Tag: empire

Writing as Refusal, Writing as Compost, Writing as Spark

The next round of Write Against/Beyond Empire is next Wednesday, April 1. This is a gathering for people carrying grief, rage, confusion, clarity, and imagination in a time of imperial violence, lies, and psychic exhaustion. Together we’ll write from earth, body, and heart—not to… Continue Reading “Writing as Refusal, Writing as Compost, Writing as Spark”

Love Against Empire

“May we love in ways that devastingly disrupt state violence.” ~Gabes Torres What does Love want in this moment? What work does it do? What does it serve? What are Love’s implications for navigating the path ahead? This V-Day we gather these questions in… Continue Reading “Love Against Empire”

Co-Weaving Words Beyond Empire

Something we do in some of the Wild Nature Heart classes is an activity called Co-Weaving Words: collect a handful of resonant words/phrases from each participant then create collective poems from this basket of words, using mostly only these words, like ingredients in a… Continue Reading “Co-Weaving Words Beyond Empire”

Which Dr. King Will We Honor?

Which Dr. King will we honor and learn from this year: Will it be the agreeable, safe King that calls for service and nominal equality – or will it be the radical, fierce King who calls for questioning what he called the triple evils… Continue Reading “Which Dr. King Will We Honor?”