Life is short, indeed – too short not to slow down, find comfort, and greet the birds and bugs.
-Steven Leigh Williams (CLF)
Slow down today and notice something small.
Ujima
Today’s Kwanzaa principle is Ujima, or collective work and responsibility: To build and maintain our community together and make our brothers’ and sisters’ problems our problems and to solve them together.
How can you create a cooperative community today?
Kujichagulia
The second day of Kwanzaa celebrates self-determination, or kujichagulia. We work together as a community to allow each person the opportunity to name themself, to claim their identity, and to set their own pathways.
How have you claimed your right to self-determination? How do you make space for others to do that?
Building History
Kwanzaa is a modern holiday celebrated by many African-Americans. It was created to celebrate African heritage, African-American history, and seven communal principles important to the liberation of African-American people. It is a way to honor history and build for a better future.
How do you honor your peoples’ history? What are the principles you embrace that will lead us to liberation?
Birth
Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ today on Christmas. It is the birth of the promise that something new is possible in the world. It is the birth of hope for justice and liberation.
What are you hoping will be born into the world today?