Why Standing Up for Other People Matters

Standing up for others: an archived Project Mindset post, originally published in 2021. Dates and roles reflect the original publication.

Why Standing Up for Other People Matters

Reza Mehman, author of this reflection on standing up for others

I wrote in an earlier blog post about derogatory comments concerning Black Lives Matter on one of my interviews. That post is linked below.

At first, I was unsure whether to respond. A friend told me that I had a moral responsibility to reply. Why? Because I needed to speak for those who might not dare to respond, or who might be afraid to challenge discrimination or racism.

I agree with my friend. I discuss the subject in more detail in podcast episode 43, linked below.

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More in the Project Mindset archive (German) and the Reza Mehman Podcast.