Mother Bear writes weekly letters of care to the revolutionaries of the world.
Earth Makers: Sacred Stories & Queer Spaces
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Mother Bear writes weekly letters of care to the revolutionaries of the world.
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Publishing Since
2/1/2020
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Recent Episodes
February 2, 2026
“I Will Not Abandon You”: Fidel, Che, and Minnesota. 2/2/26
<p>Mother Bear writes you a letter about current events and resisting fascism through acts of neighborism. </p><p><br></p><p>The text read from Che is found in:</p><p><br></p><p>Guevara, Ernesto Che. </p><p>“Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War”, </p><p>pg. 12 (Seven Stories Press, Oakland), 1963/2006. </p>
January 26, 2026
“If They Should Come for Us” 1/26/26
<p>Mother Bear shares a poem of revolution with you today:</p><p><br></p><p>“If They Should Come for Us” by Fatimah Asghar (they/them)</p><p><br></p><p>these are my people & I find</p><p>them on the street & shadow</p><p>through any wild all wild</p><p>my people my people</p><p>a dance of strangers in my blood</p><p>the old woman’s sari dissolving to wind</p><p>bindi a new moon on her forehead</p><p>I claim her my kin & sew</p><p>the star of her to my breast</p><p>the toddler dangling from stroller</p><p>hair a fountain of dandelion seed</p><p>at the bakery I claim them too</p><p>the sikh uncle at the airport</p><p>who apologizes for the pat</p><p>down the muslim man who abandons</p><p>his car at the traffic light drops</p><p>to his knees at the call of the azan</p><p>& the muslim man who sips</p><p>good whiskey at the start of maghrib</p><p>the lone khala at the park</p><p>pairing her kurta with crocs</p><p>my people my people I can’t be lost</p><p>when I see you my compass</p><p>is brown & gold & blood</p><p>my compass a muslim teenager</p><p>snapback & high-tops gracing</p><p>the subway platform</p><p>mashallah I claim them all</p><p>my country is made</p><p>in my people’s image</p><p>if they come for you they</p><p>come for me too in the dead</p><p>of winter a flock of</p><p>aunties step out on the sand</p><p>their dupattas turn to ocean</p><p>a colony of uncles grind their palms</p><p>& a thousand jasmines bell the air</p><p>my people I follow you like constellations</p><p>we hear the glass smashing the street</p><p>& the nights opening their dark</p><p>our names this country’s wood</p><p>for the fire my people my people</p><p>the long years we’ve survived the long</p><p>years yet to come I see you map</p><p>my sky the light your lantern long</p><p>ahead & I follow I follow</p><p> (2018).</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/92374/if-they-should-come-for-us</p>
January 25, 2026
“How to Respond in the Face of Extortion” 1/25/26
<p>Mother Bear writes you a letter outlining the current demands of Pam Bondi to the state of MN and how best to respond. </p>
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