how can we possibly give service to every cause that needs our care and attention?

The volume and frequency of crises means that it gets harder to rally for each other when so many folks are suffering. The greatest danger is that the crises become so overwhelming that we lose our collective capacity to cope or care. 

We are in the throes of a pandemic with effects on healthcare, childcare, and work (whether you are working extra hours, or have no opportunity for work at all), a much-needed and widespread racial reckoning, an opioid crisis with the families and communities whose heart it breaks, a world that exacerbates rather than ameliorates mental illness, and a host of climate-rooted weather-related events wreaking havoc on communities across the country and the world - most recently hurricanes, floods, and fires. 

While this apocalyptic world vision unfolds before us, we recognize the structural reframe that we need.

As humans we've been trying to prove that we're invincible, when in reality, Mother Nature reminds us to be resilient. 

Where do we go from here? 

1) If you are in the midst of a crisis, ask for and accept help.

2) If you can help, address a crisis (any crisis). Do what you can to support someone when they are in need. 

3) As soon as you are both safe, fed, and rested - make change. Do not wait for the next crisis to unfold. Make change now.

Let's get to the root of the issues and build systems that address them, rather than continually combatting the symptoms.

No one person will overcome our culture's current challenges on their own. If you are not equipped to lead a cause, join one. 

If you need inspiration this week, start here:

WILDFIRE EMERGENCY FUNDS + SERVICES
PCUN Farmworkers Emergency Fund

ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES SUPPORTING WOMEN + MENTAL HEALTH
The LoveLand Foundation 

OPIOID CRISIS + MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
National Harm Reduction Coalition

FREE, FAIR, AND SECURE ELECTIONS
Fair Fight

SUICIDE PREVENTION
50 Ways to Reach Out to Someone Without Asking 'How Are You'? 

ORGANIZE AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE
350.org

In food, justice, and food justice, 

Dor + Tay

photo by Alexa Romano