Ah this resonates so much—the crux of so much if my toil as a community builder and creative! Wonder how, as creatives and community builders, we work out this tension?
It's a catch 22 situation, we are trying to build community connections that help to support people outside of the mainstream capitalist society but we still have to survive within that system.
yes! We’re basically trying to serve as bridges between this construct and the next but we need to sustain ourselves in that without compromising our values and delight.
Ah this resonates so much—the crux of so much if my toil as a community builder and creative! Wonder how, as creatives and community builders, we work out this tension?
It's a catch 22 situation, we are trying to build community connections that help to support people outside of the mainstream capitalist society but we still have to survive within that system.
yes! We’re basically trying to serve as bridges between this construct and the next but we need to sustain ourselves in that without compromising our values and delight.
I love the analogy of ‘serving as bridges’
Writing about this this week! Should be out tomorrow