we have to get better at the long fight. that doesn& #39;t mean not celebrating triumphs along the way, but i& #39;m embarrassed to see people praising/thanking our gov. for the scraps we& #39;ve been thrown when they& #39;re literally defunding the arts + cultural sectors right in front of our eyes

our gov. have very much proudly shown us that they care more about building new prisons and furthering the school-to-prison pipeline than they do any of the kids you& #39;ve all been using as a vice to evoke empathy from them. they don& #39;t care about early artistic intervention.

they don& #39;t care about your theatre-to-TV threads. they don& #39;t care about the communities that seek refuge in truly civic cultural spaces. and we& #39;re clapping for them?

we should never, ever be afraid to say that we deserve more. that we NEED more. that we will not be wrestling over breadcrumbs like a flock of birds. this isn& #39;t a game.