Just a reminder that cultural change always precedes political change. As we all know (I hope), politicians don& #39;t lead our most impactful social changes: they follow them. They follow the lead of organizers, artists, community members, educators, etc. That& #39;s our power.

It& #39;s the reason why culture has the power to change people& #39;s minds, hearts, behaviors, actions faster/more efficiently than laws have ever changed, policies have ever passed, etc. Culture isn& #39;t just this ornamental thing we do: culture is how we make meaning of everything.

There is no change without cultural change because some people are in politics some of the time: but all of us are in culture all of the time.

The work of fellow artists/cultural workers like @favianna @zentronix @CultureStrike @adriennemaree helped illuminate this for me and now I swear by it. Because in cultural change are our stories. Our narratives. It& #39;s how we connect and build power. It& #39;s how we win.

“Our culture has to be the core of our resistance, the core of our mana, the core of our anger! That’s what culture is for!” --Haunani-Kay Trask