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When environmental activism brings personal threats

I testified against the pipeline and now my tires get slashed and I get threatening calls, but backing down feels like letting the bullies win even though I'm scared.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're learning that speaking truth to power makes you a target while questioning how much danger you're willing to accept.

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“Where Are You with Environmental activism and civil disobedience?”

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