care as a community good
I also love that self-care is care for all. I think that one is pretty straightforward. If I’m showing up cared for, if I’m showing up embodied and at ease, that’s the energy that I’m bringing to the room and that’s the kind of experience that I’m going to illuminate for others.
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
In any liberated future, care will be wide-ranging, abundant, flexible, ever-evolving, and tailored to hyperlocal context and also to the individual
Dazed • This New Book Asks Whether Capitalism Really Is Driving Us All Crazy
We’ve been told that doing “good work” will lead to economic success, but really, it might just be the other way around. With the help of large collective organising, worker-driven structures, and knowledge-sharing, we can accomplish better work conditions and more beautiful, more fulfilling creative work.”
Creative Destruction • Rabbit Holes 🕳️ #82
we all have needs that need to be tended to. I always wonder, what if care is the work? What if caring for ourselves is the revolution, meaning, what would happen if we divested from dismantling white supremacist capitalist patriarchy and invested our energy in equitizing the care we are able to provide one another?
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
This project is inspired by the transformative power of intimate gatherings. Most of my transformation has happened in intimate group settings where my care is prioritized.
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
I see an experiment with care as an untapped resource with the potential to undo capitalism.
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
preset rules often prioritize the organization’s sense of safety over the needs of the individuals who are coming there. What about care is revolutionary to you?
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
The question of impact is my favorite. If the people doing the impacting are tired and sick and frustrated and have all these needs that are not being met, what good is that impact? The quality of work that we can do for each other depends on the quality of care that we’re experiencing and cultivating for ourselves. I can’t say that enough.