The sad joy of advocacy: between conversation, silence, and Narnia

I don't rub my hands in glee to discover another aspect of the abuse. Rather, I feel like Jewel the Unicorn in The Last Battle. After being informed that the royal castle, Cair Paravel, has been infiltrated by enemies, he says, “So. Narnia is no more.”

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The work of trying to move the process forward – the emails, the conversations, the reviewing of minutes, the scheduling of conversations, the editing of documents – is heavy and exhausting. How can we do this without the witness and support of church leaders and MCC stakeholders who can help us by insisting that there is a broader systemic problem and ensuring that the burden of demonstrating this does not rest primarily on our weary shoulders?

Read Anicka’s personal reflections about three categories of conversation that are part of MAST advocacy, and how each of these affects her differently.