The Power of Community and Collective Care (Part 2), by Laura Noe (Cohort 31)
"We are responsible for one another, we belong to each other, and we heal in connection."
"We are responsible for one another, we belong to each other, and we heal in connection."
“Margi always found calm. In her own writing she said, ‘Having cancer has taught me about patience and lack of control, and how to spend as much time as I can with those I love.’”
“I had no vision for myself, and was spending way too much time chasing someone else’s. It was time to claim a vision for my life and step in faith.”
“…I learned that I do not have to know all the answers and do all the work alone; there were many others who also played a part in his healing.”
“I yearn for the time in which we honestly confront our past so that we can understand what is needed to achieve healthy communities… I will continue to tend to the soil, seeds, and plants.”
"To me, joy is a form of resistance. If I can create an unapologetically joyous workplace, a joyous entrepreneurial ecosystem then I’m building hope for other people."
“…I share my experience now because I know I’m not alone, and I hope it will help someone else.”
“Just like we are seeing again today, none of these advances happened without struggle, a serious fight, and demand for change to create a just society.”
“We always say that our young people are the future; I believe they are the present. They have the skills, and if we give them the opportunity, they are able to make change."
“Liberation is tied to our social well-being as a collective. We cannot fix this world until we come home within, to ourselves, to the land, to all of life, including each other… Liberated self does not need to commodify and destroy the earth to make money."