In the face of creeping authoritarianism, the erosion of people’s civil rights and liberties, genocide, and the destruction of the planet, it’s easy to succumb to despair, thinking that it’s impossible to go on. The news can be overwhelming, crushing, dispiriting. It can be hard to decide what to do, where to go, who to talk to. We are reminded every day that only we can save ourselves, that we cannot rely on government to feed, clothe, protect, or liberate.| The Autistic People of Color Fund