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What forms of leadership do we need now?

We reiterate this question posed by Constance Hockaday for Artists-in-Presidents: Transmissions to Power amid eroding trust in governance built on colonial and capitalist grounds. We need change now, but who can we entrust with taking leadership to get us there? What relations of power are allied to practices of care and justice for the collective good, both human and non-humans alike? Individuals and organizations at the forefront of abolitionist, environmental, and disability rights movements are using tactics of protest, cessation, and collaboration to propel decolonial, accessibility-driven, and Earth-centered paths forward. If democratic systems are premised on participatory decision-making, how can raised pedestals and amplified voices be decentered to enact these principles? What messages would we hear, and how might actions support words? The speeches, projects, events, and texts outlined below underscore the possibilities of polyvocal leadership.

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