activism – Thousand Year Picnic

Finding Joy in Resistance

I’m writing this in 2025, but this statement should hold for awhile: We’re living through some fucked up times. If you live in the United States (or follow any news at all), you might’ve noticed this whole “fascist coup” thing going on. And that ain’t helping the climate crisis, either…our fossil fuel addicted civilization is speeding towards the brink of ecosystem collapse, and the moneyed elites refuse to let their hand off the gas pedal. Now is the time to stand up and resist.

But these fucked up times take a heavy emotional toll. So many folks are struggling to survive and stay sane…how can they find the spoons for activism? How can we find the strength to stand up defiantly, when the weight of the world is so heavy, it’s hard just to stay on our feet? How can we be a candle in the dark, without burning out?

One path I’m trying: finding joy in resistance. This is the story of one day I walked down that path, playing in BABAM (the Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians).

I Got Arrested For Blocking Private Jets

April 20th, 2024. The second time I was arrested for civil disobedience. The first time I made international news. It was a good day.

On that cold Saturday morning, I joined Extinction Rebellion in shutting down the Hanscom private jet airfield in Concord, MA. 20 of us were arrested, but it’s the ultra-rich who are committing a crime…against our planet, against our children, against our future.

Buy Nothing Day Party 2023

So, I’ve finished my No Buy November. And it went great! I learned lessons. I made friends. I ate delicious dumpster pies. But the best part of it all was my Buy Nothing Day Party + Free Stuff Swap.