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| ISSUE NO. 428 |
THE ONLY IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER . . .is not to buckle under the weight of it all. 'It all' can be any / all of the following: the news, the shitty situation at work, the person or people that oppress you, the fact that the earth might implode any day now. You may feel like you're being tested to see just how strong you might be. You might feel pulled between 'proving yourself' to show how much you can handle, and wanting to totally disengage and surrender.
This is where it is easy to get caught. Do we have the answer? No. We are by no means the most oppressed people in the world, and our basic needs are more than met. But as women, we do know what it's like to live in a system designed to keep you in your place. We do know the feeling of being damned if you do and damned if you don't. We do know the feeling of being completely exhausted, yet aware that you've not done nearly enough. What's certain is that there are always going to be people in the world with more privilege, as well as those who have had it much worse off. From this position, the only affirmative mis-step is taking no steps at all. Read about the steps Areli Barrera de Grodski is taking with her semi-bilingual Durham coffee shops in this week's GFJ Story. Cheers, Tay + Dor Co-Founders, Good Food Jobs |
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