Rather than focus on my own disappointment, however, I intend to work with and for forces that are good and true in the world. Although those abstractions are relative concepts, more than one person has hypothesized that this vote seems indicative of a ‘white-lash’: that is, a backlash against non-white minorities; or a sign of resentment that is prevalent among the far or alt-right.
If these malignant forces scare you, too, I encourage you to get involved with organizations and movements that fight against them. There are nonprofit organizations that support or represent a number of causes, including independent media, civil liberties, sustainability and clean energy, education, and social justice. Here are four suggestions for actions to take, post-Election Day.
Sustainability as Social Justice
According to Case Western Reserve University’s Social Work program, sustainability is the social justice issue of the new century. It has become increasingly clear that the widening gap between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’ is intricately related to quality of life; and one’s quality of life is inevitably connected to one’s access to clean water, air, and food. Because we should all ideally have the right to basic natural resources—but not all of us do—these issues have become the focus of environmental lawyers and law specialists, nonprofit business owners, politicians, healthcare professionals, and social workers.
A major part of environmental law, for example, is tackling lawsuits involving companies whose products are harmful to people’s physical health as well as the environment. In contrast, Women of Green—based out of Santa Fe, New Mexico—aims to bring together business women concerned with