Today, I was sitting and eating lunch and I noticed something. A man entering the restaurant quickly glanced around, then tossed him cigarette on the ground and squashed it with his foot. He headed inside and left it there. I wanted to call him out right away. Then I thought I would wait until he… Continue reading How could power look?
So, as my general knowledge of the world has grow as I have gotten older, I have felt more and more disenfranchised in the current political system. This is probably a super cliche sentence, but I feel most elected people in almost no way represent my values, or the values or best interests of most people.… Continue reading Having all figured out…
Just some quick thoughts. I just finished reading “The New Jim Crow”. There is so much in there, so much to digest and process. So much to pass on. I will probably write/reference this book many times, but one last idea that stuck with me(probably becuase it was in the last section that I read today):… Continue reading Trickle Down
A few days ago I went to the Albuquerque Peace and Justice Center for a screening of “No Más Bebés“. It was a heartbreaking documentary that sheds light on the forced sterilization of minority women in the late 60s and early 70s. The film focused on a group of 10 Hispanic women in the Los… Continue reading “No Más Bebés” Screening
Why I am I starting this blog? Several reasons: I have a horrible memory and it is always nice to have documentation of my thoughts and what was happening in the past. I find I process things differently(better?) when I write them down, so this will be a good outlet for that. Often, I noticed… Continue reading Why I am writing
All In This Together 