23/08/2026
AS WE CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY OF THE GLOBAL DIASPORA, LET US ALSO NOT FORGET HOW CRITICALLY IMPORTANT IT IS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO COME TOGETHER IN ORDER TO ACKNOWLEDGE, AFFIRM AND PROTECT EACH OTHER.
IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT IN THIS TIME THAT WE HAVE SPACES WHERE WE CAN OFFER SENSITIVITY, PERSPECTIVE, AND USE OUR COLLECTIVE VOICES IN DEFENSE OF OUR EXPERIENCES.
IN THE ABSENCE OF BALANCED DIALOGUE AND SAFE PLACES FOR NUANCED CONVERSATIONS, INFORMED BY THOSE WHO HAVE LIVED AND WALKED THIS JOURNEY OUT, IT BECOMES EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER AS A CONNECTED DIASPORA.
TREATMENT INTENDED TO ISOLATE, EXCLUDE AND BULLY IS DESIGNED TO MAKE US FEEL ALONE.
WE ARE NOT ALONE.
WE ARE STRONGER WHEN WE REMEMBER THIS.
WHEN WE MAKE THE CONNECTIONS THAT TURN ISOLATION INTO COLLECTIVE ACTION, COLLECTIVE PRESENCE AND COLLECTIVE REPRESENTATION.
MS. LAURYN HILL
