There's a moment on this morning's Native Land podcast where co-host Andrew Gillum goes to grab a statistic about the national debt from the U.S. Treasury website, and remembers in real time that he should look elsewhere since we can no longer rely on our
Multiple friends in the District asked me to spread the word about this one. * A simple plea from theater-maker and lifelong resident Hannah Hessel * A couple of splashy IG slideshows from Tara Hoot * A budget breakdown, complete with whiteboard, from DC Councilmember Christina Henderson [Bluesky link; also on IG] Item
On Tuesdays, we art!* On a long drive this morning, I listened to the latest How to Survive the End of the World episode. In it, the hosts touch on how many "movement" people are not (or not only) organizers. Below = three exhibits of that. Item 1: Those
As Prerna Abbi-Scanlon illustrated yesterday, we are in the "First they came" poem right now. ICE has "disappeared" a Columbia student, green card holder, and husband to someone eight months pregnant, for exercising his right to free speech. If you're not caught up, here&
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Item 1: Events * Want to learn how to end an oligarchy? ➡️ RSVP for Sunrise Movement's online teach-in Monday night and/or sign up to host one! * Want to help save "one of the last good things on the internet"? ➡️ Last week I mentioned the many Wikipedia
Item 1: Make a weekend plan Something else The Adaway Group said last week on their polycrisis call was (paraphrasing here) that if you feel depressed, you might ask yourself: Am I burnt out and thus need to step back and recharge? Or am I disconnected, and what I need
Item 1: New, material Want to continue sending love toward La La Land? ➡️ Today is the last day to bid on items in the latest Still I Rise auction, and this one is a fundraiser for LA wildfire relief. Dozens of artists have given a HUGE and stunning array of
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It's Mutual Aid Monday! Item 1 If you are in the position to contribute even a few dollars... ➡️ The Trans Youth Emergency Project "provides 1-on-1 custom patient navigation services to unimpacted providers and supports families of transgender youth with emergency grants to help them travel for care.
Item 1: Boycotts, spending, etc. * If you're participating in today's economic boycott, even in some small way, will it be one day, or Day One? asks adrienne maree brown. Consider today a muscle-building exercise, urges Brittany Packnett Cunningham. * Here is a brand new directory of anti-MAGA
Item 1: Skim my cheat sheet I caught some of a webinar today with The Adaway Group called "Living, Working, and Leading in Polycrisis" and was grateful for the space that hosts Desiree Adaway and Jessica Fish created. Here are some strategies they named for individuals. ➡️ Name the
I did it! I moved off Substack. I was heavily influenced by Austin Channing Brown, Imani Gandy, and Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg. Things are still a little messy as I get my space set up on this new platform. I appreciate you being here! Item 1 There's debate around
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Cross-posted from Substack, originally published there on Tuesday 2/25/25. Housekeeping item: In the next day or two, I plan to move the newsletter off Substack and onto a platform called Ghost. More about the decision later. The posts should keep coming to your inbox seamlessly, but if you