Advice Sought on Engaging Friends in Social Justice Efforts

• Readers seek advice on engaging friends who claim to support democracy and justice but do not actively participate.
• Questions focus on understanding the disconnect between professed beliefs and actions.
• The inquiry targets individuals who are middle or upper class and do not organize for social causes.
• Topics of interest include democracy, climate justice, healthcare, housing, and education justice.
• The source of the questions is a column in The Oregonian and The Star-Ledger.