it begins with our words
Posted by Daniela Elza on Feb 06 2019
My essay it begins with our words will be published in Science-Based Vulnerability: Scientists and Poets #RESIST, by Brill in the Personal/Public Scholarship series.
Each of the pieces in this book use the seven words banned by the Trump administration in official Health and Human Service documents in December 2017. The words are:
vulnerable
entitlement
diversity
transgender
fetus
evidence-based
science-based
The call asked contributors to: tell your story in verse, creative nonfiction, and/or personal narrative. How does your story represent an act of resistance, a political commentary, part of the dialogue on the importance of art and science?
What is your story of resistance? How does the current political climate influence your work?