@ghandigirl Good for you! Keep it up! 🙂 And listen to your body-- it doesn't want smoke.
I subscribe to John Pavlovitz’s Substack and hope you all can successfully access the attached. It's an interview of Pavlovitz speaking with writer and activist Omkari Williams about Micro-Activism – whoever and wherever you are, there is a contribution to be made. She redefines what activism is -- not as a particular major activity or event, but rather being present for others in ways that align with you who are – your temperament, sensitivities, energy level, etc. Activism need not be harder than it needs to be. Also don't assume that if it's easy for you to do, that means it's less valuable or won't make a difference in people's lives. We often don't give ourselves credit for the strengths we already possess that may feel easy/effortless.
What micro-activism means is not checking out, i.e. being present, and deciding what the next, right thing is for you to do. Reframe what success is, and understand that small, change-making activities can potentially have big impacts.
If you can't access that video, the concept of micro-activism is pretty simple. It goes like this: you don't have to be leading a group of people to be an activist. You can be one of the hundreds of helpers. You can also participate by going to a protest. The next one is July 14, the day of John Lewis's passing. It's a Day of Good Trouble!
The point is to find out what you can do in your own way to make our world better. I have a friend who volunteers to help Afghan immigrants whose status is now unclear. Or to help any immigrants who need help, advice, resources.
A follow up to my Micro-Activism link: I forgot to mention that since I sent this as a *Share*, even if you're not a subscriber, you should be able to access the interview by clicking "no thanks" to the subscribe question.
The cancellation of the Colbert late night show is the last straw for me in the latest episode of fascism in the US. (Althoigh I’m sure it’s not the last straw. There are many more straws coming.)
The good news is that Stephen Colbert promises to let it rip and say all that he’s wanted to say for the next nine months before he is thrown off the air.
I highly recommend Jon Stewart’s commentary on the topic which I am copying here
I also recommend Colbert from here on in because while he’s always been excellent, he now promises to be uncensored.
@jeanne-mayell I do not always appreciate the South Park show series, however, they have pulled off an amazing feat... getting a contract with Paramount locked in for their show AND then? Using it to trash cheetolini. You can catch them on Paramount or go to you tube and watch them on The Meidas Touch.
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/karma-has-come-for-trump
@joy All the attacks on our free press are more than sad, they are frightening.
I’m curious if there are any in the community who have seen or felt anything specific for the trust to be regained in our news sources when we begin to rebuild and heal this country?
I do hope those who are small, independent journalists groups, who hunt diligently for the facts, to uncover the real stories, not beholden to large corporations, continue to persevere through these difficult times.
@journeywithme2 People got so angry when Colbert was cancelled, and with good reason. But my perspective is that this was something of a coup on Paramount’s revenge-against-Trump for putting them in that position to begin with. It now gives Stephen Colbert a nine month free reign to verbally assault Trump, and their deal with Trey Parker and Matt Stone to lampoon Trump in 50 more “South Park” episodes will drive Trump even more insane than he already is. Of course, in both instances they are given plenty of fodder just with the Trumpstein List, never mind all the fascist dopes he has around him. It will be a continuous barrage of rightfully earned insults and I’m going to enjoy every second of it.
@lzebel Thank you for the question! We are doing another Q&A Reading of the Future the week of August 1. It will be posted on the Prediction Page by the end of that week. Your question is a good one for us to address, so I've added it to our list of questions.
@toma I watched the South Park (post Colbert episode) tonight. They pulled out all the stops. So nine months of Colbert and South Park with the gloves off.
@lzebel you are absolutely right. It is frightening. I have to admit that, at the moment, I feel sad and regretful rather than frightened regarding the liberty of US press simply because I live in a different country where things still are different — and I pray it stays that way! On the subject of being frightened, I would like to share some thoughts. I recently read a post about a prediction hit that there would be a lot fewer tourists in the USA. It was mostly about Canadians, and the media said it was due to a boycott. I guess there are also far fewer European tourists in the US. I really don't think European tourists are boycotting though. I think that, since that story about the young German tourist who was visiting his fiancee there and he was imprisoned simply because he misunderstood an official's question about whether he wanted to stay in the USA (he wasn't a native English speaker). Since then, many European tourist's joy of travelling to the USA, once the dream vacation destination, has simply turned into being somewhat frightened of being there. The young guy was imprisoned for a few days simply because he answered "yes, I want to stay in the USA", and wasn't given the opportunity to correct his misunderstanding. Since this story was widely reported in the media here, many people here who were thinking of maybe visiting the USA as a tourist have decided not to go ahead with their plans right now. They are afraid that they might find themselves in jail instead of enjoying their dream holiday for doing nothing wrong except not understanding the language well enough. Liberty of press and language misunderstandings - both frightening issues are basically about communication, aren't they.
Just in case you're interested in finding out more about what happened to the tourist I mentioned in my last post, here's a link. german-tourist-with-us-visa-reflects-on-being-held-in-ice-custody-for-weeks/3786489/?os=vbkn42tqho5h1radvp&ref=app
Terrible. It's an assault and an outrage everyday. The darkness is heavy at this moment.
Hold 9n tight.
To see the Scotts standing up for all people has really made me happy. They are brilliant at trolling.
Watching those ensconced in darkness flail and bluster and fall is entertaining like dominoes,.all fall down.
Convinced that once we wrest back control much of this goes away quickly.