The Ethics of Changing Your Leadership

A nine panel comic in teal, brown, and black ink.

Panel 1: Image is of a person with black curly hair and glasses. Text reads: You know when running a meeting felt like a big deal? Intimidating.

Panel 2: Same person stands in front of a group of people with sign on wall that reads “AGENDA”. Person says: “Hey guys, I have an idea.”

Panel 3: Text: Next thing you know, you’re founding an organization. Person with black curly hair seated next to two other people, they say “Welcome! We’d love your input.” They are sitting in a circle with multiple other people. Sign on wall reads “DISABILITY JUSTICE”

Panel 4: Text: It goes well... Image is of a disability pride parade.

Panel 5: Text: Until it doesn’t. Image is the person with black curly hair writing in a journal: “God, I have so much to learn.”

Panel 6: Text: When I was growing up internet activism wasn’t a thing. Image is of the person with black hair in a t-shirt that reads “Party like it’s 1999” handing out flyers. “Want a flyer?”, the person says to another person.

Panel 7: “The internet wasn’t a thing!” Image is of the person with black hair wearing a Soundgarden shirt holding a cassette tape, next to a double cassette boombox, “Pretty on the inside” written down their pant leg.

Panel 8: Text: I mean, millennials can be self-righteous, but they also have some fresh ideas. Image is of a person with long hair and a crop top on stage yelling into a microphone: “ Your second wave feminism is white and transmisogynist!!!”

Panel 9: Text: At this point I want to stay in the movement but I’m open to other people’s take on leadership. Image is of a person in a brown dress speaking to a group of people: “Welcome to the Duwamish solidarity group”.

Maisha Manson

Heard/recognized

We have read your cards

Smudged your entrance

And wrapped your hands in lavender and myrrh

Welcome home

Temperance draws you forward

Sun soaked leaves pave the road you have weathered

Rest your feet in the salt waters of where you were born

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Mediation

There are no wrong ways to live in liberation

It is in everything before that is where we have the missteps as we find our footing, pain and all.

Welcome to the ase spa

Your payment is healing

Please relax in knowing that all your past mothers have birthed stars to get to you

And li ! ed nebulas by your ancestors for this moment

E.T. RUSSIAN