This was the question presented to me by my girl friend as we left a political march after the Dobbs decision (which overturned Roe v. Wade, a day that sunk my soul). She heard one was happening downtown but had never been to any kind of protest or political anything before. She thought, “I know whose gonna be going” and called me. *internal fist pump*
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how dare we?
Yesterday was another day to Stand On Every Corner, and, for the first time in a new location, I stood alone.
Activist Mothering
I have been struggling with how much to include Wee One on with regards to my activism, which has stepped up in the past year or so.
I Am Doing Something
The Art in Protest / The Protest in Art
As I have written several times lately, I was raised in St. Louis. Police action in one of our suburbs, Ferguson (yes, legally it’s a small town, but it’s really a suburb of St. Louis), has been the center of protests around the world over the past week, but especially in the U.S. The night it was announced the officer would not face criminal charges for killing a young man, different parts of the city – literally – burned. Cars and buildings were on fire and in other ways destroyed and fire crews couldn’t get to them for the force and crush of people on the streets.
I Didn't Just Wake Up This Morning With A Craving 