This Is My Stance
Choosing voice in a moment that asks us to look away
Some people shout.
Some people organize.
Some people witness.
Some people hold the line of remembering.
All of it matters.
We are living in a moment where harm is often disguised as order, and cruelty is softened by language that asks us to look away. Where fear is framed as safety. Where people are treated as disposable and we’re told not to name it too clearly.
I am against what’s happening in our country because it depends on silence.
Not the loud, dramatic kind.
The quiet kind.
The kind that looks away.
The kind that convinces itself this is normal.
My work has always been about voice. About presence. About remembering who we are beneath systems that benefit when we forget ourselves.
That makes my stance very clear.
I am against fascism because fascism requires silence to survive.
I am against ICE because no system built on fear, detention, and disappearance can be reconciled with human dignity.
This isn’t about outrage.
It’s about responsibility.
There are many ways to resist. Some people are meant to shout. Some are meant to organize. Some are meant to be in the streets. Some are meant to tend the inner fire so it doesn’t go out.
My role is to stay present.
To name what asks us to disappear.
To help people remember their voice when the world would rather they forget it.
Looking away is not an option.
Silence is not neutral.
And remembering is not passive.
This is how I show up.
This is how I keep the line.
If you’re asking what to do
You don’t have to do everything.
You don’t have to do it loudly.
You do have to do something.
Here are grounded ways to help:
Call your senators and representatives. Tell them you oppose detention, deportation, and policies rooted in fear. Use the app 5 Calls. It’s my fave.
Support immigrant-led and mutual aid organizations doing on-the-ground work.
Stay informed without numbing out. Presence matters.
Speak plainly when something feels wrong. Silence is not neutral.
Do one thing.
Do it with intention.
With love & light,
Caroline