Justice, I debate using the word here. As someone who has always pursued radical and extreme spiritual study and practice I have understood myself and those I have engaged with in these spheres to be a minority. Accordingly we have gathered behind closed doors and used art as cover for our communications. Living in a culture dominated by the big three of monotheism we made a way.
My awareness of this power dynamic in my own life has always given me an inclination toward liberation. Of course, the majority of counter culture icons tend to lean a little too far into their own liberation and end up becoming perpetrators of oppression.
An active approach toward personal liberation has demanded a more nuanced and detailed critique and judgement and an understanding of the need for justice. For an open and liberated space to emerge, unassuaged history must be addressed. I’m learning in real time that liberation without justice only perpetuates degradation and is truly counter revolutionary and counter evolutionary.
This work, and a great deal of my activism, advocacy and creativity has been an attempt to put this in practice without recourse to existing norms.
Undoing Homework
Kwame Ture and Black Liberation I put this ‘homework assignment’ together for myself a few weeks after the 2024 general election. Now that ‘the right’ are attempting to realign history with their agenda, I’m sharing it here. This was part of an effort to have something productive to talk about when my Black friends, neighbors …
Public Comment: Future of Health, residents need more
My name is Eden Bloom, I’m a resident of District 5, I also work in the impact area, but this is a personal comment. I’m requesting that the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors NOT move the Future of Health project forward without demanding the developers do better for the residents who will be …
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DTE Public Hearing
March 8, 2023 Representative Helena Scott, I’m writing this morning to insist that you use your powers as the Chair of the Energy, Communications and Technology Committee to call a public hearing and demand that DTE executives answer to their customers. I live in District 10 and over the last 9 years we have experienced …
Ozone Redesignation EPA Public Comment
March 6, 2023 Eden Bloom – Public Comment Docket ID No. EPA-R05-OAR-2023-0058 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Detroit Area attainment redesignation Environmental Protection Agency, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the request from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to ignore ozone data. I will also comment on the related …
The District Detroit, PED Committee Meeting
My name is Eden Bloom, I live on the Eastside and work with Detroit People’s Platform. This morning I want to briefly check the developers claims of misinformation. It’s important to clearly state that Detroiters are not misinformed. Many know exactly how this works, they recognize it as a hustle and don’t want the developers …
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