I’m in school right now to be a midwife. working at this and joining my city’s Leninist Party for Socialism and Liberation has provided with me with such a fierce and violent sense of revolutionary optimism. things literally cannot continue like this and the good thing is they won’t! if we review history, working class militia revolutions have always won and they are our best shot at freedom. Cuba, China, Burkina Faso, Venezuela, Columbia, etc. There are always profoundly evil and fascist powers trying to destroy these movements but we simply outnumber them! we always have and we always will! getting organized is our only choice. I recommend reading and writing some manifestos, i can send some too. they’ve charged me with such an insane feeling of hope and power. also i agree, it feels good to have a real job. midwives and doulas and reproductive health/birth attendants are as old as time. viscious toothy love
as a doula i applaud you for helping in any way you can, this work is hard and rewarding and frightening and sometimes feels so impossible with how the world shifts beneath our feet. i look into the faces of my clients and their children and only hope that one day they will not fear the end like we do
Spent the morning listening to the entirety of, “Going through it,” as well as “Salt Circle” hoping that you’d have the words today. And here they are. Thank you.
would love to hear more about your thoughts on being an artist and entertainer. it’s my dream to do so at every chance i can, and believing in the arts has always been the pulse of my work, but sometimes feel like it’s not enough — like it’s a selfish desire and that i should use my talents and intellect to more tangibly better the world! i think about this a lot as a young person verging the start of the rest of my career (whatever that may be).
a very beautiful, raw, and relatable commentary on the world right now. i think that being sensitive to the struggles and the death and the destruction and the violence that the world is built on is the only thing that gives me hope. there is hope in feeling and in expressing those feelings, nobody can take those away from you. thank you for your words and my thoughts are with you as we continue to try and make the world a better place
I’m in school right now to be a midwife. working at this and joining my city’s Leninist Party for Socialism and Liberation has provided with me with such a fierce and violent sense of revolutionary optimism. things literally cannot continue like this and the good thing is they won’t! if we review history, working class militia revolutions have always won and they are our best shot at freedom. Cuba, China, Burkina Faso, Venezuela, Columbia, etc. There are always profoundly evil and fascist powers trying to destroy these movements but we simply outnumber them! we always have and we always will! getting organized is our only choice. I recommend reading and writing some manifestos, i can send some too. they’ve charged me with such an insane feeling of hope and power. also i agree, it feels good to have a real job. midwives and doulas and reproductive health/birth attendants are as old as time. viscious toothy love
as a doula i applaud you for helping in any way you can, this work is hard and rewarding and frightening and sometimes feels so impossible with how the world shifts beneath our feet. i look into the faces of my clients and their children and only hope that one day they will not fear the end like we do
Spent the morning listening to the entirety of, “Going through it,” as well as “Salt Circle” hoping that you’d have the words today. And here they are. Thank you.
I find a lot of peace, joy, and reflection in your music and writing. Those emotions are rare currency in times like these.
You’re going to be a wonderful doula - your respect and kindness for humanity are strong and clear 🤍
reading this was the first time I've felt peaceful all day.
this is beautifully poignant, thank you eliza <3
i did the same manic clean at midnight last night hoping to shift the energy and woke up to a strange new reality
thank you for taking the time and energy to share this ❤️🩹
so much respect for doulas! love this.
i am so touched that you put the $20 in the tip jar!!!!!!!!!! thank you for these words <3
“i am reminded of how much of my own humanity i am continually encouraged to press down for the sake of getting on with it”
Thank you for sharing your experiences. You’ve put into words the thoughts and emotions I have not yet been able to.
would love to hear more about your thoughts on being an artist and entertainer. it’s my dream to do so at every chance i can, and believing in the arts has always been the pulse of my work, but sometimes feel like it’s not enough — like it’s a selfish desire and that i should use my talents and intellect to more tangibly better the world! i think about this a lot as a young person verging the start of the rest of my career (whatever that may be).
a very beautiful, raw, and relatable commentary on the world right now. i think that being sensitive to the struggles and the death and the destruction and the violence that the world is built on is the only thing that gives me hope. there is hope in feeling and in expressing those feelings, nobody can take those away from you. thank you for your words and my thoughts are with you as we continue to try and make the world a better place
this is everything i needed to hear and more. thank you eliza, truly.
thank you for sharing eliza. took the words out of my mouth — signed an artist finishing a doula training in San Francisco <3 xoxo