week 6

For this blog post, I decided to share reflections for the reading on liberation practices. When looking at the forms of different practices, it reminded me of conversations I have been having with organizations such as Detroit Disability Power. The Advocacy Director, Eric Welsby, had discussed with me the organizations plans to develop a program in which members can come to different workshops to learn ways to engage in direct action and activism as they see fit. I felt that this program aligned with direct action and dialogue practices because it makes activism more accessible to those who do not have the space to dedicate their entire selves to it. In a way, I felt that sentiment ties into Gloria Anzaldúa, of whom I know from her letter Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to Third Women Writers. In this letter, she proposes writing as a radical liberation practice that all women in the third world should make time for no matter what. She recognizes the limitations of ones life and their ability to center writing in their lives, but also pushes it forward as a means to find peace, conserve energy, and slow down. I think in this sense it is important that liberation practices are broken down and made accessible to everyone, and the goal should be to include as many people as possible.