connecting past, present, future in activism

  • present through past
    • what concrete actions are possible in the present to assist in an ongoing struggle
    • what resources have been developed for you from the work of activists past
    • how are methods and strategies translatable to your current context
  • past through present
    • connecting to historical figures/mass of humanity/relearning counter-narrative or untold stories through engaging with issues relevant to you now
  • future through present
  • future through fiction - imagined futures

  • ‘past at the present for the future’ - “Memory modalities - Explorations into the socio‑material arrangements of the past at the present for the future” - (Krueckeberg, )

  • “creating a connection between their past and present (Sedikides et al., 2023)” (Moger, 2024)