Notes on food-related activism
In much of the local food writing I’ve read, people emphasize the pleasures of eating while shying away from talking about the suffering of food […]
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Promoting Dialogue Instead of Preaching At People
(Original post 9/08) An aspect of my concern about ecological issues involves me intending to engage people . I intend to seek dialogue instead of […]
" Why I'm not laughing at the 2012 GOP candidates." For posting on DU/CU/Op-Ed News/ and other forums (Draft requring revision)
Some mainstream liberals might be amused and encouraged by how GOP candidates such as Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann come across as ‘crazy,’ and how […]
Activist profile: Connie Gadell-Newton
Connie Gadell-Newton is an attorney who has been active in her community for many years. She is skeptical about Obama’s recent stimulus proposals, though likely […]
Media and Community Organizing p 20
I should never engage someone in such a way that I think they are beneath me because they have views that differ from mine significantly. […]
'Commendemos' ?
Repeatedly pedaled past protesters as a voluntary beast of burden last week at the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Wondering now about doing […]
Bruce Wright (draft)
Among the 8 people at the morning meditation under a portable awning common in encampments of people with access to resources, though perhaps not common […]
Shifting from an individualistic self-concept to a communal one at protest encampments
One concept crossed my mind during the RNC/DNC campathon was that of me shifting toward (and then away from as I settled back into my […]
The Hidden Agenda of Green Party VP Candidate Cheri Honkala
We talked with Honkala on August 27th in Tampa, Florida at Romneyville which was part of protests during the Republican National Convention. Honkala is founder […]
A Black, Green, and White talk with Shamako Noble of Hip Hop Congress
Shamako Noble is Executive Director of Hip Hop Congress and was a personal assistant to Green Party VP candidate Cheri Honkala. We spoke in August […]