Rayna Lamb - She/her
@purplegoddess.bsky.social
1.4K followers 1.4K following 4.5K posts
Disabled performer, feminist, exhausted. Love books, musical theatre. I knit, garden, read, roll my eyes at politicians, yell at ableists, avoid cold weather, back up people making the world better, etc. Trans rights are human rights. Ban cauliflower.
![Text post by Instagram user Access Centered Movement:
“For the love of Goddess, please stop asking vulnerable people to make community to survive when our current reality is dictated by desirability politics & social capital.
Even the radical left is often a popularity contest, even DJ [disability justice]!”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3ltsziuodekvpalwz7r6x44c/bafkreigyvieuhvao2bdmw37ds6tmpjldeczqewkyan3cszgkn7mpwy7cr4)
![Text post description text by Instagram user Access Centered Movement:
“People cannot just ‘create community,’ we cannot slap a Band-Aid on generations of wounding. It requires going to the root of this, it requires time, slowness, darkness, it requires healing. Most of us are not doing this work because we do not have the resources, time, education, or space. Those who are are also having to contend with such a broken system that is daily traumatizing, making any progress feel impossible at times.
I understand why people are saying this, and also the container matters. If we apply solutions that worked in a different container to our broken container, they will not work until we get at the root of what is making the container broken. This is NOT easy, linear, clean, cute, pretty, sweet, etc. In my experience, it requires cracking open and gathering and internal strength, unlike anything we have ever witnessed.
This is my purpose. To help support people in this work. Truth telling.
For the love of Goddess, please stop asking vulnerable people to make community to survive when our current reality is dictated by desirability politics & social capital.
Even the radical left is often a popularity contest, even DJ [disability justice]!
I believe in the power of community building as long as we are doing this healing work together and making [text cuts off]”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3ltsziuodekvpalwz7r6x44c/bafkreicrr6k3bp7oowaf7x4f6xsg77ciiexanhtqyofkmfjrp64qc6rgom)
