This past weekend, Nate and I attended Chaos or Community: Allies in Action! A Solidarity Resource Fair at the First Unitarian Church in Hyde Park. I had heard about the event from attending the Teach In on the Department of Justice report on the Chicago Police Department and then again when we attended a service at Second Unitarian for the first time last week. We all got to go thanks to the childcare available at the event because of Chalice Children.

It was great. There were so many people. They had so many ideas. I wrote so many things down in my notebook. I was riding a wave of energy and passion, and it really felt like we could change things. I didn’t get to attend all the breakout sessions I wanted, and people didn’t get to speak as long as I would have liked to listen. But I made connections with some people excited to put our energy into action. I’m hoping they become friends and allies in the fight for our future.

I’m really glad that we were able to attend this event. It did my husband and me a great deal of good to have one-on-one interactions with some truly inspiring people. There’s a follow up gathering in early March when I’m eager to spend some more time listening. And maybe we’ll have some successes to share!