Ally Yourself With Co-Conspirators

02/21/22 • 61 min

Dear Friends, Family, Revolutionaries, & the Uninitiated,

What the hell is an ally? Not when inside the tense and volatile spaces of war rooms staging the violent affairs of death and mayhem, but when asking to be seen as more than a stigma, label, object, or more importantly “other”! We struggle so often trying to find the right way to describe, define and detail the ways we hope someone can be an ally to us, that we forget what it means to ally ourselves with the interest of others first. In a world that is continuously spreading information to make us feel ever more isolated and divided, how can we ensure that when someone reaches out they know; we got them.

Knowing the effects of art presented to individuals, especially those in underserved communities; or just a bite to eat for our unhomed population. These two firile sols are consistently finding ways to extend their reach and ingratiate more members of the community under the warmth of their loving heart.

Sarah Spinks of Backfence Society Inc. and Heather aka DJ WildBlooms- Fallbrook Mutual Aid... mother, friend, shoulder, wife, intellect,... many words adhere to them and they explain how we can become better not just allies but co-conspirators.

The best way forward is to become better versed in the cultures of others, the struggles they go through, and the heart it takes to exist in “separate but equal spaces”.

*Note: Women’s History Month needs a new ceremony Free Thought Community, Kizzy Presents, Mystic Fiend, Ratas Race, Poetic Pixels Photography, & Poetically Outspoken Photography bring you: Crowning Goddess: Parables of Firility

A women’s empowerment living artistic revolution with 100% with of the proceeds going to Backfence Society Inc. This event is produced, performed, directed, and voiced, by firile sols, with a couple of doos in support.

Take the time to get your tickets on FreeThoughtrevolution.com or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crowning-goddess-parables-of-firility-tickets-260602819047?ref=estw

If you can get the easter egg connecting all the episodes from Afrocentric month to the Event we got somethin for ya. Heads up for a special episode coming out Wed. featuring the voices of Backfence Society inc.

Thoughts are free, Revolution takes action; Be Revolutionary.

Thank you to DJ WildBlooms and Sarah Spinks for their tell it like it is take on the reality of being an ally, coming from two fiercely firile sols. It was amazing to share space with two tender firebombs.

Thank you Cold. Sweater an artist of many talents it is a blessing to hold yoru art and share it with the world.
"Missing. Ingredients" https://coldsweater.bandcamp.com/releases
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Dear Friends, Family, Revolutionaries, & the Uninitiated,

The best way forward is to become better versed in the cultures of others, the struggles they go through, and the heart it takes to exist in “separate but equal spaces”.

Take the time to get your tickets on FreeThoughtrevolution.com or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crowning-goddess-parables-of-firility-tickets-260602819047?ref=estw

Thoughts are free, Revolution takes action; Be Revolutionary.

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The Children of Marsha P., House of Transformation

Dear Friends Family Revolutionaries, and the Uninitiated,

There is nothing routine about life. The fundamental fear of "who are we", haunts us from adolescence through pre-pubescence on into, our life adult life. The crisis of self is a shared experience we all go through, but fail to connect as we strive to find our best self. From the first moments of self-realization, to the first exhaled breath; as your true self. What is it like to know from an early age exactly who you are, yet struggle to feel whole as you walk through life. How do we know when we have found ourselves, and how do we best express the voice of our soul.

Sitting with Gregory and Latiana, two sols that conquered self doubt, fear, and outside pressures of the world to conform. In spite of wanting to spread their wings and let their voices sing they describe the courage it took to endure abuse, targeting, rejection, attempts at conversion, and more... The power and unwavering conviction of self knowledge bestows on the heart, and how the smallest touches of Humanity; save a life.

Teacher, wiccan, lover, friend, daughter, son, mother, student, artist, the trials and tribulations of transformation into life of individual expressive freedom. From the mouths of Marsha P. Johson's children, ensure you pay them a full mind; as they detail the path to find- yourself!

~Thoughts are free, Revolution takes actions; Be Revolutionary~

To my dearest of friends and new-found family, Gregory & Latiana; thank you for having the courage to share your voice and express in an uplifting light stories we all very much need to be aware of. Thank you an be blessed.

Thank you for the help to guide and give understanding for and from a real ambassador of the community, sol Josie Caballero, Director of US Transgender Survey for the National Center for Transgender Equality, whose words resonate with a firile ferocity.
Sonny having trouble getting your beats out of the noggin, so have to keep splicing and sharing them. Thanks again Music by Sonny - "sonn.e - down.town" instagram.com/prodbysonnyhttps://themtrademark.bandcamp.com/track/sonn-e-down-town

Gregory Richardson for the cartoon portraits. We can't believe the ease you took to create it. So much better than a photo. Thank you!
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Crowning Goddess, Parables of Firility (LIVE Event)

Dear Friends, Family, Revolutionaries, and the Uninitiated,

During our live women's re-empowerment event, we had the pleasure of experiencing many facets of “woman” through the art of dance, painting, music, and poetry. Listen up and get down for the cause, as Asett discusses the topic of womanhood with a diversity panel of firile goddesses. Firility is not recognized as an official word. We are empowered to create our own language to describe women that is equal, if not greater than, man’s “virility.” Firile is born of fire, a powerful force of nature. For all the people who have suppressed our voices, used their physical strength to hold us down, failed to see us for more than our bodies, used our empathy against us, viewed us as the lesser sex, paid us less than we deserved, or put us on a pedestal...This is for you.

This is our moment to crown ourselves goddesses.

We would like to express our deepest thanks to the artists, performers, panelists, and production team that made this all happen, without asking for anything in return.
Spoken word

Sierra Marin @sierramarinmusic (art and poem)
Dr. Lawana Firyali - @firyali

Poem

Shoshanna @ndogoduniazawadi

Vocalists

Delany @uhdbabyy
Nash @nashellebrown

Painting Auction

Vee (art and poem) @goddessofartpeace
Bruna @bkogakeart
Sierra @sierramarinmusic

Painting Display

Mystic Fiend - @mysticfiend
Phoenix Rose - @ivoxus
Bianca Lopez - @ratas_race
Zoe Avila - @atelierzo
Jennifer - @llennita

Dancers

HYBRD - @hybrd.7
Trnxty - @trnxty_w7

Panelists

Josie Caballero - @josierosec
Heather Conklin - @hc_conklin
JD Banks - @blackbearcatpress @jd_who_dat_banks
Katie Melendez - @katiemelendezforvista
Facilitated by Asett - @freethoughtrevolution

Charity

Backfence Society, Inc. - @backfencesociety

Article

Kayla Lewis - @PoeticallyOutspokenPhotography

Production Team

Poetic Pixels @poeticpixels_productions
Photography by Bianca Lopez @ratas_rags
Kizzy Satchel @kizzypresents2u
Mystic Fiend @mysticfiend
Kayla Lewis - @PoeticallyOutspokenPhotography
Asett @freethoughtrevolution

And a big thank you to Rash, who stayed behind the scenes as an assistant on this one. You are an amazing ally for women and it's nice when you finally shut the hell up.
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