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Atena O. Danner

Atena O. Danner

Nov
19
Collage with 4 images (top left to bottom right): James Baldwin with mustache, an abstract cityscape, protest flier, protest sign closeup.

Creative Reflections: Reading, Writing & Resistance

Early to Bed, Early to Write 7 AM WRITING GROUP! That’s right, folks. All this month I have been
4 min read
Nov
14
Photo: Kelly Hayes - Atena addresses a crowd in Rogers Park, sharing a poem; people hold boards that spell RESIST ICE in lights behind her.

Creative Reflection: On the Necessity of Joy and/in Resistance…

First, 3 pieces of good news: * Our book, Read This When Things Fall Apart is on Bookshop.org's
4 min read
Nov
12
A map of some Home Depot locations north of Chicago

Spell/Prayer Said in the Car During Another Day of Abductions

Dear God - whatever protection you have...! To my Ancestors… any of you who ever escaped, those among you who
1 min read
Oct
29
Copy of ‘Read This’ on a Atena’s lap above a dark, carpeted airport floor. The book's cover features art by Ollie Costello, a night scene with a person in a lily pond.

Protecting One Another When Things Fall Apart: Fall 2025 Newsletter

"To refuse to give up is stubborn, creative, collective work.” – Kelly Hayes, from 'Read This When Things Fall
6 min read
Mar
28
Map of Montreat Wilderness, posted on a tree trunk, with green leafy plants in the background.

Care is a Verb: Finding Our Way with MAPS!

Care is A Verb: Maps! We didn’t get Care is A Verb last week: sorry about that! Between prepping
2 min read
Mar
11
Image: close-up photo of a sleepy tuxedo cat rests one paw on an open book.

Care is A Verb: Reading My Feelings Roundup

"Keep reading." — Mariame Kaba I think we can all agree that reality has been pretty fucked. I’ve
5 min read
Mar
02
Care is A Verb: Resources for Finding Your WE

Care is A Verb: Resources for Finding Your WE

[Image description: a black and white illustration of the outlines of mushrooms on the ground with a root system spreading
4 min read
Feb
22
NEW - Care is a Verb Roundup: Week of 2/17/25

NEW - Care is a Verb Roundup: Week of 2/17/25

Resources for Love-fueled Action I’ve decided to respond to the overwhelming degradation of our social contract by sharing helpful
3 min read
Feb
18
I am Atena’s Raging Bile Duct…

I am Atena’s Raging Bile Duct…

And I’m simmering down. Whewwww… Today was a very angry day. Thinking about Sam Norquist and federal government fails,
1 min read
Jan
29
FSJP Erikson hosts Hope and Solidarity with Dr. Eman Abdelhadi and Dr. David Stovall

FSJP Erikson hosts Hope and Solidarity with Dr. Eman Abdelhadi and Dr. David Stovall

“Hope is a discipline.” - Mariame Kaba On January 20, 2025 - the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Holiday -
1 min read