Can we stop talking about the name and focus on the mission and planned strategies?
AAWA is not just about providing support to those who have been hurt by the WTS. That is a big part of it but the look at the key objectives
1. Key Objectives
AAWA is committed to two key objectives:
- Raising awareness both inside and outside the Watchtower organization of its damaging beliefs and practices
- Assisting those who wish to leave the organization by making it easier for such ones to get the help and support they need
To achieve these objectives, AAWA will:
- Establish a network of willing volunteers who may assist AAWA according to their individual skills and circumstances
- Devise and implement new campaigns and strategies with the help and cooperation of its associates
- Provide support to those who are already actively involved in campaigns and strategies against the Watchtower organization
- Accept donations and ensure that these are only spent for the purpose of meeting these key objectives
That first one is all about anti-WT policies. Expose them in any and every way possible. That is activism at its best and we do want the best. We need to warn the public so that the WTS doesn't get new people to hurt. We need to expose those policies so that JWs themselves understand just how controlling and toxic those policies are to them. And we do that because many of us have family and friends and even some we didn't like so much who are still involved and we want the best for them. I could care less if they want to wait for Armageddon to come. In the meantime I don't want them bullied and scared into acting in ways that go against normal and healthy relationships and do no harm to the individual JWs.