by Louise | 27 November 2016 | Current events and commentary |
Praying before a protest against military action in Gaza – London, 2009. Reading time: 1 minute A friend of mine posted this on her Facebook page almost two years ago. I just ran across it again. “Getting dinner ready in the kitchen about 7pm, and I look outside and...
by Louise | 24 November 2016 | Essays | Tags: Holidays, Love
Reading time: 5 minutes. The first time Kyle had Thanksgiving with my family, he was surprised we didn’t mention the Pilgrims. He said he thought “generic white folk” would talk about the Pilgrims. Years later, I asked him why he’d thought...
by Louise | 20 November 2016 | Current events and commentary |
Praying Man at Hands Around Green Lake Reading time: 2 minutes. I went to Hands Around Green Lake yesterday. It was inspired by this event in Oakland, California, where people joined hands to encircle Lake Merritt is a peaceful protest against Donald Trump and what he...
by Louise | 17 November 2016 | Current events and commentary, Suggestions and advice |
Reading time: 4 min. Are you distraught and angry over the election results? Worried about what’s going to happen in this country? Here are some resources for you so you can do something, understand what happened, and enjoy a stress-reducing laugh or two. Things You...
by Louise | 13 November 2016 | Current events and commentary |
Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon) performs Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on Saturday Night Live, 11 November 2016. Reading time: 2 min. After President Obama’s first inauguration, I couldn’t stop smiling at all of the diverse people I’d see around me. I...
