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This piece aims to highlight the liberation achieved throughout our society through years of protest. While it is very easy to get caught up in the negatives and what hasn't changed, we ought to celebrate the progress made and the hard work that was put into achieving it.

Feminism, Queer Liberation, Black Lives Matter, and Land Back have both a long history and a long road ahead, but the liberation that has been achieved for and by the people who have been affected is reflected in the background of this piece. At the forefront, you have a raised fist as a symbol of a revolutionary social movement, which is covered with different forms of restraint. While going from shackles to handcuffs, to zip ties may show that there is still systemic oppression being faced, it also shows the liberation these groups have achieved over the years as levels of restraint decrease.

This piece reflects the nature of the relationships that make up a community. Community involves vulnerability, and in knowing others, we hold pieces of them. In knowing others, we also allow them to hold a piece of ourselves.