Need not want
I need my community to learn more about disability justice, fatphobia and colonialism.
Image Description
A wall of graffiti by an underpass that says "let's love our community" with a heart underneath. A trash can and boulder are nearby.
I need my community to wear masks, acknowledge COVID and advocate for others to do the same.
I need my community to learn more about disability justice, fatphobia and colonialism.
I need my community to share their self expression and affirm mine.
I need my community to divest from aspirations of moving up in the social hierarchy.
I need my community to collaborate, do mutual aid and care for the most vulnerable in society.
More on community, courage and disability justice
Burnout, Covid & Community Care
The consequences of all these calamities happening at once, is that everyone becomes not only burnt out, but shifts into an “auto-pilot” state.
Courage - Poem by Love, Builder of Worlds
Courage, a poem by Love, Builder of Worlds is about speaking up and having the courage to share your truth.
I imagine enough
A poem by Love, Builder of Worlds inspired by disability justice, decolonisation and Solarpunk.
Hope - Poem by Love, Builder of Worlds
Freedom is the hope of the enslaved.
And hope that manifested in ten thousand ways.
Hope that has lasted over a hundred thousand days.
Hope that stays.
When dignity is denied.
Justice delayed.
If love was a popular movement
If love was a popular movement. There would be no nuclear codes, lieutenants or drone strike orders. If love was a popular movement. Hunger would vanish. We’d have clean sustainable energy.
A Collective Preparing - Poem by Love, Builder Of Worlds
We are siblings.
We are daring.
We are resource pairing.
Love sharing.
We are a group.
We are a circle.
Keep Dancing
I was inspired by the freeness of their movements how they reacted to music so organically. I modified the poem for my shielding siblings, my disabled siblings and immunocompromised siblings to encourage them to keep dancing if they have the ability to.
For Us
Come as you please.
Patience and waiting.
Staying and saying.
Giving and taking.
Sipping and playing.
After the dust settles
Build an accessible world Build a world without the threat of violence We build love After the dust settles
Self Acceptance and ADHD
If we compare other peoples skills, whether that be their ability with time, executive function or attentiveness it can be easy to reject our own qualities.
The Black Violet Revue
An online showcase with queer black disabled artists. All funds made from the showcase will be split evenly between the performers
Tuesday 25th January 2022 - Essay by Love, Builder of World
Its is very difficult to live like this. Under so much uncertainty, so much conflict, so much violence, so much individualistic thinking, so much reward for evil, so many circuses of wickedness, so much corruption…
