Category Archives: Activism

Painful Realization

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

I humbly regret    not seeing what you saw    not trusting your word even       though i know you experienced it    not starting to unlearn sooner    not understanding until i saw the numbers    50-50 is not the same as    30-70 And then … Continue reading →

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Another dimension?

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about oppression. I am taking a feminist philosophy seminar and am part of a transforming oppression workshop series. It’s frustrating, tedious, often painful, and very important work. I can’t shake the sense, though, … Continue reading →

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Happy Singles Week!

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Today marks the second day of National Single and Unmarried Americans Week, which in the past has been recognized by singles advocates and the Census bureau – and not much media coverage. This year, the New York times is reporting … Continue reading →

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Experiments on the Seas

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

A friend made me aware of the Seasteding Institute, an organization that aspires to use modified oil-rig platforms as labs for experimenting with new governmental forms. My alarms went off when he said that some of the backers of the … Continue reading →

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Choice, homelessness, and privilege

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

During a recent intensive Nonviolent Communication training, i attended a session on choices. Our usual response is to submit or rebel because we think we have to do certain things, we don’t have a choice. The have-to that popped into … Continue reading →

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Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

I learned about Joy DeGruy Leary’s work in a class i am taking on Transforming Oppression. As part of a class, we attended a talk she gave. I was impressed by the talk – and shocked and infuriated. Shocked by … Continue reading →

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