From the Building Movement Project

(the below is copied from a post by Julia Roig)

Six practices of transformative solidarity

that often show up in social movements, including:

💫Connections and Commonalities

The practice of building shared understanding across differences

💫 Centering

The practice of following the leadership and wisdom of those most impacted by oppression and injustice

💫Co-conspiratorship

The practice of taking risks to fairly redistribute power and resources

💫 Co-liberation

The practice of acknowledging that our freedom is bound together and taking coordinated actions from this understanding

💫 Capacity and Conflict

The practice of navigating harm, tension, and repair within and across organizations and communities

Transformative Solidarity Requires Infrastructure

it takes time & intentional investment across four interconnected parts:

🌟 Skills

including building trust, navigating conflict with care, strategic scenario planning, consensus building, analyzing systemic oppression across movements, understanding historical patterns of policies, balancing complexities and contradictions in our analysis of conditions, dismantling narratives that pit communities against each other, and protecting the security and safety of leaders and organizations.

🌟 Spaces

physical, digital, and collaborative spaces —where relationships are strengthened, strategies become aligned, political education is shared, bold visions are dreamed, and collective work can unfold.

🌟 Scaffolding

frameworks, tools, and connective systems that support coordination and shared understanding. Scaffolding helps organizations locate themselves within broader ecosystems and clarifies how groups can move together rather than in silos.

🌟 Structures

including protocols, agreements and governance practices that make solidarity sustainable beyond single moments.