In English, we have dozens of words to describe a gathering of people: a meeting, a party, a congregation, an assembly, a crowd, a congress, a huddle, and many more. We have so many words because we have so many reasons to come together. Our most ancient impulse to band together is to protect each other, to have strength in numbers against a harsh climate.
Next Thursday, June 11 is Tribute to Change. Why does Bread & Roses Community Fund host Tribute to Change each year? Because we know how powerful it is to bring people together across movements, generations, gender, race, and class. To feel the real strength in our numbers and to declare our commitments to protecting each other. To build trust, to grieve, to celebrate, to immerse ourselves in the collective and emerge re-energized, invigorated, hopeful. Will you be there?