Dear Friends,
“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing the dawn will come.You wait and watch and work: You don't give up." ~Anne Lamott
Thank you for not giving up!
When Roe v. Wade was overturned, I turned to song to amplify the voices of women and girls most affected by the loss of reproductive choice. This recording features Erin McGrane, Danielle Anderson and Eboni Fondren as we raise our voices together.
My Blog #39 -- Note by Note: Hear Our Voices
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Ed People asks amazing folks to teach him their favorite dance move!
I love this comment: “What gets me is how excited everyone got when asked. The actual dancing and cultural sharing is amazing, but that little moment of “oh someone wants to know about something that makes ME happy” is so profound and universal and personal all at once.” Video link
My dear friend Peggy Kelly of International Falls, MN (in her purple Cultivate Joy hat!) was featured in this Canadian Broadcast Corporation article about a show of unity at the U.S.-Canadian border.
Let's keep up the stubborn hope and steadfast work!
xoxo, Joy
Joy Zimmerman is a touring folk & acoustic roots singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, presenter, and former social worker. Joy's latest album,"Where the Light Lives," debuted at #6 on the Folk Alliance International Folk Chart in August 2023. joyzimmermanmusic.com