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* there are a lot of definitions for "community organizer". here i mean organizer as a person who brings people together in one place for a specific purpose. i am referring to work i do unpaid and outside of my 40+ hour job.
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this kind of work is exhausting and w/o the support needed for it, it eats people up and spits them out in pieces. of course the system knows this, which is why it encourages the whole to isolate the individual, make them draw upon themselves to fuel their work, knowing that it will soon burn them out and they will either be crushed or become cynical.
i do think that no matter what, just existing, on a day by day basis, ultimately makes a difference itself. just interacting with the people you normally interact with every month. just doing the things you have to do to live. is working toward justice. is changing the shape of the space you live in, work in. changing it little by little by little.
Posted by amandaw on July 4th, 2010.
I’m right there with you, dear one. <3
Posted by Naphtali on July 7th, 2010.
Hey, Cripchick.
I’m sorry I let myself drop out of touch – lots of reasons for it. I’m so glad you’re still here and OMG disability justice. I’m already in love.
Posted by Lisa Harney on July 12th, 2010.
“+ general understanding is that people are entitled to access. it is a right. there are good things about this but it also often means we are only doing shallow/absolute basic access for each other.
+ access is something that is a collective responsibility. it is a constant process. it is rooted in the multiplicity of our selves.
+ access is love. access is believing we need each other and interdependence is how we will survive.
+ people come from a place of longing for each other. each time we reach towards each other, we are cutting across isolation.”
access & accessibility are concepts i’m struggling with right now, so much, especially living in a place that takes ableist to a whole new level. this broader idea of access as a constant process of creation, as something more than just wheelchair ramps and elevators and captions on movies and braille on signs…thank you for expressing this. sharing all of this.
Posted by A'ishah on July 13th, 2010.
love this choice and what you’re saying- about the burnout, not being able to build deep relationships or work out issues cause of the timeline and the issh and exhaustion.
this is such a good decision. love.
Posted by leah lakshmi on July 20th, 2010.