Abolition

Abolish: a verb. the way forward
To formally put an end to a system, practice or institution

Static: Reporting in - freedom 7

Did you know WE made our dreams come true? We designed the way forward

Where we all got our own place to live
That's good, cuz when it's cold out we stay warm

The power grids - all solar, all day
Clean water - life - preserved and shared
Medicine - here for everybody
Much of it coming from our Community gardens

I like the way the plants taste - it's cool how they heal us, too
I'm learning about that in my school, from Indigenous teachers
And I'm learning their languages. I like it
We have so many languages we get to hear everyday
So many rhythms

School is a vibe. Everybody gets to be exactly who they are
I love my counselor that I talk to everyday. I feel good, you know
And I'm okay when I feel "off"

We circle up when something doesn't feel right - we take care of us
Every student gets that support

These days? Everybody's thriving. Livin' our ancestors' wildest dreams

But can you believe there was a time when there were
People who policed people?
And in schools?
I can't imagine a time where people
Weren't in control of their own bodies
Or how they expressed themselves
(ugh- I don't want to imagine it.)

The culture was not OK. There was a huge obsession with labeling us
Separating us... changing us. Choosing our genders for us
Serving us punishment instead of nourishment when we needed help

And the worst of the worst

There were over 400 years where
Black people were kidnapped and enslaved
Then, after way too much time, Black people were "Set free"
But not really cause the punishment, and having no rights continued
It's like they kept creating ways to oppress
And making other people not SEE how unfair it was
Like thinking that policing "kept us safe"
When it was the complete opposite
Those were the years where oppression was the way of the world
In all ways. No one was left unharmed by those old systems

I bet you're wondering now how human beings could
Ever let these things happen to other human beings?

Well, this was
Before reparations were a part of accountability
Before every bit of land was returned to Indigenous people
Before we built the world and protected the planet as we see it now
No borders, no bias, none of that

There was clearly so much that had to end
For us all to truly begin to live

It's my job now to report on this, and share it with you

Because I am here, for us to live
Abolition is the way, now. We doing this

You comin'?

Overlaps with Static: Freedom 7 - all in - copy that!