I'm Still Here
 |
Dear Troublemakers,
It’s been a minute. If you follow me on the socials you might have seen that so far this month I’ve celebrated my birthday and also spent an overnight in the hospital. Yesterday I shared more about what has been going on with me health wise.
Long story short - I’m not going anywhere. And also… I am hyper aware of what the work of challenging injustice in the ways I have is doing to me physically. And if I’m going to be in this work a long time (my current and forever plan) then I need to pay attention.
I have a hunch you will be down for the widening and turning of the lane I occupy. I sure hope so.
Thank you for still being here.
A FEW MORE THINGS FOR YOU THIS WEEK…
This article by Clint Smith and this podcast interview between him and Ashley C. Ford are both must reads/listens.
Something good is happening in Florida (for the first time in ???)
Connecting therapists of color to formerly incarcerated people of color - please give if you can!
Best (and most needed) sweatshirt I’ve seen in awhile from this Black woman owned biz.
“I can hear this picture.” Me too!
I wrote about getting naked over on my *other* newsletter. Have you ever gone skinny dipping???
WEEKLY WISDOM
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” - Audre Lorde
Stay wild and holy and free,
- Austin
PS Troublemakers Zoom is happening this Thursday at 11:30 ET. Registration email going out soon to all paid subscribers. Not a paid subscriber? I trust you know how to change that : )
Wow The article and podcast on having a family member especially parent incarcerated and the effects it has on children were really disturbing. I never thought about the cost of making a phone call from prison. Happy to see that Connecticut has done away with that cost and hope that many other states follow suit. Thank you for sharing the information. So many things wrong in this country.