![]() "Until we are all free, we are none of us free" It's a fight against the same people, same systems. Free Palestine? Land back? Black lives matter? Trans rights are human rights? Reproductive rights? Yes to all. That's because it has been and is happening all around us locally and globally. They are put on us so that those who have gained power through oppression can continue to maintain power through continued oppression and violence. ![]() They are put on us so that we will stay small, beaten, and quiet. They are put on us by people who would rather sit in their privilege rather than confront the systems that allow this behaviour but that they also benefit from. Those are put on us by societies that would rather protect the status quo. That shame, the feeling of brokenness, the feeling that no one will believe you, the anger, the feeling of worthlessness, those don't come from ourselves. Why do we bear the burden of shame when it's other people who are the perpetrators of so much bodily, mental, and emotional harm? They should be the ones to carry those shackles not us. As victims and survivors of sexual assault we're made to feel so much shame when it's not even our fault. It's one of the hardest things I've written but I think it's important. It took three emotional months of starting, stopping, emotional processing, starting, and rewriting to finish. (TW: □) "I Think" written and performed by moi.Īfter going to my first open mic, hosted by Lavender Club, as an audience member I found that I had a poem stuck inside me that needed to be written and to be spoken. #patriarchy #whitesupremacy #narcissists #powerdynamics #racialequity Upleveling your mindset from this angle is the TRUE pathway to becoming "narcissist-free." This is the pathway to claiming REAL FREEDOM. UNITY is what unequivocally dismantles unjust power dynamics in your marriage and workplace. You become curious, buy from us, and work WITH US. PARTNERING with us means that you have to see us as your equal partner. ![]() Not picking and choosing what's comfortable for you. Not be in proximity to us while expecting comfort. If you're fighting your own oppression from patriarchy and gender inequality in a white man's world, then you need to PARTNER with WOC. Stop trying to teach an Asian, born from a Buddhist mother, how to be a Buddhist. When a WOC speaks the truth and demands equity and respect, we get called angry. If you don't like my values, then we can't do great work together.Ī white woman who didn't like my voice and told me to become more Zen. I sent 1 email two hours ago (see my last post) which led to 20 immediate unsubs from my email list.įor 2024, I choose alignment. #LGBTQliterature#comingofage#novels#2023books#author#newbook#whattoread#summerread#middlegrade#goodbooks Want a copy of the book? Link in the comments! ![]() As a Gen X-er, there’s nothing like imagining Grunge Day at an assisted-living facility (instead of, say, Swing-Dance Day or Sock-Hop Day) to remind yourself that you won’t be here forever. That meant identifying with someone whose body and mind are failing, whose independence is slipping away, and who is baffled by the technology that surrounds her. Because I’ll be about the same age as Louisa’s grandma if I live to see 2050, I identified a lot with her character. Stacey Elza: Writing this story made me face my own mortality in a way that rarely felt comfortable but that always felt necessary. There are so many things to make you chuckle, like the commemorative bell from the coronation of King William and Queen Kate (I know, I did a double-take on that!), but they also make you think about what's here now, what will be gone, and where we might be in 2050.Ĭori: What was your greatest challenge in sharing this story? Because of the care that Stacey put into creating the world of 2050, adults would love this story too.
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