(About 2.5 minutes to read, and a lifetime to answer) Some of you know I began the Anne Braden Anti-Racist Training Program through the Catalyst Project since the beginning of February. I’m very excited to share with you what I’ve been thinking about and learning about what it means to be a radical, anti-racist organizer, whenever I have free time … 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
My Name is Not Saul Alinsky, and Neither is Yours.
At my first meeting in my new job a few years back, I put an agenda on the white board. I asked if anyone had anything to add, but all I got were eye rolls. Then I had us set ground rules: we start and end on time, we respect each other, etc. When this painful meeting was over, one … Read More
Learning How to Lose
Tuesday was election day, and the end of my first cycle in electoral politics. Many of you know that I worked for a State Senate candidate since March, have been helping with the Democratic Committee in the area since April, and in October took on Field Director positions for two City Council campaigns. It was a lot to handle at … Read More