We are not our trauma #blacklivesmatter
Survivor Theatre Project
Dear survivors, centering black and brown,
This time is a time of awakening wildly with courage. We have returned to rioting, continuing marches, protests and vigils because of the attacks on black, brown, trans bodies by COVID-19 and again, police brutality. There is a system to eliminate our existence. I am a black and queer Director of Survivor Theatre Project, I use my role to re-design our previous performance project and center Black Indigenous LGBTQI through empowerment with Thrivers Blueprint. This work is collectively envisioned with deep spiritual consciousness. Our Leadership Team is a table of cultures that include black, carribean, Jewish, white, south Asian visionaries that lean on tender listening and care. We use our gifts in law, somatic movement, herbal care, abdominal wellness, the healing power of the drum, shadow art, youth work, storytelling, songwriting, land reparations, poetry, dance, and graphic design to deconstruct systemic oppression. We are radical because we have our raw conversations about justice. We need help to reach within your capacity to change the narratives.
Fighting for Black Lives in the LGBTQI Movement
(https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/mourning-fighting-for-black-lives-in-the-lgbt-movement)
Dear “Why” People
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-why-people/id1511027892?i=1000476862494.
Black Out Collective
https://blackoutcollective.org/action-fund/
Iyanna Dior
Tony McDade
Black Lives Matter
Radical Responsibility Vow
I vow to take Radical Responsibility for my life, myself, my thoughts, my emotions, my responses, and my outcomes. The power to create my reality lies within my mind, and no one can take them from me unless I allow them to. I do not try to change or control people and situations outside of myself. Instead, I take command of my thoughts about them, which will result in my desired outcomes. Everything I need is within me - always has, and always will be as long as I take Radical Responsibility.
Justice cannot be served without accountability. We are committed to be free. You are not your trauma. You are joy and your legacy lives on! FREE! I love you all!I love you black girl. I love you black boy. I love you black person.
Say their Names!
BLACK LIVES MATTER.
Sincerely,
Noemi Saafyr Paz
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