ACTIVISM -2
Social inequalities specifically show their true colours in times of crises
- Anna-Laura Schreilechner, Improper Walls advisor
“Due to the coronavirus pandemic various measures have been taken that severely affect everyday life. Certain measures and the overall situation have a stronger impact on some people than on others. Who can take shelter? Who can afford high-quality internet access and the adequate technical equipment for home-schooling their kids? Who is living in a refugee centre that is put under quarantine and watched by police? Who is stopped more frequently by the police when taking a stroll around the neighbourhood to stay sane? Who is “inside” the borders and who is kept “outside”? Inequality and a longstanding (global) disequilibrium become currently more visible and graspable than it already does in times not termed as “crisis”. Social inequalities specifically show their true colours in times of crises.
The current situation entails a Covid-19-driven (social) media coverage, with a focus on Covid-19 measures, certain politicians’ views, different forms of (sometimes misleading) data or even fake news (especially on social media). Therefore, many important issues – which would need immediate attention – are overshadowed by Covid-19.
By consuming well-chosen and fact-checked critical news, which put a focus on issues that might not be covered by mainstream media, and getting in touch with people fighting for the same cause(s), we can stay active, even though we are mostly trapped at home.
Let’s take care of ourselves and each other as well as stay active and alert, to demonstrate that we are many (#wirsindviele) standing together to point out alarming developments and to criticise certain day-to-day politics and old and new policies that only benefit those already wealthy and powerful, instead of promoting fair distribution and equal rights for everyone.
“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.”
― Angela Davis”
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