my friend jodie reminded me of this piece i wrote a few years ago about being an american revolutionary, particularly section 6. she has reposted that section in the past, […]
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national network of abortion funds 2016 keynote
tonight i had the honor of giving the keynote speech for the national network of abortion funds 2016 summit. i spoke after they gave each other awards and there were […]
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on being with what is
i often write when i am learning about something. for some time i have been learning to get present, and be with what is in the current moment. it is […]
100 Years of Grace
Today was the memorial of Grace Lee Boggs, my mentor and friend. There was an extensive program. Danny Glover came to honor Grace. There were indigenous grandmothers, family members, musicians, […]
a conversation with the dinosaur at chicago o’hare airport
me: wow. dinosaur in chicago airport: hey. me: i feel a little loopy. have a three hour layover here because i missed my flight yesterday…only got a few hours of […]
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being there
1. I want to be present. Here, not always over there, or in my phone somewhere, or on my way somewhere else. This is the quality about Grace that I […]
Being Quiet
My mentor and friend Grace Lee Boggs died on Monday. I’ve been writing about her since then – poems, memories, what I learned. I’m not ready to post it yet. […]
BALLE 2015 Closing Plenary Speech
Here are the notes from my talk today at the BALLE 2015 Conference! Enjoy. Thank you first and foremost for your work to bend the future towards justice, love, cooperation […]
sacred places and stardust
There are many sacred places along the journey through grief. One of the them is the body, but I’ll build to that. Land is precious. Especially land full of trees […]
love scholarship lessons 14-20
14. if i want love, i can’t hurt love. i used to be very cavalier about the idea of boundaries in love. ‘that’s not how humans ARE,’ i’d insist. ‘we […]