If you answer no to any of these questions, don t take the job, or accept that if you run into problems, it might be better to find another job than fight your way through an inadequate or unfair procedure. Organizing isn t all that romantic. Don t confuse the vision, mission, and demands about justice in your organization for how it operates internally. Organizations that focus on workers rights aren t necessarily perfect workplaces. Environmental organizations generally use electricity from the local power plant.
Society is tied up in injustice, and that includes our organizations.
Racism, sexism, classism, and heterosexism exist within our organizations. If you are subjected to racism, sexism, classism, or heterosexism, bring it up with your boss and define a way to improve the situation. Give it your best effort, but if you don t see improvements quickly, find an organization that takes responsibility for dealing with oppression inside its walls. Other things have changed Our organizations do owe us fair treatment. This idea rarely came up twenty years ago.