Story 4 from A Two Story House: Lois's Lexicon for Survival

Hi everyone, this is Lois.

Earlier this month I got to take part in Heart of Glass’s With for About conference, which asked contributors to respond to the additional challenges Covid-19 creates for marginalized people. I was so excited to be part of their lineup, and was blown away by some of the contributions! All the materials from With for About are still available on the conference website or on their YouTube channel. I highly recommend checking it out!

We’ve talked a bit on this space about how, as an elder, I am in a more vulnerable position during this pandemic than my friends and kin who are younger. Of course I still have many privileges, like the home I have been able to shelter in, but it has left me thinking about ways we can use some of the facets of this time as possible tools for making change. I’m calling it a Lexicon for Survival - or the ABCs for Change.