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Community and activism is the best of our humanity What groups do this for you? - According to Dr Tangela Montgomery, a psychologist and assistant professor at the University of Buffalo, this connection between community and values sets movement spaces apart from purely recreation-focused social groups. “The most amazing thing that I think activism does for the individual is give them a sense of community. If you think of someone who has a minority identity and is being oppressed, that sense of community literally can be life-saving for some people,” she said. “Seeing the group as a movement, seeing the group as a body that can change something for the better – that’s different from just sitting and having a beer with people every Saturday.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/05/loneliness-social-movements-community-purpose?CMP=share_btn_url

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