Independence Day Musings ~ My father, Silas Jones, was born in 1921 in Putney, Georgia—a widening-in-the-road near Albany. I remember one summer when I was home—most likely during my Brooklyn, New York years: 1979-1985, we drove “down home” to visit my mother’s people in Bainbridge/Camilla. We were at a cousin’s house where the TV played… Continue reading My Father ~ Silas Jones ~ An Inspiration
Category: America Revived
Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer
Because sometimes we just need to laugh ~ and you don’t even have to make this stuff up!
Don’t Be a Sucker
Don’t Be a Sucker is a short propaganda film produced by the U.S. War Department, released on July 4, 1943 and re-released in 1947. It has anti-racist and anti-fascist themes. The film was supposedly created to make the case for the desegregation of the United States armed forces [paradoxically I dare say] but ultimately upholds… Continue reading Don’t Be a Sucker
Van Jones ~ Plain Truth and Direct Action
Jan. 26, 2017, Mill Valley, CA I was lucky enough to be in the audience last Thursday, Jan. 26th, when Van Jones spoke at the Mill Valley Rec Center. Jones is a personable, humble dynamo—not so impressed with himself that he couldn’t be giddy and lose his mind when Oprah called him in his hotel… Continue reading Van Jones ~ Plain Truth and Direct Action
The Whole World Speaks Out
The global response to America’s new presidency is astonishing.From Colorado Springs to Tel Aviv to Prague, the New York Times‘ Pictures of Women’s Marches on Every Continent tells a beautiful story. The marches have united us. Global Marches Save Save Save
Amen, Dame Meryl
Last night, excepting her Lifetime Achievement Award, Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep delivered a dynamic speech at the 2017 Golden Globes, eloquently expressing her heart break over Trump politics and her hope in spite of it. We’ll be hurting for a while—grief doesn’t disappear over night, you have to work through it—and it helps to connect… Continue reading Amen, Dame Meryl
Women’s March San Francisco 1.21.17
The Women’s March San Francisco is a sister march to the Women’s March on Washington. The SF March will begin with a rally on January 21, 2017 with speakers, arts and music from 3 – 5 PM at Civic Center followed by a reverent, festive candlelight march down Market St. to Justin Herman Plaza. Time… Continue reading Women’s March San Francisco 1.21.17
National Amnesia & Bipartisan Disorder
Anita’s Note ~ Come on people. Have we really forgotten that the same country that elected Barack Obama elected Donald Trump? And that country participated in the Middle Passage slave trade for 245 YEARS? And that same was the architect of what W.E.B. Dubois described as “the freedom to destroy freedom”? As a result our… Continue reading National Amnesia & Bipartisan Disorder
ROSTER of Cities: Other Women’s Marches
UPDATES: New Name: ~ The Women’s March on Washington, Saturday, January 21, 2017 Other Marches: Roster of Sister Cities on official march website. Other Cities: Oakland: https://www.facebook.com/events/299394117127175/ San Francisco: https://www.facebook.com/events/1516849161665234/ Denver: https://www.facebook.com/events/688840321281067/ Philidelphia: http://philly.carpediem.cd/events/1701001-womens-march-on-philadelphia-official-page-at-benjamin-franklin-parkway/ Cleveland: https://www.facebook.com/Million-Women-March-Cleveland-2016-904276429619758/ Our Mission The rhetoric of the past election cycle has insulted, demonized, and threatened many of us… Continue reading ROSTER of Cities: Other Women’s Marches
Adjustments,Tucks and Plans
We can be encouraged by young folk like my niece, Karen, working on the ground in many ways to “lift every voice”.