This post has been a while in the making. It’s not a particularly difficult subject, but it falls into the “really damn important” category, and that has caused my perfectionist meter to spike. Now, sitting in the Portland airport, with just over an hour until my flight leaves, and just over one day until my […]
activism
Personal “Sacrifice” (and the greater good)
Our society tends to understand when people move up, move away and on to better things, but that understanding fades when they see someone’s actions as giving up something that they have earned. We understand when someone gets excited about a new promotion, buys a bigger house, moves to a better neighborhood or a city […]
Connect the Dots (or: a climate realization)
This past Saturday marked the second big environmental event in as many weeks for me. I have been a volunteer community organizer for 350.org since 2009, and when they announced plans for a day of “connecting the dots on climate change” I was immediately in, despite the quick turnaround between events. At that point, I […]
We Are Power Shift (and the Leadership Team)
You may have noticed that I have alluded to being selected for a national Leadership Team for the We Are Power Shift online community in a couple of my previous posts. Well, this week marks the official launch of the team, and the point at which I can start sharing information about what I’m up […]
#noKXL (or: why Keystone XL’s got to go)
I don’t usually get into politics on this blog, but after spending three days in jail this summer for the cause, I have a personal tie to what is going on right now in Washington. Whatever side you may take on this issue, my real goal in this post is to make sure that everyone […]
Civil Disobedience (and the Tar Sands Sisters)
On Saturday, August 20, 2011, I was arrested. As I sit here, fingers poised over keys, hesitating as I have for the past two weeks, I wonder what has kept me from putting my experience in writing. The first few days, it was that I was wrapped up in details of just getting out of […]