I thought I would share the following from “Litany for Survival” by
Audre Lorde:

…and when we speak we are afraid
our words will not be heard
nor welcomed

but when we are silent
we are still afraid

So it is better to speak
remembering
we were never meant to survive.

I pray that we all remember this, as those who are teachers come forward
to share. And as we learn the ways of our ancestors from one another.
“we were never meant to survive”. However, we are here.