Iyer is the strategic advisor at the Building Movement Project and director of Solidarity Is, which provides training and resources for building multiracial solidarity. When Iyer asked about how solidarity work has continued since then, Thao-Urabe said: “I will be honest and say the muscles for solidarity here are pretty fragile, right? Consulting launched the project Solidarity Stories to learn about solidarity practices in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. AdvertisementFocus on deep relationships: “When we build relationships, that’s when solidarity becomes a practice,” Iyer said. Iyer appreciates Thao-Urabe’s description of solidarity as a muscle that needs to be strengthened through practice.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 11, 2021 21:32 UTC