"The people vowing to protect the Constitution are vowing to protect white supremacy and genocide"

They emphasized that while activism was important, it was also important to “engage in self-care.”

“Because there isn’t that culture of collective care, it becomes up to each individual to figure out how to be resilient in the face of so much trauma we’re facing,” Garza said.

The ills of capitalism were a common thread throughout different points in the guided discussion, with Garza noting at one point that, “What we know about our world is that we depend on each other to survive, and that’s not what our economic system teaches us.”

Capitalism was not the only thing with which Garza and Tometi took issue. Garza also said, “In the Constitution, we are only ? of a person…The people vowing to protect the Constitution are vowing to protect white supremacy and genocide.”