Photo by Sarah Thompson
Honored to be featured along with Gabriel Diamond in this podcast interview by Beloved Festival about my role and experience as co-founder of Vulnerable Rally.
Listen to the interview here—> https://belovedfestival.com/news/interview-vulnerable-rally/
AND, if I may be vulnerable for a moment, at times I feel like my sign would say, "I often feel overshadowed in creative partnerships." Perhaps it's because Vulnerable Rally was initially Gabriel's brainchild; perhaps it's because my work is less "front and center" and more behind the scenes - writing, updating the site, managing social media, and organizing photos; perhaps it's because I'm a woman and not taken as seriously as my male colleague; perhaps it's because I get overwhelmed easily by people and noise and conversations and life - so I'm not as "out there" in the world as others; perhaps it's because my crippling perfectionism often keeps me in state of hide-rnation; perhaps it's a combination of it all or none of the above.
Whatever the reason (or non-reason), here I am now, sharing my thoughts via podcast on vulnerability, artistry, power, privilege, eating disorders, shame, sexuality, and more. I'm grateful Gabriel invited me along for the ride from Day 1 and trusted me with his creative baby. I am grateful to Beloved, who invited us to bring the rally to the festival in 2018 (special shout out to James Kapicka for recommending us!). I am grateful to Darshana Avila and Zahava Shannon O'Sullivan who lovingly and gracefully held space for the rally at Beloved in 2019, when Gabriel and I could not attend. I am grateful to Mikey Pauker who invited us to use Vulnerable Rally as a backdrop for the music video of his incredibly moving song, "Rise." I am grateful to everyone who ever attended a rally, wrote a sign, shared a post, or liked a photo. And I am excited to see where this work will continue to go and grow...
May we open our hearts more to be seen. May the healing balm of vulnerability reconnect us to our common humanity so we can have honest conversations of healing and repair - so needed these days.
In faith and vulnerability,
Candice