On practicing justice and reimagining our world
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What we are seeing around the world is a collective
awakening to the myth of separation and the wound of
colonization.
Colonization isn’t just an event that happened in the past, it is
a mindset that takes over the bodies, minds and souls of its
people. In Decolonizing Wealth, Indigenous activist and author
Edgar Villanueva calls it the “colonizer virus”— referring to the
infection that permeates every aspect of our culture and society
and justifies domination and dehumanization. The virus enters the
mind through the belief that one is separate from and supreme to
everyone and everything around oneself. That belief allows the
infection to thrive and grow until it has spread the disease
throughout the whole system. From there, the virus gets passed
down through generations and “leads to ongoing acts of control
and exploitation.” Villanueva likened it to a “zombie invasion.”
Colonization is a full bodied experience that separates us from
ourselves, from each other and from the world around
us. Unlearning the colonial mind is the first step towards
healing the individual body and liberating our collective
imagination. The practice of decolonization is a radical act of
self love that does not discriminate or debate right or wrong. It
is simply to embrace all of life as sacred and courageously
confront everything that is in the way of that.
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I don't know if it's possible to "decolonize
thanksgiving"...how do you decolonize a genocide? But I do think
we can practice repair and reparations on the level of self and
collective. Here are some resources to support your journey:
Practice Decolonization: “These are Questions About Home”
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is an exercise for non-native people to learn and reflect on the
history and current struggles of Indigenous people, and to begin
thinking about our role in colonization and decolonization. Also
check outThe Decolonial & Spiritual Journey Teachings
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with Dr Rosales Meza
Learn about the land and its people: Learn whose land you live
on. Then, go deeper: More than just the names of the original
peoples of the land, what do you know of their lives and culture?
What is the history of this land? How was the land used? Kanyon
Sayers-Roods, a Mutsun Ohlone activist in Northern California,
says ”the acknowledgement process is about asking, What does it
mean to live in a post-colonial world? What did it take for us to
get here? And how can we be accountable to our part in history?”
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Listen to the land stewards: Rematriation is to restore a people
to their rightful place in sacred relationship with their
ancestral lands. That means finding out what local Indigenous
organizers are calling for and following their lead. For example,
Sogorea Te Land Trust, ( [link removed] )an
urban Indigenous land trust, invites non-Native locals on Ohlone
land in the San Francisco Bay Area to reimagine their
relationship to the land and help return Indigenous land to
Indigenous Peoples by building many paths of radical reciprocity
that are part of repatriation and land return. They also invite
non-Native residents to pay a land tax
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support and gratitude for the Native people hosting them on their
ancestral lands. What are Indigenous people in your community
calling for? How can you answer the call from your particular
social location?
Protect the sacred: If you have access to land, wealth and
resources, consider your place in the lineage of theft and
colonization and how you might contribute to its healing. Listen
to Indigenous people’s stories and knowledge. Amplify their
voices. Recognize them as leaders of the climate change
discussion (because they’re at the forefront of climate change).
And follow their lead as we work together to protect the sacred,
repair the past and engage in ecological restoration.
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Join me for a post truths-giving practice of detox &
decolonization. ( [link removed] ) Friday, November 24th. 11EST/8PST
The practice of unlearning how we've been shaped by dominant
systems is not just an intellectual pursuit but a but a whole
bodied inquiry. It calls us to confront old and limiting stories
and beliefs we carry in our tissues so that explore new ways of
being and doing that move us towards healing and liberation.
This will be a virtual space for shared movement, reflection,
grief and action towards the more liberated and peaceful world
that we all deserve (will include resources for care, endurance
and action).
All proceeds will be donated to the Palestine Children's Relief
Fund. ( [link removed] ) Pay what you can. Practice will
be recorded.
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Looking forward to practicing with you.
Kerri Kelly email signature
[email protected]
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[email protected] )415.971.6383 ( tel:4159716383 )
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