Intersectionality guides me. Collective liberation requires undoing all systems of oppression. If our movements lack intersectional awareness we will fail. And failure is not an option, for, as Assata Sakur said to her fellow black freedom fighters, “it is our … Continue reading intersections on my path
We live within the imagination of others. Within made up narratives that skew our reality. Within crushing systems of oppression that began as opinions. The white cis capitalist patriarchy is an invention. Rather than staying within constructs that do not … Continue reading Radical Imagination
White friends, we get to work. We get to wallow around in the wilderness of our whiteness. Bushwhack through our b.s. Ferociously face our roots and fissures. Do you feel aversion to this? Good. Let’s feel some productive pain. Because … Continue reading Whiteness, Grief, and Belonging
“I believe in the fire of love and the sweat of truth.” – Assata Shakur. In my continual study of systems of oppression and movements for collective liberation, I seek insights which expand my understandings. Sometimes the shifts are small, … Continue reading The Sweat of Truth
Who shapes our collective narrative and how? Today I’m fired up about the positive potential of community media. According to Wikipedia, “Community media is any form of media that is created and controlled by a community, either a geographic community or a community of identity or interest. Community media is … Continue reading Community Media
Being an activist takes bravery. It can be frightening to fight for social change, challenge the status quo, or intentionally expand your network. Lately I’ve been thinking of the “performance anxiety” I often experience when I step up for justice … Continue reading Perfectionism, Protests, Plans
The gratitude I have for my relationships is immense. Relationships have shaped, and continue to shape, who I am and how I show up in the world. Truly, that is the case for each of us. As I seek to … Continue reading Relationships are It
Leaders from the historically African American neighborhoods of Shiloh, Burton Street, East End and Stumptown are partnering with the Asheville-Buncombe African American Heritage Commission (AAHC) on the installation of historic markers in their neighborhoods. The goal of the historic markers … Continue reading Historic Markers Project
As proponent of history, I believe in the importance of looking back in order to inform how I move forward. With my birthday falling on December 30, end-of-the-year reflections are particularly poignant for me. Crafting a 2016 in Review post was a … Continue reading 2017 in Review
The sky is slate out my office window. A pensive quiet prevails. I inhale winter’s wistfulness, thinking about the shadows that cover us like the gray of this winter sky. Shadows that are everywhere yet unseen. Ignored but still felt. … Continue reading Truth and SONG
Ami Worthen 