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Revision as of 19:25, 18 August 2022
Climate justice as we see it is meant to be a transformational social movement .
The ideas that follow are inspired by the writings of Gene Sharp and their interpretation of Paul and Mark Engler's work.
A social movement (or group) doing transformational political work targets the root of systems of oppression by attacking their structure. To effect the desired change, they adopt an understanding of power as a social phenomenon.
A transformational social movement has symbolic demands. These are demands which are broad and intended to highlight the importance and urgency of the desired changes. Not seeking to be achievable, we knows that by inscribing our cause in the collective imagination, we will obtain much greater gains than by having instrumental demands (which are demands that are very specific). As our symbolic message is heard, concrete, instrumental gains will occur.
Through its actions, the transformational social movement seeks to gain more active support. In this way, we can succeed in tilting the public debate in our favour, allowing for profound societal changes.
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