{"id":14484,"date":"2020-07-02T08:03:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T12:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=14484"},"modified":"2020-07-02T19:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T23:35:00","slug":"bend-dont-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/bend-dont-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Bend, Don&#8217;t Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14493\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14493\" data-attachment-id=\"14493\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/bend-dont-break\/cleo-wade-heart-talk-on-flexibility-boy-smells-x-kacey-musgrabes-slow-burn-candle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cleo-wade-heart-talk-on-flexibility-boy-smells-x-kacey-musgrabes-slow-burn-candle.jpg?fit=1920%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cleo wade heart talk on flexibility + boy smells x kacey musgrabes slow burn candle\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;cleo wade heart talk on flexibility + boy smells x kacey musgrabes slow burn candle&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cleo-wade-heart-talk-on-flexibility-boy-smells-x-kacey-musgrabes-slow-burn-candle.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-14493 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cleo-wade-heart-talk-on-flexibility-boy-smells-x-kacey-musgrabes-slow-burn-candle.jpg?resize=840%2C630\" alt=\"cleo wade heart talk on flexibility + boy smells x kacey musgrabes slow burn candle\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cleo-wade-heart-talk-on-flexibility-boy-smells-x-kacey-musgrabes-slow-burn-candle.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cleo-wade-heart-talk-on-flexibility-boy-smells-x-kacey-musgrabes-slow-burn-candle.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cleo-wade-heart-talk-on-flexibility-boy-smells-x-kacey-musgrabes-slow-burn-candle.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cleo-wade-heart-talk-on-flexibility-boy-smells-x-kacey-musgrabes-slow-burn-candle.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cleo-wade-heart-talk-on-flexibility-boy-smells-x-kacey-musgrabes-slow-burn-candle.jpg?resize=1680%2C1260&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">from Cleo Wade&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1501177346\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=abitcoquettis-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1501177346&amp;linkId=3c55b9c733da218464d8ffd630a2c113\"><em>Heart Talk<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last Sunday, I hosted my first flexibility workshop (a project <a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/new-normal\/\">I&#8217;m calling\u00a0<em>Bend, Don&#8217;t Break<\/em><\/a>) after a month of nerves and uncertainty at whether or not something like this could work. The idea was to pursuit movement for a movement\u2013a literal stretching toward contributing to progress\u2014where the class was open to anyone who donated towards <a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/blacklivesmatter-resources-for-education-and-action\/\">pro-Black organizations<\/a> of their choice.<\/p>\n<p>Together, we raised money for the following organizations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abwl-nj.org\/\">Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/bham-community-support-fund\">BHAM Community Support Fund<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackgirlscode.com\/\">Black Girls Code<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/\">Black Lives Matter Global Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsbusinesscollaborative.org\/asp-products\/black-trans-femmes-in-the-arts-sponsored-projected_\/\">Black Trans Femmes in the Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/defend-black-memory-black-museums-and-black-life\">Defend Black Memory, Black Museums, and Black Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eji.org\/\">Equal Justice Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/homeless-black-trans-women-fund\">Homeless Black Trans Women Fund<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naacp.org\/\">NAACP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naacplegaldefensefund.org\/campaigns\/donate-naacp-ldf\/?track=DUXXXXA&amp;utm_source=ggexpressbr&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=sem&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwi_b3BRAGEiwAemPNUzxi2QtMtjvKXJikA-qy2jygYsODiwQfJUdSbzaFmNIzvczIlt8MQBoCiogQAvD_BwE\">NAACP Legal Defense &amp; Education Fund<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theokraproject.com\/\">The Okra Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This wasn&#8217;t the same as protesting, I know. I&#8217;m still racking my brain trying to reconcile between staying at home and physically showing up (<em>especially<\/em> when my body has a greater chance of deterring violence than the very ones we&#8217;re fighting for), and I&#8217;m still struggling to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lindss_tastic\/status\/1266763433560756225\">find my lane in this protest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Perhaps, though, this is what I can offer in the meantime. I&#8217;m excited to hold another class later this month (date TBD). I hope you&#8217;ll join me then.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">.\u00a0 \u00a0.\u00a0 \u00a0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Sunday, I hosted my first flexibility workshop (a project I&#8217;m calling\u00a0Bend, Don&#8217;t Break) after a month of nerves and uncertainty at whether or not something like this could work. 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I&#8217;m excited to hold another class later this month (date TBD). 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