lqb2weekly #176 (21 jul 2022)

hey,

so. every once in a while i get a newsletter that i completely stall out on sending. usually it’s because my life and/or the world is overwhelming.and i overthink what to say in this opening text. when all or most of the events i was going to share in a newsletter have passed and i have to delete them all from the draft before sending i know i’m stalled.

that’s where we are with this newsletter.

le sigh.

what i’ve learned is that the best way forward is to write as little as possible in this intro text and just hit send.

so here you go. i hit send.

on to the things!

(!!) pick of the pack

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writing

some things i’ve written since the last newsletter:

• Jul 2, 2022 | grief at work

quotes

there is nothing new under the sun.

Nearly everything awesome takes longer than you think. Get started and don’t worry about the clock. — James Clear

Formal education is not nearly as important as an unquenchable thirst to learn. — James Clear

Once you have learned to ask questions – relevant and appropriate and substantial questions – you have learned how to learn and no one can keep you from learning whatever you want or need to know. — Neil Postman

Mental toughness is often portrayed as determination and persistence, but it can also be flexibility and adaptability.
- I can be happy anywhere.
- I can work with what I have.
- I can have a good day with anyone.
You are tough when your mood is not dependent on your conditions. — James Clear

Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim. — Vicki Harrison

…comfort and transformation do not live on the same block. — mia mingus

Is your reading and research supplementing your actions or substituting for them? Research is useful until it becomes a form of procrastination. — James Clear

When you create a difference in someone’s life, you not only impact their life, you impact everyone influenced by them throughout their entire lifetime. No act is ever too small. One by one, this is how to make an ocean rise. — Danielle Doby

My own personal theory is that this is the very dawn of the world. We’re hardly more than an eyeblink away from the fall of Troy, and scarcely an interglaciation removed from the Altamira cave painters. We live in extremely interesting ancient times.
I like this idea. It encourages us to be earnest and ingenious and brave, as befits ancestral peoples; but keeps us from deciding that because we don’t know all the answers, they must be unknowable and thus unprofitable to pursue. — Teresa Nielsen Hayden

poetry

wild geese by mary oliver

reads

some things i’ve read since the last newsletter:

• Balancing urgency and patience when the world is burning around us | Act Build Change (!!)

• Scientific Evidence to Support 'Seven Generations' future thinking; our toxic chemical exposures may harm our great-grandchildren | NRDC

• Men and Abortion | Gibrán Rivera

• Managing Grief and Loss At Work: A Guide for Employees & Managers | Pathways

• My friend just died. I don't know what to do. | r/Assistance (!)

• An Ocean Of Grief | Crazy Grief

• Australia honey bees put in lockdown due to deadly varroa parasite | BBC

• Supreme Court narrows sovereignty for Oklahoma tribes | The Hill

• The Darkness of Your COVID-19 Rapid Test May Indicate Your Level of Infection | Very Well Health

• Still testing positive after day 10? How to decide when to end your COVID isolation | NPR

• what is aave? can i use aave? list of aave terms

• Dad Helped Highland Park Suspect Buy Gun Even After Threat to ‘Kill Everyone’ | Vice News

listens

some audio and/or podcasts i’ve listened to since the last newsletter:

• adrienne maree brown — “We are in a time of new suns” | On Being with Krista Tippett (!!)

• Yohann Hari - THE ATTENTION CRISIS | Chasing Consciousness (!)

• S2 Ep12: Harm, Punishment, and Abolition with Mariame Kaba | Finding Our Way

• The Practices We Need: #metoo and Transformative Justice Part 2 | How to Survive the End of the World

• Chris Fields PHD - QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT | Chasing Consciousness

• A Prayer For Our Bodies | How to Survive the End of the World

• Sovereignty Hymn | How to Survive the End of the World

watches

some videos i watched since the last newsletter:

• What is Accountability? (!)

• Resting in God | Dharma Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh | Day 1 of the Israeli Palestinian Retreat (2003) (!!)

• How To Sew On A Button | Quick & Easy Sewing By Hand

• Don't Hug me I'm Scared

• Beyoncé - BREAK MY SOUL (Official Lyric Video)

jams

some things i’ve been (aurally) enjoying since the last newsletter:

• tears are our medicine — ibeyi

• Whiskey Glasses — Morgan Wallen

• 2 Seater — Tiana Major9 Feat. Smino

jobs

• California Campaign Organizer | Free Press | $62-67k | Sacramento, CA

• Digital Communications Strategist | Free Press | $73-80k | Washington, DC

• Government Relations Manager | Free Press | $75-90k | Washington, DC

• Deputy Policy Director | Free Press | $110-125k | Washington, DC

• Senior Director of Communications | Transportation Alternative | $110k | NYC

• Senior Graphic Designer (Seasonal) | Transportation Alternative | $40/hr | NYC

• Events Associate | Transportation Alternative | $52k | NYC

• Membership Associate | Transportation Alternative | $52k | NYC

• Legislative Manager | Transportation Alternative | $70k | NYC

• Director, Families for Safe Streets | Transportation Alternative | $100k | NYC

• Field Team Ambassador (Seasonal) | Transportation Alternative | $21/hr | NYC

• Accountant | Borealis Philanthropy | $62-78k | Remote

• Spark Justice Fund (SJF) Program Officer | Borealis Philanthropy | $86-107k | Remote

• Fund for Trans Generations Program Director | Borealis Philanthropy | $102-127k | Remote

• Capacity Building Manager | Borealis Philanthropy | $86-107k | Remote

• Grants Associate | Borealis Philanthropy | $50-63k | Remote

• Anti-Displacement PDX Coalition Manager | Unite Oregon | $55-60k | Portland, OR (this organization is hiring multiple positions!)

• Policy and Advocacy Director | Imagine Black | $70-80k | Portland, OR

• Field and Organizing Director | Imagine Black | $70-80k | Portland, OR

• Civic Engagement Specialist | Imagine Black | $50-60k | Portland, OR

• Grants Manager | Imagine Black | $60-70k | Portland, OR

• Executive Assistant | Imagine Black | $80-90k | Portland, OR

• Crisis Line Specialist | Call to Safety | $18/hour + benefits | Remote

• On-Call Advocate | Call to Safety | $17.75/hour + benefits | Remote

• Development & Data Systems Manager | Grassroots International | $60-71k | Remote (Boston)

• Donor Relations Coordinator | Grassroots International | $60-69k | Remote (Boston)

upcoming events

• Take A Breath Residency 2022

  • July 26-31, 2022

  • August 2-7, 2022

  • October 15-20, 2022

  • October 22-27, 2022

other opportunities

• a fundraiser to support an author in writing a book about being a Native/Indigenous woman who was raised outside of her community

• (preface, this fundraiser has hit its goal and any extra contributions i’m sure would be appreciated!)
  
  my family’s west african cusine restaurant, bintimani, is just $12K away from being able to open in east providence this august, and any level of support you can offer would be life changing for us, and our community:
  
  https://gofund.me/32d48d82

  
  gratefully,
  aiyah josiah-faeduwor

newsletters

• solstice newsletter: #4 - eclipsed + w/ updates!

• emet ezell: very old lost things

• building belonging: "Polarization" isn't the problem; it's about power

• astroradicals: THE MOOD: Ablaze

• better humans daily: In order to express ourselves, we need to know ourselves.

right now i’m learning…

(again) about strategy.

mood