Hierarchy ReTurning to the Whole by Lois
C’leste Barnett.
Lois and I and another woman were reflecting together
on-line while participating in a Liberating our Creative Voice for the Earth
course. from Tree Sisters. Lois had shared the work of Resmaa Menakem with us.
Specifically his free e-course to
help abolish white body supremacy in light of all the events surrounding Black
Lives Matter. Menakem's work is thought provoking and timely. He explains why after all this legislative changes, racism still exists.
After watching the course videos (the whole thing only takes an hour), we discussed the culture
that supports white body supremacy and changing the paradigm from a pyramid to a
circle. This inspired Lois to start with
the image of the pyramid on the US dollar bill.
Using Photoshop software, she morphed the pyramid into a circle and then
began to spin it until it felt beautiful.
We shared more insights on-line and then Lois added words to the piece. I find it very powerful.
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