Scott Branson, a Jewish transfemme anarchist writer and artist, joined carla and Uli for an inspiring virtual walk to think (and feel) together. They go deep into Trans worlding and talk pathways to gender abolition, discovering voice, embracing not knowing, sampling ideas, learning through play and making mistakes, practical anarchism, and more! This joyful conversation covers a lot of ground, including a poetry reading!
RESOURCES
Practical Anarchism: A Daily Guide
How I Became a Genre Bender and Found a Voice
“We study with any person who can teach us.” — Marge Piercy, Woman on the Edge of Time
Favourite quote by Ursula K, Le Guin:
“But he had not brought anything. His hands were empty, as they had always been.” — the Dispossessed
Recommendations
Scott’s Poem that they read:
where had we left you?
a long necked white creature
bobbing in the distance
on the lake
it was clear we had overlooked
the mysteries of the world
so white i wondered how it kept clean
in polluted waters
i can’t wear white pants without staining
the sun doesn’t cause waves but lets us see them
and the lake ripples into this white protuberance
a child’s drawing of a sea dinosaur smiling
so happy to be here
where had we left you?
but that’s the best we could have done
on the pier no one sees
she swims unnoticed
except by me, in my quick glance,
and i decide to avert my eyes
and let her be
