Hey Melisa:
You just hit on two big points of clarity back to me.
- You said..."And since social media is always changing, there's a very real possibility that if the platform fails, all the work done there is lost"
- You also said...."It's really important to have boundaries, and social media blurs the lines. It's a big commitment, especially if you're doing it alone."
That is a huge consideration and very valid point. That is why I feel safe with EENet community. I am not doing it alone. I have always said that 'our' power comes from empowering each other when we work in meaningful partnerships.
As a lived experience advocate I fully recognize that 'shared purpose/vision' and providing tools for self empowerment are essential to me. My authentic power and ability to effectively advocate shines when agencies and government etc., embrace what I have to offer and create opportunities, platforms, forums and venues for me that are a win-win for both of us.
In my EENet blog series-Bringing it Home THREE I will be discussing this. My Bringing it Home-TWO "Three Fights and One Epilogue" is now posted on http://eenet.ca/
...but I will go post that on this site shortly. EENet and their team empower me all the time by co-creating with me.
Oh and Melisa, you did exactly what I was talking about when it comes to empowering me and not having to do it alone. You saw my post here on the newspaper coverage on 'memorializing by tattoos' and then you created an opportunity for me to blog about that on Mind Your Mind for the youth. That gave me an opportunity to share so much about a deeper level of recovery, healing, art expression and stigma.....all framed around the sub-culture of tattooing.
I think that blog has been done by 'your peoples' now and should be posted. I will go find that one too.
Betty-Lou Kristy