We refuse to stop
Despite intense challenges, we continue in motion—physically: between cities, marches, campaigns, interventions; emotionally: between grief, heartbreak, hope—always hope. We know we cannot pause. There must be consistent, unwavering solidarity for those whose rights are being violated, whose lives are being destroyed by the violence we are witnessing. There must be ceaseless action as silencing is normalized. We refuse to stop. I personally refuse to numb. Every single day, I wake up with the same goal: to find the emotional and practical resources to carry this work forward—even when the world doesn’t make space for it. I have found that I can only keep going by staying compassionately present—to what is here, right now. What can I do in this moment? Who can I reach with compassion? Who can I love better? September holds much---including global gatherings where we will not only advocate for an end to violence, authoritarianism, racism, sexism, homophobia, but where we hope...