Social justice movements don’t start from the top. They grow from the ground, from people and communities affected by injustice who organise, experiment and build change.

To grow these movements wider, we need spaces that allow open and unexpected connections. The #openweb and #fediverse matter because they create room for communication, outside corporate and state control.

Projects like #OMN and #indymediaback are about rebuilding these grassroots networks as commons.

History matters too. Movements need memory. If we forget past struggles, working practices and victories, every generation has to start again. Projects like #makinghistory preserve the knowledge that lets future movements learn and grow.

There is also the constant challenge of co-option. Funding and institutions slowly reshape movements, changing their culture and priorities. Staying independent is difficult - but history shows it is possible.

We need both the spiky and the fluffy paths, change comes from growing alternatives while pushing back against the systems that create the problems.

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