Hi folks! Wow, it’s been quite some time. And in that time, I’ve completed the Anne Braden Anti-Racist Training Program, joined the Coordinating Committee for our local chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), and started a new job as the Lead Organizer with People Acting in Community Together (PACT), a PICO federation. I’m pretty happy about where new … Read More
Time for some feedback!
Hello lovely folks! As you may have noticed, things have slowed down a little bit. I’ll be honest, I really love writing posts, but it’s been hard to get back into it after vacation! I’ve felt this way with organizing, and well, most things. If I do it regularly, I enjoy it and am happy. Skip a little, and just … Read More
Is the personal political?
(About 8.5 minutes to read) This past Wednesday I shared a deeply personal story about my body, my feelings about my body, and how it impacted the way I interacted with others. It was published in my friend’s sex, dating, and relationship column, The Debrief, on JewishBoston.com. Here are the thoughts that went through my head throughout this process: It’s 3am and I … Read More
How to Defeat the Underpants Gnomes
Before you do anything else, watch the video above. I’ll wait. (About 5.5 minutes to read) Ok thanks, this will be so much easier to explain now that you’ve watched it (P.S. if you’re lying to me, I swear, the thing is 30 seconds long and applies to your life ALL THE TIME). I’ve seen exactly two episodes of South … Read More