#necessary trouble

[sprmint-bkgsoda]

President Obama during his eulogy for John Lewis.

Bull Connor, George Wallace, poll tax, voting rights.

[erin-hart]

[ladyashore]

He always worked on the side of the angels and now he is with them.

~Nancy Pelosi

[brehatano]

Though I may not be here with you, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe. In my life I have done all I can to demonstrate that the way of peace, the way of love and nonviolence is the more excellent way. Now it is your turn to let freedom ring.

[reneestjohn05]

[cygneeclectique]

Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.

John Lewis, 2018

[queerwithfear]

when i first heard sean grandillo say ‘but to be totally truthful, I find myself in a society where being an asshole is proven fruitful’ followed by that ‘heh’ in ‘trouble’ and my soul left my body and came back enlightened

[mousecolor]

Necessary Trouble by Sarah Jaffe

Very heartening book, even though it deals with difficult subjects. Honestly it’s a warm little time capsule from not only before the election but before Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race. Those happy golden days, lol.

This book makes an effort to connect the last few years of American uprisings, including Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter. It’s a crash course on the history and context of the beginning of movements. I was proud of myself for already knowing some of the facts.

What I’m really interested in is the detailed descriptions of What People Do to Change Things. That gets cleaned up a lot in history books, I really didn’t know the details of the process until recently. The Indivisible Guide is a great resource for this too, and one I plan on following.

Not sure everyone needs to run out and read Necessary Trouble right now but it’s helpful for feeling like you’re not alone.