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
Category: Systems Change
Your Neighbors’ Names and Needs Are Your First Acts of Resistance
I want you to try something: Close your eyes and picture someone experiencing homelessness in your neighborhood. What did you see? A faceless silhouette sleeping under a bridge? A generic cardboard sign? Or did you see Craig, who sleeps under the 5th Street bridge because it's safer than the shelter, who carries a blue backpack… Continue reading Your Neighbors’ Names and Needs Are Your First Acts of Resistance
Building New Tables: A Seven-Part Series (Accelerated Schedule)
When they dismantle systems, we don't just rebuild—we reimagine. And we don't wait. This seven-part series explores what happens when we stop reforming broken systems and start building alternatives outside institutional frameworks. As federal contracts disappear and technical assistance is dismantled, we're facing not just a crisis, but an opportunity to create what we've always… Continue reading Building New Tables: A Seven-Part Series (Accelerated Schedule)
They’re Dismantling Systems, We’re Building New Ones
I keep hearing the same refrain in meetings, messages, and those late-night calls when nobody can sleep: "I don't know what to do. I'm scared. What happens next?" The fear is real. I feel it too. Federal contracts canceled. Technical assistance dismantled. Years of progress seemingly erased with a signature from people who've never slept… Continue reading They’re Dismantling Systems, We’re Building New Ones
Rhie Azzam Morris 