I went to bed furious and woke up afraid. Now that I’ve had my coffee, I’m back to rage. The footage of the crowd shouting “Send her back” at last night’s campaign rally has brought back the fear I felt in November 2016. We have every reason to be afraid. And we must fight this.
As Lidia Yuknavitch often reminds us: “The voice is a muscle.” (Buy this t @corporealwriting )
The reason I started the 3.5% Project is because the 198 Methods of Nonviolent Action have been proven to work. Research has shown that no repressive regime has survived the
active
sustained
participation of just
3.5 percent of the population.
In this country, that’s 11 million people. Each of the 198 methods can be used at any time, in any order, by anyone:
writers/teachers/bartenders/nursepractitioners/softwaredevelopers/realestatebrokers/dogwalkers/undewriters/policeofficers/yogainstructors/landscapers/firefighters/hairstylists/audiologists/pharmacists/architects/chefs/prisonguards/pizzadeliverydrivers//humanresourcesmanagers/actors/scubainstructors/librarians/psychicmediums/estheticians/airlinepilots/morticians/trainconductors/accountants/personaltrainers/veterinarians/dentalhygienists/sexworkers/fulltimeparents/currentlyseekingemployment/notseekingemployment/myjobdoesnotdefineme/financialadvisors/occupationaltherapists/engineers/physicians/equestrians/bakers/opthamologists/phlebotomists/zookeepers/translators/judges
and members of the clergy. (Method 40.) All of us.
More than ever.
WHY NONVIOLENT ACTION WORKS:
Before I move onto my writing day, I want to mention a recent example of Method 39 in action. When used as a vehicle for political protest, parades call attention to a particular grievance or point of view. A week ago today, the U.S. Women’s World Cup Team was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City to the cheers of “EQUAL PAY!” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was in the parade celebrating with the team, and during the festivities, he signed an equal pay bill into law. Do you see the kind of power we hold? It reminded me of the first parade for women’s suffrage in Washington, DC in 1913. (link in bio) #writelikeamotherfucker #nonviolentaction #istandwithilhan
I went to bed furious and woke up afraid. Now that I’ve had my coffee, I’m back to rage. The footage of the crowd shouting “Send her back” at last night’s campaign rally has brought back the fear I felt in November 2016. We have every reason to be afraid. And we must fight this. (Link in profile.) As Lidia Yuknavitch often reminds us: “The voice is a muscle.” The reason I started the 3.5% Project is because the 198 Methods of Nonviolent Action have been proven to work. Research has shown that no repressive regime has survived the
active
sustained
participation of just
3.5 percent of the population.
In this country, that’s 11 million people. Each of the 198 methods can be used at any time, in any order, by anyone:
writers/teachers/bartenders/nursepractitioners/softwaredevelopers/realestatebrokers/dogwalkers/undewriters/policeofficers/yogainstructors/landscapers/firefighters/hairstylists/audiologists/pharmacists/architects/chefs/prisonguards/pizzadeliverydrivers//humanresourcesmanagers/actors/scubainstructors/librarians/psychicmediums/estheticians/airlinepilots/morticians/trainconductors/accountants/personaltrainers/veterinarians/dentalhygienists/sexworkers/fulltimeparents/currentlyseekingemployment/notseekingemployment/myjobdoesnotdefineme/financialadvisors/occupationaltherapists/engineers/physicians/equestrians/bakers/opthamologists/phlebotomists/zookeepers/translators/judges and members of the clergy.
Method 40: RELIGIOUS PROCESSIONS
In April 2019, more than 1,000 parishioners made a Palm Sunday procession to a century-old Catholic chapel on the U.S.-Mexico border. Father Roy Snipes, known as the “Cowboy Priest,” led the procession as he does each year, but this year, the march took on new meaning. If the border wall is built, not only will it limit La parishioners’ access to La Lomita chapel, it will also cut off access to city services like 911 for people living on the other side... #nonviolent #istandwithilhanomar photo credit: Dana Cronin/NPR, Monika Evsrarieva/NPR
Feliz dia de Frida 🎂 / kitchen table 🧩 #frida
Thank you @Longreads for featuring my essay, “The Brazilian Healer and the Patron Saint of Impossible Causes.” You can also read it @digg and on Twitter @LeighHereNow and @MediaREDEF. #memoir #brazil #johnofgod #joaodedeus @saribotton
Cool fact: scholars have theorized that poet Elizabeth Bishop's work changed after moving to Brazil, falling in love, and learning Portuguese. My life changed when I did the same, and an excerpt from that story is featured this week @longreads. My farm was about 30 minutes from where Bishop and her partner lived. I Googled photos of Bishop in Brazil, and look what I found! Top left: Elizabeth Bishop, dipping / top right: @leigh.here.now dipping / bottom right: Samambaia, house of Bishop’s partner Lota de Macedos Soares / Bottom right: my farm, about 30 minutes away. #mindblown💥 #memoir #brazil #poetry #poetsofinstagram
As I’m gearing up for a patriotic movie night with neighbors (Jaws, Lincoln, Independence Day, Hidden Figures), I thought it might help to share some ways to celebrate the best of who we are. Sending love and solidarity to all of you – with all of us pitching in, clearer skies are ahead. #fourthofjuly #nonviolentaction #198methods
