We are NOT POWERLESS.

We are only powerless if we surrender our true power. Meditations on living in these times.

We are NOT POWERLESS.
Most of us have not been part of the dominant power structure.
Now more people are there.

Take care of your family.
Take care of your kin.
Take care of your community.
Widen the circles of who you consider each of these.

Volunteer at food pantries.
Build financial resilience.
Share what you have.

Learn skills.
Share what you learn.
Spread hope.

Don't spread misinformation.
Share facts.
Share potential futures.

Lead with love.
Fight with love.
Protect with love.

Rest.
Recover.
Return.

Sleep.
Eat.
Laugh.

Mute.
Block.
Unfollow.

Back up your files.
Back up your music.
Back up your books.

Invest in hard copies.
Invest in hard drives.
Divest from the cloud.

Protect women, BIPOC folks, LGBTQ+, Disabled people, Jews, Muslims, Pagans, Buddhists, Hindus, and anyone outside the power structures.

Center voices that inspire.
Center people that are true leaders.
Center people whose actions align with their words.

CARE.
DREAM.
WORK.

LEARN.
DANCE.
TEND.

Learn from the past
To Live in the present
FOR THE SAKE OF THE FUTURE.