field notes on tension

field notes on the study of tension:

At its core, tension is neutral and has impulses toward articulating change and transformation.

What is not neutral is how systems of dominance and oppression weaponize tension to further the agendas of violence and separation.

The models and mechanisms of empire that warp tension cannot be our only reference points for engaging tension.

Tension is our companion and accomplice on our journeys of liberation.

It is possible to engage non-generative tension in generative ways that affirm life; our current reality is evidence of this. Our practices of openly grieving, staying engaged and aware of what is happening, sharing information, rooting in community, protesting and disrupting, engaging in acts of solidarity and mutual aid, and caring for ourselves and one another are clear evidence.

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