Black Lives Matter prepared for this current moment in key ways, and the united power of many movements should join to take on the system.

In this article published on Waging Nonviolence, retired Quaker college professor, writer, sociologist, and activist George Lakey, discusses the importance for social justice movements, including the climate movement, to learn from the success and organization of Black Lives Matter. It's time, Lakey says, for these movements to step out of their silos and unite in a coalition that will create the better future we all want.