Category: Love Notes Newsletter (page 2)

On this land, there’s what’s worth living for. Mahmoud Darwish Blessings Cherished Community, As we look out over rolling pastures of resting land, dusted with fresh, white snow, we smile at the thought of all the dancing, singing, and rejoicing…

No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us. Marsha P. Johnson Blessings beloved community, We took a season of rest from Dec. 18th to Jan. 21st and we’re returning to the mission now restored! We hope…

As warm tears rolled down our cheeks and reached our lips, salty as ocean water, we reached for the hand of our neighbor. Whispering collective prayers to the land in our mother tongues as the clouds began to part overhead.…

My mother was born under an olive tree on a soil they say is no longer mine but I will cross their barriers. Rafeef Ziadah Blessings beloveds, Today is Giving Tuesday and people all over the world will come together…

However long the night, the dawn will break. West African Proverb Dear beloveds, We find ourselves leaning deeply into community this month. In this time of heartbreaking horror in Gaza, we recommit to nonviolence, to keeping each other’s humanity alive,…

Perhaps I too might live free. Perhaps I too might wield the same old power that animated the ancestors that lived in Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Nanny, Cudjoe, Malcolm X, and speak—no, act—as though my body were my own. Ta-Nehisi…

One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone. bell hooks Blessings Dreamers, As we begin to hear the whispers of fall approaching in the cooler…

Stumbling is not falling. Malcolm X Greetings Sunbeams, The peak of summer has been blessed with the bountiful harvests of vegetables, berries and eggs we distribute to our community, and welcoming inspired youth groups to the land to learn with…

I touch my own skin, and it tells me that before there was any harm, there was a miracle. adrienne maree brown Beloved Community! What an abundant month it has been. We hope this love note finds you nourished on…

Decipher the art that you’re already doing, recognize the artistry around you, and the everyday miracles of life around you, and create from that place. And what you find is that is some of the most generative meaning in the…