As first posted on theinclusionsolution.me The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Many of us want to do good in the world. We want to elevate the voices of those who have been systematically silenced. We feel empathy with other people experiencing pain, and we don’t want others to experience the pain we haveContinue reading “Activism 101:“All *fill in the blank* Matter””
Category Archives: Activism 101
Self Work Bonus: On being enough
As first posted on the Buzzing With… Blog How many times have you looked at yourself in the mirror and thought you weren’t enough? I’m not skinny enough. I’m not smart enough. I’m not successful enough. I’m not worthy enough. Our news feeds are flooded with beauty and glam. We see those who brag andContinue reading “Self Work Bonus: On being enough”
Activism 101: 5 Ways to Show Up and Support Survivors
Sometimes I love when people ask me what I do for my job and sometimes I hate it. I usually skirt around the topic and say I’m a “health educator” at a university. Sometimes I delight in the awkwardness and say I work with sexual assault survivors. I enjoy watching people stumble out a politeContinue reading “Activism 101: 5 Ways to Show Up and Support Survivors”
Activism 101: Calling in Black
As first posted on The Inclusion Solution One day I was driving to work listening to Kiese Laymon’s audiobook version of his memoir Heavy. This was around my third day of listening, and while it was heavy (as the title suggests), I had not yet cried. Then all of a sudden, he shares a story about getting kicked outContinue reading “Activism 101: Calling in Black”
Activism 101: When you feel like you have nothing else to give
We are living in times where we are expected to go back to normal after everything was changed by a global pandemic. Capitalism tells us that we must keep going back to producing in order for us to survive. That’s a big expectation. I’m not sure about y’all, but after giving to all the areasContinue reading “Activism 101: When you feel like you have nothing else to give”
Activism 101: Justice for Retail Workers This Holiday Season
As first posted on feministbookclub.com Now is the time many people are getting their holiday shopping done. That means ordering online and hitting the sales in the stores. I wanted to share a little gratitude for retail workers. Who are retail workers? Retail workers span a range of positions and subsectors (e.g. general merchandise, food andContinue reading “Activism 101: Justice for Retail Workers This Holiday Season”
Activism 101: What is Mutual Aid?
Ever since the pandemic came through and devastated so many communities, mutual aid projects have been popping up left and right. I didn’t even know what mutual aid was until this year. As I kept hearing “mutual aid” and seeing people post CashApp and Venmo names, I started getting curious about it. What was thisContinue reading “Activism 101: What is Mutual Aid?”
Self-Work Bonus: Our Bodies
The holidays are upon us and it’s that time of year where relationships are fraught… with our bodies. Thought it was fitting to do a throwback from my old blog. I got a gym membership because I wanted to be stronger, healthier, and build my endurance. I had been running, but I remembered how goodContinue reading “Self-Work Bonus: Our Bodies”
Activism 101: What is Decolonization?
Decolonize is a word that has been coming up a lot in activism discourse lately. But what is decolonization? A short definition would be that “decolonization brings about the repatriation of Indigenous land and life”. Oftentimes we hear things about “decolonize our schools” and “decolonize our bookshelves”. While decolonization is important as a theoretical framework,Continue reading “Activism 101: What is Decolonization?”
Activism 101: Pleasure as Resistance
I am loving everything I am learning about pleasure as a form of resistance. My first introduction to this concept was, of course, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown. This book really helped me challenge the narrative I subscribed to that activism is all about work and grind. Our politics should feelContinue reading “Activism 101: Pleasure as Resistance”
Liberation is Lit 