The Unbroken Line of Disenfranchisement (Part 3), by Esther Armmand (Cohort 4)
“But it’s like what I learned in farming. You don’t know the outcome… Sometimes you get it, sometimes you don’t. But you do your part.”
“But it’s like what I learned in farming. You don’t know the outcome… Sometimes you get it, sometimes you don’t. But you do your part.”
"...are there ways you feed that part of your soul looking up to your grandmother, looking for connection to people older than you?”
Reflections from throughout the year on what - and who - keeps us going.
The many ways we recharged, restored, rekindled our fire throughout the year.
Reflections from throughout the year on race, culture, freedom, mental health, justice, community, courage, struggle, influence, representation, nature, healing, learning, growing, spirit, and more.
Reflections on how the creative arts spoke to and through us throughout the year.
“I will make adjustments, not excuses. I will sit in my creativity and blossom. I will sit and type.”
“...a hope swelled in me that we would learn something invaluable, unforgettable, transformational, and universal... that we would become better because of what we had endured in our isolation and stillness.”
"My own journey of healing has been long. Some is continuing, as I work to help families and children gain access to the full dignity, respect and resources that should be automatic..."
"Where I find hope is that people still have that power. That they can continue to do that. It’s incredibly difficult, but people still do, and people persist.”