Part of the difficulty is that the overwhelming majority of users don't know or care about how SE (the company) is ignoring the community; they're just interested in finding an answer to their question/problem.
Perhaps when writing questions or answers, we could insert a single-line banner, something like the following:
The company behind Stack Overflow is ignoring the community. Please take action now, and feel free to spread this banner.
with embedded links to relevant Meta posts.
Recommended actions might include communicating with the CEO and others in management positions, with current and potential investors; making noise via social media, etc.
This would bring the issue to a wider audience than just visitors to Meta.
If enough people participate, this would also force the company to recognize just how much the sites depend on active moderation.