Poets in Unexpected Places pop up at the holiday market in Union Square with poems in response to police brutality, a day after the non-indictment for the killing of Eric Garner. Abena Koomson performs “Let America Be America Again” by American poet Langston Hughes, written in 1935. It was originally published in the July 1936 issue of… Continue reading Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes
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A Day Without A Woman ~ Protest in D.C.
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The Story of Microfibers
Try following this paradox of modern life ~ the very clothes we wear to exercise, practice Pilates or take a hike could be coming back to bite us in a lovely slice of tuna or salmon. Thank you to The Story of Stuff Project for continuing to lead global changemaking for a healthier planet. Watch their new film about… Continue reading The Story of Microfibers
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Women’s March Oakland 1.21.17
Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer
Because sometimes we just need to laugh ~ and you don’t even have to make this stuff up!
How You, THE PEOPLE, Will Beat Trump
Guest Blogger: Andreas Carlos Freund ~ CEO: DiveIn, San Francisco, CA Post from his blog: “What the hell?…This is not the country we we are used to. This is not the country we have strived for…For me, as the multiracial son of immigrants from an activist family, this is personal. My grandpa worked side by… Continue reading How You, THE PEOPLE, Will Beat Trump
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
From Homeless to Home
Honored to be a part of this project as a Homeward Bound of Marin board member. Five years in the making, our first formerly homeless family has moved into Oma Village ~ a brand new affordable housing community in Novato, CA built by Homeward Bound. See photo gallery and watch news footage of Rev. Betty… Continue reading From Homeless to Home
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
Power Play ~ “Native Son” at Marin Theatre Company
Phenomenal adaptation of Richard Wright’s classic novel, “Native Son”.