Threadbare is grateful for the resources The Bertha Crosley Ball Center for Compassion has provided alongside their Land Acknowledgement. We share some of them with you here–
“We pause in remembrance of the Tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy whose lives and land were taken through genocidal strategies of colonial settlement of this land.
We pay respect to elders both past and present, and we commit to the ongoing work of decolonization in Maine and beyond.
Yet it is not enough to simply say these words: we must take direct action as well.
The BCB Center for Compassion teaches contemplative practices designed to deepen compassion; these practices are a powerful tool in undoing systemic oppression and racism. We invite you to join us in this work. The resources below are a great starting point as you contemplate your position relative to the land you occupy, but we encourage you to dig deeper, as well— to seek out additional information and to build authentic connections within your own communities.”