Orienteering: When I was first learning to hike, I thought orienteering was about knowing where you are heading. After practice, I learned that it is about knowing where you are. Navigation is the act of knowing where you are going. Before we can navigate, before we can move along our intended path, we must first know where we are. We must orient ourselves, find our position, understand where we stand, and determine our relative position to our surroundings. I was so taken aback by the Hunger Strikers because I knew no matter what the outcome, we would better understand where we were in regards to the Breonna Taylor case. It’s not just that the LMPD was willing to kill, or was willing to cover it up, it’s that they still are willing to kill and willing to openly admit to a cover up. It’s out in the open! Unapologetic, unfettered, unabashed. The brashness of this racism is staggering.
In this time of challenging the status quo, in working to change our surroundings we must know our position on each these issues, creating true change will take time and wisdom and dedication. Along our journey we will need to remember to check in regularly and orient ourselves and help orient each other. We’ll need to remember to look around and see where we are. We are often not where we think we are.
Daily Protest: (~15mins )
A friend recently started managing a team of enumerators for the Census. As we talked about it, it became apparent that I did not truly appreciate the complexities of the process.
This is a great PDF from the Census Bureau explaining their plan for counting the hard to count. I think it’s a good place to start to understand the complexities of the Census.
As a side note, it’s a solid read if you’ve ever had to manage a team.
https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/program-management/pmr-materials/10-19-2018/pmr-hard-to-count-2018-10-19.pdf
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