World Making Quotes

“The world is always changing. What we are witnessing right now is frightening. But people like us have always lived through frightening times and we have always built bridges and guided one another through.

Beneath the rubble, the conditions are calling for your gift.

The hunger for creative expression, the kind that holds space in uncertainty, is growing. The people who need what you offer are searching for exactly what you carry.

grieve. breathe. But do not diminish your offering or disappear into despair. Grace finds you inside your practice, when you are doing what you are called to do.

Capitalism knows nothing of that.”
― Malebo Sephodi

“Many of those who faced the most brutal years of apartheid in South Africa often speak of the importance of hope. It was hope that kept them going each day. Without it, they would have never imagined a different reality was possible. This reality is imperfect, but they envisioned a world beyond chains, even as capitalism maintained its grip.”
― Malebo Sephodi

“Listen, we've always been living through something. Some warmonger has always been waging a war somewhere. The thing is how close it feels to you today. If you get a little overwhelmed, visit your local library and spend some time with the archives. Look at the old photos, letters and stories. Go and speak to your elders. You'll find evidence of hope, joy, dancing and singing through the grief. It is exactly this joy that holds us as we show up for the difficult work that is world-making.”
― Malebo Sephodi