Things that make you go Hmmmm
Imagining communities isn’t simply about who can be in the community, but also about who in the community can participate in imagining the community. This is why the move to undo birthright citizenship, which not-so-subtly targets people of color, must also be understood alongside the move to restrict reproductive access and repeal no-fault divorce... See more
Reproductive control and attacks on citizenship go hand in hand
As Maya Angelou famously advised, when people tell you who they are, believe them. Just as important, however, when people try to tell you who you are, don’t believe them. You are the only custodian of your own integrity, and the assumptions made by those that misunderstand who you are and what you stand for reveal a great deal about them and... See more
Maria Popova • 18 Life-Learnings From 18 Years of the Marginalian
First, I'll share one of my recent email declines: "This is such a fascinating subject, but I fear I've taken on too many blurb requests in the past few months and gave myself a self-reinforced pause. My apologies"
Anne Helen Petersen • How to Decline
Anything like true social justice, mutual aid, or “team human” as I’ve come to call it, happens in that mycelial, connected, doula space where compassion resides and domination has no place: there are no subjects and objects, just relationships.
Douglas Rushkoff • Everything is In-Between
“The therapeutic is necessary, but unless you stop the source of violence, it’s irrelevant.” - Joy James
