“So, what is hope, and what is hope for? Hope is an emotional temper that emboldens the heart to be active, it is a condition, a mood, an aura of being. It is a feat of the imagination, both courageous and ingenious, a vitality that inspires us to take innovative action to defend the world. Hope is essential to our survival and our flourishing.
We achieve this vitality of spirit by rejecting the relentless promotion of despair and opening our eyes to the beauty of things, however imperilled, degraded, or difficult to love the world may appear to be. We try to view the world not as it is packaged, presented and sold to us but as we imagine it could be. We do not look away from the world, we look directly at it and allow the spirit of hope – the necessary driver of change — to inspire us to action.” -Nick Cave, The Red Hand Files
“Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.” -Helen Keller
Join us tonight, January 14th, at 6:30pm PT for a special Vs. Tuesday Night Zoom. It’s a chance for everyone affected by these wildfires (directly and indirectly) to share, to grieve, to uplift and to hold space together. It’s also an opportunity for us all to explore and strategize the most efficacious ways to help those in need.
If you’re not already on the Vs. readings email list, but want to join tonight’s Zoom, drop me a line (jclark@vstheatre.org) and I’ll forward you all the info.
If you can’t join tonight but have ideas or links you’d like me to share with the group, drop me a line and I will do so.
Stay safe out there there. We’ll get through this. Together.
P.S. – For a good list of resources and ways to help, click Here. (h/t to Arts For LA for providing)
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