My initial intervention was focused on generational trauma, and I decided to stick with it. However, I was struggling to decide how I was going to illustrate this and raise awareness on the topic itself. I chose to write my own original poem for the poster/flyer that I designed. I made sure that the background of the poster insinuated the meaning of the poem. Hence, the reason I used family portrait polaroids that I found online to capture the meaning of the poem. I then overlayed my poem over it. The first quote I wanted to correlate with my intervention was the following from chapter 2 in The Art of Activism, it said “if our process is rooted in vengeance, fury, hopelessness, or despair, our efforts will likely fail.” The reason I chose this quote to relate back to my intervention is because often, victims of generational trauma have an angry approach to the topic. As victims, our initial thoughts and feelings discussing our trauma, clouds our ability to see things through the lens of empathy as well. Understanding that abusive parents are sometimes parents that came from abusive households is just as important as distancing ourselves as victims. The second quote I chose was from Siegler’s Civil Rights chapter 5, which read “I had a feeling the soldiers were more afraid of her than she was of the bayonets.” Fighting for what you believe in while all the while knowing the risks takes a lot of resilience. It’s difficult for generational trauma victims to speak up to their parents or guardians about the abuse that they’ve endured under their care. However, when they finally find the courage to speak on it, despite the consequences that are to come along with it- I think that is the most empowering thing. The photo below is my intervention poster and original poem.
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