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When promised solidarity evaporates under pressure

My church says they are a sanctuary but when ICE came to the neighborhood half the congregation acted like they did not know us.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Performative allyship often crumbles when actual risk or sacrifice is required, leaving vulnerable people more exposed.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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