I Made A Solemn Vow To Break The Sidewalk
Channel: Miranda E-R
Date: 2021-04-14

About the solemn vow:

Dandelions are not native to North America. They were brought by European settlers as an early spring vegetable, health tonic, and medicinal plant. Now they are as perniciously ubiquitous as we white people are. Dandelions are humble and playful, beloved by children and by old-timers who make them into wine. Yet the stereotypical suburbanite despises them. Why is a lawn only for grass? Why shouldn’t a sidewalk be something that’s allowed to age and change?

Europeans brought concrete here, and Europeans brought dandelions, too. Descendants of Europeans created white supremacy, and descendants of Europeans created me, too. And I can grow through its cracks and break it. Radical change is not just up-rooting change.  It is also root-growing change. How do you treat dandelions? And who do you treat like a dandelion?

Gratitude to Heidi and Julia for collaborating on the sound all those years ago, and gratitude to Gregory for lighting assistance.