Thursday's 2 things: "Purpose disrupts despair."
I love the Monica Trinidad artwork above, a meditation on something Alicia Garza wrote.
Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts student and Fulbright scholar who was abducted by ICE, sounds like a very purposeful person: a truth-teller (read the op-ed she co-authored last spring) and an aspiring picture book author and Highlights Foundation fellow, according to Story Sunbirds, who also share a list of actions you can take in solidarity. May we channel her and tap into our sense of purpose today.
Item 1. Spread information
"Information wants to get out. Let's help it." - Dan Sinker, Hidden Writings
Know a lawyer? ➡️ See if they already know about this new guide on legal resources for detained immigrants; this statement from the American Bar Association and other bar orgs; this resignation letter that Rachel Cohen sent to Skadden Arps. Think she's getting paid out for those 24 vacation days they owe her?
Know a writer, or an aspiring one? ➡️ See if they know about Authors Against Book Bans. (Bonus: Book Riot's How to Explain Book Bans to Those Who Want to Understand.)
Know a U.S. voter? A military family that votes? A married woman who votes? ➡️ We/they should know about this summary of the executive order about election administration, from Institute for Responsive Government. (Via Josh Simon Goldman on LinkedIn.)
Item 2. Spread literal seeds
Maybe you are a person who feels purposeful when you're gardening, or engaged in climate work, or supporting science. If so, look at this beautiful partnership between a scientist and an artist in Philadelphia – the posters are stunning, and they have distributed 12oo+ seed packets with instructions so far! It's fun to see how the project has evolved.
To support this effort ➡️ If you're in Philly, you can adopt a "seed station" – and if you aren't, but want to support, you can donate $ toward seeds. Info about both options here.
