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Work 4 Peace,Hold All Life Sacred,Eliminate Violence! I am on my mobile version of the door-to-door, going town-to-town holding readings/gatherings/discussions of my book "But What Can I Do?" This is my often neglected blog mostly about my travels since 9/11 as I engage in dialogue and actions. It is steaming with my opinions, insights, analyses toward that end of holding all life sacred, dismantling the empire and eliminating violence while creating the society we want ALL to thrive in

Friday, June 05, 2020

#SayHerName: Breonna Taylor

How will white womyn work to end racism, white supremacy, white privilege???

As I have not been able to hold a "But What Can I Do?" book reading - first as I felt compelled to direct my energy toward spending time on our border supporting people working to halt the construction of the 'wall' and also working to support refugees seeking asylum - and then also due to c.v.19.

As I hunkered down in Atlanta at my daughter's home so I could also perform grandmother duties which included assisting my grandchild with the online zoom schooling trials, I have decided I'm also going to try to do some online "But What Can I Do?" workshops or "offerings" as classes are referred to at my grandchild's unschool. 

But I want to hold these offerings MOSTLY because of what is currently happening in our country - fuck the white men in power and thank the goddesses for the rest of us.

I know the police have increased their violence, sharply honed for 150 years mostly against Black and brown womyn and men and children - which I have to list because all too often due to the misogyny that is woven tightly in with racism we 'forget' or 'ignore' the fact that womyn are also being murdered by police and the system, as are children.

Police are instigating violence but people are not being deterred from standing up against that violence and for justice and love.

This is the time that so many ancestors have died for, so many folks living have hoped for, and so very many have been working their asses off for

RISE UP!

Please sign up and join me and other white womyn and our allies in our fight to abolish racism every Wednesday 12 noon eastern time and Saturday 6pm eastern time. Check events for the exact info.

This is my offering:

Dearest white sistars and allies: will you attend a zoom meeting called:

"How will white womyn work to end racism, white supremacy, white privilege?"

In this day of our broken hearts and perhaps our recently demolished illusions of equality, safety, but most of all freedom and justice but mostly because there is no way we can remain silent and unmoved, I ask what are we as white womyn willing to do to smash racism and venture deep onto the path of anti-racism?

Message me or add your name here if you're interested. I'm going to stretch my tech abilities and set up a zoom room or maybe a webinar (see I'm learning) soon so we can not waste another minute of our precious lives ignoring or pretending or wishing racism did not exist.

In solidarity and action, Xan