Continue the Conversation

Sometimes the most challenging conversations are the ones that are with the people closest to us. It’s these relationships with our friends, family and colleagues that we most want to preserve, so to amplify the issues and causes we care about requires a level of vulnerability, particularly if there’s disagreement on a given topic. As you use your voice with those closest to you, here are some discussion questions to begin the conversation:

What generally influences your decision to use your voice? A personal experience aligned with a particular cause, others using their voices for the same cause, etc.?

Can you tell me about a particular experience that shaped your opinion on an issue? How did that influence how you see others who use their voice?

Have you ever wanted to use your voice to support something you cared about but didn’t? What held you back?

How do the opinions of the people closest to you shape what you publicly choose to support?

What causes on social media have you supported in the last year? Did any of your actions go beyond sharing or liking content to support those causes? Why or why not?