Blogroll, Mutual Aid, Resistance Strategies, Systems Change

When Discomfort Becomes Your Compass: Distinguishing Discomfort from Danger in the Work of Resistance

We've been talking about dismantling systems and building new ones. About how the current administration is inadvertently giving us the freedom to create what we've always envisioned. About how we learn our neighbors' names and needs as the first acts of resistance. But there's something deeper we need to address: the internal work that makes… Continue reading When Discomfort Becomes Your Compass: Distinguishing Discomfort from Danger in the Work of Resistance

Blogroll, Poetry

Houston Hyatt

I’m buying a 4 dollar coffee in the hotel lobby of the Hyatt fucking Regency Using money provided by the organization sponsoring this whole excursion, Carrying no cash, Attending a conference on working with youth experiencing homelessness. I only exist in this opportunity because once, I slept on the streets. Once, I knew the uncertainty… Continue reading Houston Hyatt