As i have said recently, i certainly do wish i had a cultivated close affinity group as i would like to block the ZIM boat in Seattle tomorrow. I watched it sitting near Blake Island today while i was gardening catching up in my yard. I knew it was THE dread Israeli boat and if i had a good kayak i could have paddled over to put a ding in its side with a pea shooter. Truth is, i have no people here on Vashon that i can count on to go take a stand. Truth is, i have NO ONE to watch my back in Seattle at actions which i found out the hard way over and over ending up alone and worn out with nowhere to go to rest after marches several times. I am always the old lady in the bunch and too often had to bring my dog cause i cant leave her alone. It has not been good for my health to travel to Seattle. I have had way too many horrible experiences getting lost, ending up walking in the rain and dark with my little dog and losing all my energy for months afterwards. I am very disappointed and wish this were not the case. Now when i think of joining an action, i have too many misgivings. Seattle activists are very clicky and have little empathy or even simple friendliness. Kind of feeling ripped off at this stage of my life and i really do have so much to offer and so much experience, but patriarchal style continues to run the show. Many women do not get it til way down the line after being run down by the dominance and unkindness. I just am so discouraged. sigh. But at least i am no longer doing horrid hard labor and hurting all the time. I am doing art, getting close to my dear daughter and catching up on every thing i could not do because of my jobs. So i am not totally bummed, but i wonder how the ef we will save anything with such lack of inclusion and support!
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 04:50:05 +0000
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