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minus-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·2 days agoFirst I’ve heard of the March 7-14 Amazon Boycott. IMO the other three events are very unlikely to be effective in any way. The boycott is at least achievable, and depending on the numbers you can enlist it may have a detectable impact on Amazon.
minus-square𝗧𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 *𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoIt doesn’t matter whether the other events are “effective”. People will meet each other and start/practice organizing.
minus-squarelurklurk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoVery few single protest events will immediately fix things, that would be an impossible bar to consider a protest successful It’s a marathon. Large scale protests do force policy changes, even in dictatorships
minus-squaremeyotch@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoIf 5% of working people ‘sick-out’ on March 14, the impact would be very noticeable.
First I’ve heard of the March 7-14 Amazon Boycott.
IMO the other three events are very unlikely to be effective in any way.
The boycott is at least achievable, and depending on the numbers you can enlist it may have a detectable impact on Amazon.
It doesn’t matter whether the other events are “effective”. People will meet each other and start/practice organizing.
Very few single protest events will immediately fix things, that would be an impossible bar to consider a protest successful
It’s a marathon. Large scale protests do force policy changes, even in dictatorships
If 5% of working people ‘sick-out’ on March 14, the impact would be very noticeable.