Trump takes office again on January 20. For those of us working to advance gender equality and intersecting issues, where do we collectively go from here? How do we make progress?
We (re)invest in ourselves. This is the time to remember that we have everything we need to thrive—even when traditional power wants to squash that. It’s time for us to get back to basics and re-engage elements of community, mutual aid and creative subversion. Yes, we push back on all that is coming for us, but we also grow what we need in solidarity and community, together. If you have resources, share them. If you have knowledge, teach others. If you have space, offer it. If you have talent, gift it. We save us—now more than ever.
What is your call to action on the issues you are most passionate about?
My ancestors achieved their own freedom with far less of the tools than I have at my disposal now. I am looking to them to tell me how to organize, protect and provide for myself and my community in the face of the strongest headwinds of my generation.
Portions of this interview appeared at ForbesWomen.