Comments on: world on your shoulders

By: noemi

noemi — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:19:39 +0000

i do not know how we are so invisible when we are the ones keeping these movements, these communities, together. as activists and as poets, we talk about building new frameworks but everyday is another attempt to keep a closing door open.
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nonprofit industrial complex likes to make things sterile, creates these pockets of movement where people are told they are leaders but look at injustice simply as work and feel no accountability or commonality with others.

so many truths in this post. Thank you.

By: lastcrazyhorn

lastcrazyhorn — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:32:33 +0000

Menthol patches are my friend!!!

There is a student on my campus who reminds me of you. I keep expecting her to yell something like, “oy! Crazy lady!” I dunno. :P

I recently argued my financial aid problems as purely an access problem. I kept thinking, “cripchick will be so proud!” Sniffle. Actually, I used your name in there, but meh. You know what I’m saying, I hope.

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By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:49:47 +0000

wow this is so powerful. really interesting to think about heritage and histories and cultures literally being carried on people’s backs and how the pain of that is so real and tangible. i’m also loving the end about nonprofit industrial complex.

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