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Ami Worthen

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Clear cutting and change

History, Montford & Stumptown

History, accountability, and home

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the whiteness within me

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Beyond the “serve us” industry

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pieces of the puzzle

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White folks: Turn your outrage into reparations

Action, Arts, History

The Future is Now

May 31, 2021July 27, 2021 Ami W

As we build towards the future we want, we witness it manifesting around us right now. Here are a few local things I am celebrating at the moment: Different Wrld On the day before the Vance Monument starting coming down … Continue reading The Future is Now

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normal was the crisis

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Ami W

Normal was the crisis. You know that. Which is why, instead of trying to “get back to normal,” we’re cultivating more life affirming alternatives. As I prepare to present the next topic, believe me I know it is one of … Continue reading normal was the crisis

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What could we be?

April 20, 2021April 21, 2021 Ami W

Amidst the many reasons for grief and anger I am grateful for wildness and nature. I’m grateful for humans who are steadily moving towards being in right relationship with each other and the more than human world. That phrase – … Continue reading What could we be?

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Reading for revelations

March 14, 2021March 15, 2021 Ami W

Here are four essays/articles I have read or re-read recently which I hope will spark revelations – and revolution. Onward. Reading for revelations White Danger: Double-Mindedness, Violence, and the Confusion of Whiteness by Autumn Brown for AORTA. The critical, uncomfortable … Continue reading Reading for revelations

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Learning in Public

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 Ami W

It is a particular kind of vulnerability to learn in public. Related: I was nauseous as I watched the Asheville City Council hotel guidelines discussion and votes last Tuesday. In the moment, the letter I sent to council (and shared … Continue reading Learning in Public

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Of Hope and Hotels

February 21, 2021February 22, 2021 Ami W

And again I return to the practice of hope. We are tangled in threads of intersecting systems and situations that cause unnecessary suffering, pain, and death. Yet many of us keep pulling on those threads, untangling them, focused on freedom. … Continue reading Of Hope and Hotels

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the whiteness within me

January 11, 2021August 29, 2021 Ami W

Like you, I watched with horror as a violent mob stormed the Capitol building last Wednesday. Inflamed by white supremacy, misogyny, antisemitism, and homophobia, the rioters erupted like pus oozing from the infection that has been raging on this continent … Continue reading the whiteness within me

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Quietly active

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Ami W

As we approach the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere, the stillness inside me is demanding more space. I’ve already been cultivating quiet – posting fewer essays, taking a social media fast (except for a tiny bit of twitter), and … Continue reading Quietly active

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a tiny thread

October 26, 2020 Ami W

“We’re holding on by a tiny thread, and in this mystery our souls are fed…” Last October my sweetie and I headed south on a trip to hang with friends, visit New Orleans, and perform at the Black Pot Music … Continue reading a tiny thread

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Turning towards life

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Ami W

Grief. Gratitude. Fear. Fortitude. Despair. Hope. Conflict. Community. Love. And again and again, love, love, love. It’s difficult for me to write these days, for all of the reasons. Yet I am committed to crafting at least one post a … Continue reading Turning towards life

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