Home Is Where The Hart Is

Navigating Through Chaos

The interconnectedness of systems of domination, the importance of community, and strategies for navigating chaos with resilience and purpose - these are a few of my favorite things. Join us for our continued conversation as we map our path toward community wellness.

Monday Moment - The Weather We Have

F*cking Mercury Retrograde, am I right? This week, and for the month of July, I'm emphasizing mindfulness and resilience in challenging times. Challenging is good and it's not necessarily bad, it's just what we have. Take a breath. Let's weather the storm.

Gimme S'more!

What even is "joy as resistance"? Did the DNS just pull off an upset in New Your through popularity or political organizing? What is the continued impact of media, social or otherwise, on public perception? Carlos and Theresa share personal stories, analyze recent political events, and discuss strategies for building effective movements as the world melts into a puddle of what used to be civilization.

Squirrel PRIDE

Carlos and Theresa forage for joy-nuts, and celebrate rodent pride parties; and Theresa‘s yard and on the White House lawn. They bemoan the impact of the economy, and how technological changes are weighing on our mental health, communities, and personal resilience.

Delany Hall prt 2

Part 2 – ICE and the community sweeps that have become the norm this administration, have created innumerable problems for themselves. Hunger and labor strikes at Delany Hall are only the most recent eruption of freedom and human dignity to break through the fossil corporal penal system – even with a new banner out front.Theresa really asks Carlos to dig and find the crux of what led them to leading the Ethnic Studies hunger strikes at the C.U., Boulder, as an undergrad in the 90's. The episode is not just a philosophical conversation on activism, resistance strategies and the power of joy in social movements. It's also an invitation to action, and a call to joy.https://www.handsoffnyc.com/