M. L. Clark on #CreatingChange

"When certain events echo over the generations, it’s easy to mistake what is with the sum total of what could be. Just because we go through routine cycles of violence, repeatedly backslide on human rights, and struggle under similar economic disparities, doesn’t mean that war and socioeconomic injustice are intrinsic to us. There is always the possibility that we’ve simply been habituated to regard both as inevitable states of being."

#Humanism #solidarity #coalition #change

https://onlysky.media/mclark/what-fifty-years-of-struggle-can-teach-us-going-forward/

"Myths encouraging individualism habituate many people to collude in anger's dis-location from public life into private malady. Characterized as merely personal, anger may be mis-recognized as a maladjusted individual, not a malfunctioning culture that rational people ought to experience with outrage" (Olson, 2011, p. 288).

Olson, L. C. (2011). Anger among allies: Audre Lorde's 1981 keynote admonishing the National Women's Studies Association. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 97(3), 283-308. https://doi.org/10.1080/00335630.2011.585169

#anger #allyship #CreatingChange #disagreement #dialogue #facilitation

New blog post up on From the Rostra: "Words or Actions?"

https://fromtherostra.com/2023/03/15/words-or-actions/

#rhetoric #nonviolence #CreatingChange

#MetaPlatformsInc has been a leader in technological innovation, but the unfortunate truth is that layoffs are a necessary part of any business. #Illuminati is dedicated to helping those affected by these layoffs, and we will continue to support them in any way we can. #UniteTogether, we can help these individuals find new paths and make a positive impact on the world. #MovingForward. #CreatingChange. http://www.techmeme.com/230306/p24#a230306p24

Day 3 of #CreatingChange was packed with excellent sessions, great connections, inspiration. Highlights: @LGBTDetroit on destigmatizing #HIV, @antiViolence on safe spaces, State of the Movement plenary, & the kickass activists of the Florida caucus.
@TheTaskForce

Networking & energy are off the charts at #CreatingChange conference. #LGBTQIA activists from all over coming together; it’s a family reunion.

Ugh. The National #LGBTQ Task Force is about to hold its annual #CreatingChange conference with no mask requirements or other #COVID19 mitigation measures. Hey, it's not like the queer community has #immunocompromised folks, right? #CovidIsntOver
https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=news&id=322669

Just signed up for the #CreatingChange 2023 conference, Feb 17-21 in #SanFrancisco (hosted by the National #LGBTQ Task Force). Look forward to learning and networking with fellow #queer and #trans folks.

https://www.thetaskforce.org/creatingchange/

If you're willing to make that investment, here are some recommendations:

• Theresa M. Robinson's True Anti-Racism Allies Academy: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeu7C_2vfY6piES0g69kpjtKyB29bW53pqapqq7Y9Wlm7vhHQ/viewform

• Ashani Mfuko's 21-day and 5-day anti-racism challenges: https://ashanimfuko.com/

• The Anti-Racism Newsletter is a must read, I've been a paid subscriber for a couple of years, and it's still one of the most insightful things in my inbox on a regular basis: https://www.antiracismnewsletter.com/

#AntiRacism #Equality #Consistency #CreatingChange

Very excited to be teaching at a conference again. #CreatingChange https://www.thetaskforce.org/creatingchange/