raven’s eye
February 22, 2009 § 13 Comments
so i have been dreaming about blogs. the first dream was about a blog called: raven’s eye
and as i have been thinking deeply over the past few days about these dreams and visions, i felt compelled to say this:
we, as women of color, have been organizing ourselves for years on the internet. we have started blogs, and e-zines, social networking spaces, list serves, conferences, conversations, groups, websites, cd’s and more. we are incredibly prolific, visionary, each of us coming to this space with individual and collective visions of self-expression, survival, sexuality, business, teaching, learning, community, organizing, solidarity,art, dreams, healing, and love.
in my visions i kept seeing a women and transfolk of color blog. one that was updated daily with our news, analysis, announcements, personal reflections, conversations, and more. a location on the net where we, from our different perspectives and lives, are able to give voice to us. where we agree and disagree, and stay in conversation.
i see this blog as a part of the ongoing organizing and expression that we do both on- and off-line so well in the midst of our crazy, blessed lives.
and so i am sending this out into the ether asking what you think.
are there others who are interested in building such a space for women and transfolk of color?
i can offer a chance to see if this experiment could work. i have some free time to dedicate to the building of this site. a certain amount of knowledge of software and a willingness to learn more. a connection to some communities of color. and a desire to build with you.
please distribute this where you think appropriate.
and if you are interested please leave a comment at guerrillamamamedicine.wordpress.com
Hey there – I’m definitely interested in this, and I’ve been thinking about the same kind of group blog for a long time now. It would be great to get together with folks and make it happen.
I’m still holding the blogosphere at arms length while I get other stuff in my life in order, but I’d devote whatever time I could to seeing this happen. I’m a techie so could certainly help with any tech setup types of things.
Thanks for taking initiative on this and spurring us towards creating something…
Definitely interested.
I think this sounds like a great idea. I’m here by Jack’s suggestion (over on BFP’s post), and I think now is as good a time as ever to think about new ways of coming together as a community.
I don’t know if you’d want or need this, but I’m a web designer and my partner is a programmer, so if this is something that gets going let me know if you want a hand.
Yes, I’m interested, but I thought http://wearespeaking.blogspot.com/ was supposed to be for this purpose…
Sign me on as interested, surely.
count me in.
I am interested….
thanks everybody! i am so glad that you are interested too. lets make this happen…will write more soon…
count me in. excited to see different threads and projects come together 🙂
I love this. Count me in. I’ve been taking a mini-break from the blogosphere because I’ve been trying to think about how to get beyond just writing about my personal problems. This sounds like a great idea to me!! I’d love to participate if you’re looking for folks.
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