I’ve spread myself too thin this week, so here’s a listening recommendation instead.
Vettiver Collective and The Wire have put together this powerful collection of dissenting voices against police brutality, in India and elsewhere. So much blood has been shed this year (and before), I don’t know how to speak about it. I can only listen, and hope.
I’ve been playing some of these on repeat (especially the superbly edited and chilling Tamil rap at 13:20). Give it a try.
~Johanna
P.S. The title and subtitle are from Souvenirs by Perumal Murugan (same video, at 1:36:56)
While the title of the post is nerve wracking, the last line of your post gives me strength to keep going and keep hoping. Indeed we can listen, speak and hope.