Quote reblogged from Flop Sweat & Forgetting My Lines
Do-gooderism, as such, merely maintains and reiterates problematic
power dynamics by maintaining the offending
inequity. A really effective intervention recognizes that
improving conditions for others must also somehow improve
conditions for yourself. In this way, selfishness is recouped –
but in the name of wider social good. All good deeds should
also be self-liberating and, as such, worthy of celebration. ‘If
you’re coming to help me, you are wasting your time. But if
you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine,
then let us work together,’22 says Lilla Watson, an Australian
aboriginal activist and artist. This sentiment rejects acts of
charity that do not also improve the well-being of the donor.
I am actually enjoying this reading (Social Acupuncture by Darren O’Donnell) for my Political Intervention Theatre class quite a bit.
I also REALLY like the quote he pulls here. You go, Lilla Watson. You are awesome, clearly.
(via triangularisthepie)
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