Hearing about the community that forms during protest reminds me so much of the Nevada Test Site and Greenham Women’s Peace Camp—places where resistance turned into a kind of radical belonging. I was deeply moved to see over a million people gathered on Boston Common. But among the Gen X crowd, there was this collective weariness in the air, a silent, exhausted chorus: Are we really still doing this?
I know it! Especially the mothers, they're carrying so much for their kids and it's heavy all the time. Much love and respect to them, and all of us. BTW, looking forward to the release of "Quickies" next week!
Beautiful! Thanks for all. I especially appreciated the notes about human kindnesses extended during the protests. I've witnessed that too. I love the community of the whole thing. Saturday we were 60,000+ in San Diego and imagine in all that crowd bumping into friends, acquaintances, even my sister and brother-in-law. Not sure how to send a photo.
Thank you for this post. My heart is so full. . Hand me a Kleenex!
Hearing about the community that forms during protest reminds me so much of the Nevada Test Site and Greenham Women’s Peace Camp—places where resistance turned into a kind of radical belonging. I was deeply moved to see over a million people gathered on Boston Common. But among the Gen X crowd, there was this collective weariness in the air, a silent, exhausted chorus: Are we really still doing this?
I know it! Especially the mothers, they're carrying so much for their kids and it's heavy all the time. Much love and respect to them, and all of us. BTW, looking forward to the release of "Quickies" next week!
Beautiful! Thanks for all. I especially appreciated the notes about human kindnesses extended during the protests. I've witnessed that too. I love the community of the whole thing. Saturday we were 60,000+ in San Diego and imagine in all that crowd bumping into friends, acquaintances, even my sister and brother-in-law. Not sure how to send a photo.