
- Recruiting active members of other organizations to leave their group and join Sunrise instead
- Asking for Indigenous peoples, people of color, or working class people from outside Sunrise to share their personal stories publicly at Sunrise events and never forming a connection, supporting their organizing, or following up afterwards
Charity (Rarely) 🟡
Giving your time or Sunrise’s time out of a sense of guilt, and doing so in a way that does not contribute to building people or political power.
Examples:
- Skipping a Sunrise meeting to volunteer at a community farm
- Giving a presentation to a group that doesn’t share Sunrise’s values or vision for a just and equitable world because you feel obligated to do so
Solidarity (Forever) 🟢
Working together in a way that leaves every group stronger at the end than at the beginning; showing up to support sister movements working on other issues of justice.
Examples:
- Hosting an event or action with another organization that advances your respective goals and demonstrates shared values and common ground
- Attending a rally for immigrant, racial, or climate justice during a key moment in their campaign
- Working together to elect candidates who support a Green New Deal and other priorities that build a just and equitable world