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When hiding your truth feels like betraying your people

I've been hiding my undocumented status for years but watching family separation policies makes me want to come forward as an act of resistance even though it could destroy everything I've built.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Self-preservation through invisibility conflicts with solidarity through visibility when speaking truth could help others while harming oneself.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gandhian satyagraha and nonviolent resistance?”

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