I wrote this curse in 2018 during Occupy 🧊 in Portland, Oregon.

The image is printable and shareable.

Aim the spell toward a person or leaders of an institution.
Speak the words: “I curse you with justice, and with so much compassion your heart cracks wide open.”
Repeat as many times as feels necessary.

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Wash your hands. Take a breath. Become willing to take on justice and compassion for yourself.
Hold the symbol of the triangle and cracking heart in your mind.
(Or draw it on a wall. Staple it to a utility pole. Trace it in the air.)

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Once again, it is time to level curses at the hoarders of wealth, the architects of brutality, and the stealers of families, innocence, and dreams...

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“Knowing what must be done does away with fear.”

Periodic reminder that Rosa Parks was part of a community that trained for resistance and civil disobedience. Parks was an organizer and activist. She did not simply “decide to sit down one day.”

These moments are not about us as individuals. These moments are about forming and supporting community that includes us. Together, we are less afraid.

Happy Birthday, Rosa Parks

#BlackHistory #history

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