On the precipice of July 4th—in a time when our American tax dollars directly fund the erasure of human and constitutional rights and the disappearance of human beings (as a result of our missiles or masked vigilantes snatching people off the street)—I’m thinking of my time in Detroit for the Welcoming Interactive National Conference at the end of May.
To be alongside those who are on the front lines advocating for immigrants, refugees, and for human rights to persist made me feel buoyant, unflinching in this moment of despair.
We are powerful. Powerful beyond measure.
(Photography by Stefan Petrmichl | @ashtewan | ashtewan.com)
