#refusal

The Power of Refusal: Why Systems Depend on Consent The power of saying no is one of the most underestimated forces in history. Most people think power belongs to those who command armies, run governments, lead companies, or control institutions....

Beloved, In what other lives or lands Have I known your lips Your hands Your laughter brave Irreverent. Those sweet excesses that I do adore. What surety is there That we will meet again, On other worlds some Future time undated. I defy my body's haste. Without the Promise Of one more sweet encounter I will not deign to die.

When asked if the groups are calling for a strike, Bates Imari said, “For some people, that is what this will feel like. The reality is that we have to make sure that every single person is doing what we are called to do at this time, that is grounded in their commitment and their conviction. For some people they call that a strike. For many of us, this is our right to refusal until something changes.”

Ali refused the meat they offered, though.