Love vs. Pandemic

Dearest movement family,

In this fraught moment when all possible outcomes are being contested, we ground ourselves in the meaningful work of collective care, being in mutual aid, and reorganizing for justice and resilience, to build powerful paths toward a better future. In this spirit, we are paying collective attention and care to challenge the story that COVID-19 will inevitably travel the well-worn paths of inequality, and to challenge the story that physical distancing will inevitably mean social isolation. We know that the greedy heads of Capitalism and hyper-individualism who operate on fear and control will not get us through this, and we continue the work to lift up the stories of love and organizing that will.

As a queer women of color led organization, we know that frontline leadership looks different for each issue and in each place. We acknowledge the expertise — and look to the leadership of — those who have already been coming together to survive, that is: organizing in the current economy that invisibilizes and ignores them: folks with chronic illness, elders, people without access to healthcare and/or a steady paycheck, homeless and incarcerated members of our community.  At CSS, frontline wisdom guides our creativity and responses to the moment. We hope you will acknowledge that expertise and wisdom too, so we can change the story together. 

We are so grateful for your trust as we reimagine and reorganize our work with our partners, community, and network, and look forward to being in touch soon.

With love and solidarity,

The CSS Team