I’m going to discuss Ableism framing in this article, and to do so, I’ll use an example from a friend (who attends social distancing church services). First, let’s cover some basic definitions. Definitions: Abled-bodied person is a person who is not disabled. As in they have no physical or mental disabilities. Or they are someone… Continue reading Tackling Ableism Framing
Category: Writing
Reading Emergent Strategy with friends-Updated!
I am going to embark on a new project while I try to heal from Covid19 complications and autoimmune issues. Since several friends wanted to read Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown but they struggled to find an accessible audio book version, I decided to try my hand at reading it out loud. This is… Continue reading Reading Emergent Strategy with friends-Updated!
Riots are the Language of the Unheard
Important point by Robert Jones, Jr. (Son of Baldwin): Property damage should never matter more than people’s lives. If anyone cares more about the looting and damage to property, then I’m gonna ask y’all to sit down and think hard about every single death by police. Police are waging war on Black folks; folks fighting… Continue reading Riots are the Language of the Unheard
Quarantine Poetry
Living alone by Aidan Zingler Living in a pandemic while living alone splinters my mind, breaks me down pain ignites and drenches my soul an endless kaleidoscope nightmare again and again my body crushed against the shoals of silence. A slice of the sun burns my eyes Buzz of machine howls in my ears Cold… Continue reading Quarantine Poetry
Replace harmful theology with liberation
A portion of American Christianity is: Capitalism Nationalism White supremacy Worshiping wealth (prosperity doctrine) Imperialism/colonialism This is why many evangelicals for Trump view Trump as a savior or “blessed by God.” They don’t actually worship Jesus, and instead worship the above five as “god,” so Trump who embodies all five, is seen as “blessed” and… Continue reading Replace harmful theology with liberation
Short essay on Collective Solidarity (And Patreon Updates)
Review of Potential History: Unlearning Imperalism: https://www.patreon.com/posts/review-potential-33080982 Review of Our History is Our Future: https://www.patreon.com/posts/33497407 Communal Care: Responsibility: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31988422 Short Essay on Collective Solidarity Today I’m going to write a bit about how we live locally with one another, and how that impacts our present, future, past, and the world at large. It’s a big… Continue reading Short essay on Collective Solidarity (And Patreon Updates)
Poetry: Birth
Birth by Aidan Zingler (fractal also by me) Scattered enriched guts splattered across the skies, Bubbling froth, seething energy permeating space-time Wisp of a second, our existence overlooked by the brilliant magnitude of a 13.7 billion year old. Intrepid explorers, we stumble into the black vastness of a giant, violent ocean — star-birthing hurricanes, with… Continue reading Poetry: Birth
Power disparities from Unexamined Privilege
As an Intro: I feel folks need a reminder. Cisgender allies — talk to your peeps about this. Do The Work of allyship. I really want to see communities live out their claims of allyship and “welcoming to trans folks” by listening to us (this essay has good action items). I’m sure us trans folks… Continue reading Power disparities from Unexamined Privilege
2019 in Review: BOOKS
I don’t have energy to write about my decade. That’s intense, and I recommend just exploring Reshapingreality.org. Happy New Year, and Happy New Decade! Let’s talk about the books I read in 2019, and my goal for reading in 2020. 38 books in total. (Edit: There may be some eBooks I read and forgot about… Continue reading 2019 in Review: BOOKS
Crosspost from Patreon: Examining Whiteness
Crossposted from my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/examining-32183696 Examining Whiteness Our culture is saturated with whiteness; whiteness and its performative values are socialized within all of us from a young age. Those who are not white are socialized to react to whiteness in specific ways, and those who are white (or white-passing) are socialized to perform whiteness without… Continue reading Crosspost from Patreon: Examining Whiteness
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