[liberationtech] Simple steps we can all take

[Phil Shapiro]

Thanks, Angela, for the pointer to the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights document. I noticed that this organization's YouTube channel currently has 632 subscribers. It ought to have 50,000 or more. I suggest subscribing. 

[ https://www.youtube.com/user/LCCREF | https://www.youtube.com/user/LCCREF ] 

Your Gmail login creates a YouTube account. You are not obligated to make videos if you have a YouTube account. Use your account to support individuals and organizations pushing the world forward. Clicking the "Subscribe" button costs nothing - and takes less than a second. Leave supportive comments on the videos that resonate with you. (I strive to leave 10 to 20 supportive YouTube comments each week.) 

If you need to create a Gmail account for a friend, family, or neighbor -- it's useful to note that they DO NOT need to own a smartphone to validate the account. I suggest creating a free Protonmail.com account and then validating a new Gmail account from your Protonmail account. For simplicity sake, these accounts could resemble each other -- such as [ mailto:firstnamelastnamethreedigitnumber at protonmail.com | firstnamelastnamethreedigitnumber at protonmail.com ] [ mailto:firstnamelastnamethreedigitnumber at gmail.com | firstnamelastnamethreedigitnumber at gmail.com ] 

Use what works for you. Some people prefer not using their name in their email address -- and that is fine. 

To build a more inclusive world we need to all do better at tuning into the builders. If you're looking for YouTube channels to subscribe to, I've started assembling a list on this Blogger.com blog. 

[ https://ytchannelsworthit.blogspot.com/ | https://ytchannelsworthit.blogspot.com/ ] 

Blogger.com allows me to post to this blog by sending an email to a defined email address in the Blogger.com settings. 
This screencast explains how to do that. 

[ https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=how+to+post+to+blogger+via+email | https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=how+to+post+to+blogger+via+email ] 

Yes, I know that many of the URL's on this blog are not live (clickable). I haven't been able to figure that out. Use 
copy-and-paste for now. 

If you'd like to set up a Blogger.com blog, you can do so with a Gmail login. (Google owns Blogger.com). Google allows you to 
create as many blogs as you want on Blogger.com. Each of them will have a subdomain like this -- [ http://yoursubdomainhere.blogspot.com/ | http://yoursubdomainnamehere.blogspot.com ] 

I find it useful throw up a Blogger.com blog whenever I need a quick, free web site. 

For example, see [ http://newsthump.blogspot.com/ | http://newsthump.blogspot.com/ ] 

Our country is hurting so bad. Digital empowerment is empowerment. Each one, teach one. Make it a cultural norm that we listen 
to each other, learn from each other, support each other, respect each other. Align your personal goals with community goals and see how many people you can help move forward. And be receptive of help from others, because everyone has something to contribute to everyone else. 

Lastly, be not afraid of being bold in your thinking. Bold is what is needed to move forward. 

phil 



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"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates 
"Learning happens thru gentleness." 
"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options." David Suzuki 

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