In my thinking through my next project on belonging and freedom, I have turned to Judith Butler’s recent 2020 book, The Force of NonViolence: An Ethico-Politico Bind. I read it in one day and have been thinking ever since about this question, which she asks: “is every life grievable?”

As I think about this question, I think about the white Christofascists who have targeted harassment against me. Are their lives grievable?

We are so polarized in this moment. How do we recover from where we are? How do we recuperate a kind humanity at the end of empire?

Are we able to harness a force of non-violence, so that we can create an ethical future rooted in the possibility of another possible world?

I sure hope so!

Onward, -Dr. Robyn.