"In the United States, we have become accustomed to bursts of solidarity that show up during movement moments and national crises. In the past few months, people and organizations have gathered for protests against immigration enforcement, No Kings rallies, and mutual aid support. These powerful examples of episodic solidarity-which are often catalyzed by injustice, state violence, or catastrophic events-spread awareness, mobilize people, and make demands to power holders."
"When solidarity arrives in bursts-ignited by movement moments, urgent campaigns, or collective outrage-it tends to recede when the crisis subsides or another one takes its place. But to sustain solidarity beyond the initial spark and to transform it into a meaningful, lasting practice, we must support, organize, and buttress both short-term scaffolding and long-term infrastructure. The Conditions for Transformative Solidarity While momentary expressions of solidarity matter, transformative solidarity happens when there is a material shift."
Episodic solidarity appears during movement moments and national crises, mobilizing people and making demands. Recent examples include protests against immigration enforcement, No Kings rallies, mutual aid efforts, Minneapolis organizing that centered vulnerable immigrants, rallies after Breonna Taylor's murder, ceasefire campaigns for Palestine, and wildfire mutual aid. Such bursts often recede when crises fade or another emerges. Sustaining solidarity requires both short-term scaffolding and long-term infrastructure to create lasting change. Transformative solidarity produces material shifts. Building Movement Project draws on Black, Indigenous, labor, disability, and queer transnational traditions and frontline coalitions to frame interconnected practices. Six practices of transformative solidarity are identified.
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