[Blacklabcollective] Stepping Down

[tara myketiak]

Love you Anju! You are an awesome person to work with.

On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 10:40 AM, Anju Singh <aanjusingh at gmail.com> wrote:

> I got a couple responses and I think my sentence "there are other reasons"
> is too vague, I'll just explain it because I want you all to know its 100%
> not anything to do with anything any of you did/didn't do.
>
> - I am finding punk "politics" too simplistic and very good guy/bad guy
> - punk/metal/grindcore as sub-cultures are making me feel stuck in a way
> of thinking, I feel like I'm not growing and feel stunted
> - I am having complicated feelings about the more extreme politics like
> the kid getting called a nazi or the antifa posters and the general ganging
> up on people
> - Its burning me out that my friends get called "sketchy"/cop
> lovers/shitty/etc... I have a diverse range of friends and they don't all
> share ideas or share politics. I find that being part of black lab I am
> questioned more and more about my friendship choices. I'd prefer to decide
> who I associate with rather than trying to explain why I like people or
> choose to be their friends
> - race stuff is really overlooked and I'm tired of explaining it (hence
> why I'm focusing on my volunteer work outside of punk)
> - I get my feelings hurt when the space is not supported better, I can't
> seem to separate myself from the black lab, it's too personal a project.
> Some distance is good for me.
>
> If anything, everything the collective members do is what kept me doing
> black lab stuff.
>
>
>
> On Sunday, 4 September 2016, Anju Singh <aanjusingh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> I have to step down from the black lab in September or October. I have a
>> few reasons for it, but first I want you all to know that I really believe
>> in the space and I think it's important. I know how hard all of you work to
>> keep it going and you're all amazing friends and inspiring people! I've
>> learned so much from each of you.
>>
>> My main reason for stepping down is that I'm feeling disconnected from
>> the project. I want to focus on different things and also want to do my
>> volunteering outside of punk. I have to drop a few things to do this.
>>
>> There are a few other reasons too, but I won't get into them here. I'm
>> happy to talk to you about it if you're wondering.
>>
>> Thanks for understanding, I'm guessing I'll be around typing up loose
>> ends for a month or even longer. I'll make sure I finish everything I said
>> I would before completely step down and take myself off the email list.
>>
>> Thanks for being awesome I love you all lots!! I am down to help find
>> a replacement!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Anju Singh
>>
>>
>>
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> Anju Singh
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