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We don't need everyone to win.
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As the season turns over, so does our work. This week, we're seeing real shifts: impeachment is increasingly becoming a reality, the climate strike momentum is building and we're getting ready for a week of actions in DC and around the country as SCOTUS kicks off their new session.
This is not a time to get comfortable. This is a time to turn it up. Because the power of the people is making itself felt: we will not consent to a government of corruption and lies. We want justice. We want accountability. And we want action before it's too late.
Through our resistance, "we are allowing each other to see one another more clearly. We are allowing the country to see itself more clearly" (Ana Maria Archila).
And here’s the thing. We don’t need everyone to win. We just need 3.5% ready to stand up to systems of oppression and show up for each other. We need people to dig deeper. We need people to persist. We need people to not give up until we are all free.
This is our practice. And now is the time.
Kerri
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RECLAIM THE COURTS
All eyes are on SCOTUS as the five-justice conservative majority begins its first full term together on October 7th. And it is not without controversy or resistance. Freshman Justice Brett Kavanaugh faces a mounting movement to impeach him. And the Notorious RBG persists despite cancer (we'll be doing planks for her wellbeing next week). But the stakes are REALLY high. Everything from LGBTQ workplace rights, gun reform, religious school funding and the fate of dreamers will be determined. And the existential fight to end Roe enters its endgame next week. The people are demanding more accountability from the court, and some are even arguing for term limits. On October 6th, the anniversary of Kavanaugh's nomination and the first day of the 2019-20 term, we are descending upon Washington DC to make our voices heard and take back the court. Register for #ReclaimTheCourt. And we're rewinding CTZN podcast featuring Ana Maria Archila to get into the mood. Art by @cpdaction
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LGBTQ IN COURT
Can someone be fired being gay? The Supreme court will decide this term. The cases (there are three) will determine whether the existing federal ban on sex discrimination forbids employment discrimination against LGBTQ workers. In Zarda and Bostock involve Donald Zarda and Gerald Bostock, gay men who allege they were fired because of their sexual orientation. Harris Funeral Homes involves Aimee Stephens, a trans woman who was fired by a boss who claims that he would violate “God’s commands" if he allowed Stephens “to deny [her] sex while acting as a representative of [the] organization.” (WTF?). Here is the showdown explained..And we're not just watching on the sidelines. We're going. Housing Works is mobilizing for a mass action in DC on Tuesday, October 8th to call attention to three Supreme Court hearings that will determine whether or not Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ+ workers from discrimination. Sign up HERE. What happens if we lose? The Equality Act.
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EXTINCTION REBELLION
The September 20th climate strike was the largest in world history with approximately 7.6 million people participating. For the second consecutive week, climate change demonstrators took to the streets across the globe to highlight the growing climate crisis. And things are about to heat up. Everyday, activists are putting their bodies on the line for our planet. Protesters tell us why they're risking arrest saying "time is running out". And things are about to get even hotter. Starting on October 7th, for 2 weeks, Extinction Rebellion is calling an International Rebellion. Together, we will peacefully occupy the centers of power and shut them down until Governments act on the Climate and Ecological Emergency. Leave your desk. Invite your boss. Walk out of school. Switch off the TV. Put down your phone. Get on the streets. Make #GoodTrouble. And bring everybody. Join the rebellion. Art by @ExtinctionRebellion.
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RADICAL CALENDAR
Mark your calendars. October is on fire. We've got a list of our favorite events/happenings that explore the intersection of wellbeing and justice:
- Last chance to take your seat for the Black Wisdom Online Summit featuring Rev angel Kyodo williams, Konda Mason, Lama Rod Owens, Ruth King, Claudelle Glasgow and more!
- Join Elandria Williams and Jardana Peacock for "When the World is on Fire: Resilience & Restoration" online workshop this October!
- Honor Don't Appropriate is back with Season 2: Vital Voices. Learn from Susanna Barkataki and South Asian voices how to practice yoga with unity and respect.
- Race & Resilience Community of Practice (online). This month, Michelle Cassandra Johnson & Kerri Kelly are exploring harm reduction, repair and reparations. Oct 8th, 630p EST.
- Accessible Yoga Conference NY (Oct 11-13th) to dedicated to shifting yoga culture to be inclusive and equitable for all. Join Jivana Heyman, Nicole Cardoza, Yoga is Dead hosts, Kiesha Battles, Pamela Stokes Eggleston and more.
- Free your body at Practicing Justice Immersion with Rusia Mohuiddin & Rev angel Kyodo williams to renew and deepen your commitment to liberation.
Quote by @peacefilledmama
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ACCESSIBLE, FOR REAL
Accessible is the new advanced in yoga. And Jivana Heyman is leading the way. "I think we're moving from yoga for the few to yoga for the many". Check out his conversation on The Beginner's Mind Podcast where he tackles how modern yoga isn't uniting us, it's excluding us; and what we can do about it. Yonnie Fung breaks down how to teach an inclusive, safe and ethical yoga class in this helpful blog. For more on shifting yoga culture to be more inclusive and equitable, check out the Accessible Yoga Conference in New York next weekend (Oct 11-13). And, try this sequence to confront your fears and release your inner warrior. Art by The Beginner's Mind.
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