Community Chat 💬 | Art as Resistance
What are you making and consuming through this tumultuous time?
Hi sweaties (and loved ones,)
For many of us, art has become a form of resistance against oppression. Art holds power because it breaks the rules that oppressive structures impose. In my own practice, I see creating as a way to dismantle the remnants of colonialism and white supremacy that persist around and within us. When I write, I’m dreaming of a decolonized world, one where liberation is not just a vision but a reality.
I want to know what art is doing for you right now. Are you finding strength in books, films, or music? Are you creating something of your own? Art lets us tell the stories that go unheard, reject capitalist values, and build worlds together. It’s our quiet—and not-so-quiet—act of defiance.
If there’s something that’s anchoring you, whether a playlist, poem, show, book or your own creation, respond or comment! Let’s build a space to share the art that fuels our resistance and helps us dream beyond. In a society that erases, our art fights back, creating a collective voice that doesn’t yield to fascism or colonial ideals.
Drop a piece that’s been on your mind, something you’ve made, or something you keep coming back to. Let’s start a conversation on how we resist, how we dream, and how we keep going. I’m looking forward to hearing what’s keeping you strong and seeing how our art interweaves to build something powerful.
In solidarity,
Christa x
I’m writing everything I’m envisioning for a better world
currently I’m drafting posts to begin to self-publish in January…I finished a fairytale-esque memoir piece and my first book of poetry! I also am revising the latest and possibly last draft of my first screenplay, a queer folk horror homage on a mysterious Cornish island…it has an elderly lesbian couple, a polycule on vacation, a cute enby with a cute boat, blue liquid in the basement of a spooky ancestral home, and organ-harvesting vampires 🩵✨ gives me hope bwahahahaha
We just re-watched Slings & Arrows, which is an old Canadian show about a Shakespeare Festival. Have been making lots of giant pots of broth that I can sip throughout the week, or use for quick dinners, and giant platters of stuff like lasagna to keep us going. I'm writing and trying to sell a show, but everything feels fake and distorted. Gonna re-read some Anne of Green Gables, to try and generate some childlike wonder, and decided to take up cross-stitching.