about
Inspired by ideas of collective care and emergent strategies by adrienne maree brown, porch swing is a space for writers to grow and explore. Each month, one of our four facilitators will guide folks in a workshop, host a reading, or present an exercise. Porch Swing celebrates adaptability, play, and multi-modality.
The core values are:
Collaboration
Adaptability
Collective Care
Collaboration shows up through the different voices of our writers. Adaptability follows the spirit of Octavia Butler in that everything is “All that you touch, You Change. All that you Change, Changes You. The only lasting truth is Change.” Collective care is instilled in each of these tenets as we strive to create a community with intention and rigorous compassion.
mission statement
The porch swing is movement, motion, and carries us. It holds piles of us or just a few. Even when there’s one, they are still collective: outside, waiting to wave to a neighbor—robin or person. We are grounded in nature, in the liquid of connection. Sometimes we are a trickle, a stream, or a river.
While I try to steer clear of narrow good vs bad, xenophobic/racist/sexist/homophobic/hateful behavior will not be tolerated. While one cannot ensure a completely safe space, I will do my best to keep us in the light.