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IMO, only real actions, like tutoring minority kids, matters. You can "advocate" up, down, left, and sideways, and it will make not one whit of difference.

Want to change the world? Do the work.

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I have had moderate success speaking with political representatives at local, state, and federal levels on these issues. Beyond that, campaign contributions to those who support these efforts (maxing out FEC contribution limits). Public policy changes are operating at scale (for example, over a million felons who have served their time in Florida have had their right to vote restored, which matters quite a bit).

Advocacy is work, and costly.

So you’re saying the only way for stuff to get done is for everyone to be “boots on the ground” and to never fund or work for advocacy organizations?

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