At the Fringe previews last night I got a chance to catch up briefly with a friend who works for Planned Parenthood. They’d just come from work and were feeling like things were pretty bleak, rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic kind of bleak. I, too, had just come from work at my primary day job, which is in fundraising for higher education, also not a favorite sector for the current administration. The bulk of the morning today was spent sitting down with the bank account and paying the monthly bills, something I feel fortunate to be able to do.
In fact, just getting up in the morning, I’m reminded of how fortunate I am to have a roof over my head, clothes on my back, food in the kitchen, running water, electricity, internet, the possibility of either air conditioning or heat depending on the season, employment, transportation, etc.
As I’m sure many artists are, I find myself struggling with the idea of just “taking time off” (what a luxury) and submerging myself in a whole lot of theater for 11 days while the world is on fire so… I’m going to put some phrases and links down here (and at the end of each post going forward) and if you find yourself compelled to explore one or more of them, so much the better. There’s a lot going on, and it can be easy to get overwhelmed and tune out, but as Congresswoman Sarah McBride recently said, “If everybody shows a little courage, nobody needs to be a hero.” I freely admit this list and these links are hardly exhaustive. It's just something to get started. Do what you can, where you can, however you can. Let’s help one another get through this.
Contacting your elected officials about the issues that matter to you (and protesting as necessary)
Starvation in the Gaza Strip
Immigration raids around the United States
Ukraine fighting off invasion by Russia
Trans rights
Climate change action
Housing shortage and the unhoused
Reproductive Rights
Voting rights, and running for office
The courts, from the Supreme Court on down to the local level
Don’t forget to laugh - even gallows humor is still humor
(photo of earth courtesy of NASA)
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