Oct 27, 2022Member-onlyWhat Thao sees that Taylor doesn’tHe’s a colonizer’s darling; she heard cries for justice Oakland lost one of our greatest treasures this year. Mills College leaders gave the school, its land, and all its assets away to the Amazon of colleges, Northeastern University. Sheng Thao was the only City Councilperson who took the time to…Womens Education4 min readWomens Education4 min read
Oct 26, 2022Member-onlyScenes of Silenced ScreamsA few snapshots from the Mills College takeover protests.Womens Rights2 min readWomens Rights2 min read
Oct 11, 2021Member-onlyThe Oakland Poet Who Wrote the Famous “Columbus” Poem Would Rejoice Over “Indigenous People Day"Joaquin Miller, who is fondly remembered for the national poem he wrote about persistence, had a Native American daughter. Joaquin Miller’s poem, “Columbus”* was required reading in American schools for around 75 years, but his first novel, Life Among the Modocs, is about the people lost in the American genocide…2 min read2 min read
Jun 16, 2021Seeding by Ceding8.2K1KMacKenzie ScottThis brings tears to my eyes.This brings tears to my eyes. So many years of exhaustion, fighting for balance in communities of need as corporations do whatever they want. Exhaustion. Hope. This is the wisdom of a writer! We'd love some help trying to #savemillscollege. Please take a look at our efforts!1 min read1 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Nov 18, 2020What’s Your Personal Covid Rating?A simple system for self-identifying our stance+situation. — “I’d invite you in for a minute but.. (lengthy explanation of who I’ve seen and what I don’t know).” “I’d like to hang out but… (lengthy explanation of who I’ve seen and what I don’t know).” “I’d give you a hug but…” The long explanations and hyper-vigilance are getting stressful. Almost as stressful as self-isolation. With the holidays around the corner, I was wondering why there isn’t an easier way…Communication Strategy4 min readCommunication Strategy4 min read
Dec 18, 2019Member-onlyA Voice for DinahMy Niece’s Bat Mizvah drash sheds light on the “Me Too” Movement. Watching my niece read her sermon, I had to keep the tissues handy watching my niece own this piece of cultural history. Hi, I’m Alexa. Today I get to talk about one of the most interesting parts of…Rape9 min readRape9 min read
Dec 16, 2019Member-onlyBest Drash Ever. (What’s a Drash?)Dinah of Genesis finally gets to say, “Me, Too.” I am not a Jew, but I feel so fortunate that my brother chose to become one when he took his first wife. (Sounds so biblical, doesn’t it?) Through him, I learned so much about Judaism that none of my Jewish…Judaism3 min readJudaism3 min read
Dec 9, 2019Member-onlyClimate Back to 1929!Tech talk for time travelers—conservation for preservationists — As Climate Change goes from An Inconvenient Truth to Something We Can’t Ignore to The Way We’ll Have To Live The Rest Of Our Lives, I’m ready to normalize conversation about it and bring action into every part of my life. As a lover of historic recreation events, I often…Climate Change3 min readClimate Change3 min read
Mar 26, 2018Member-onlyI am not a brand.To be a successful writer (or artist, or anything that involves money, relationship, or consistency), we are now supposed to think of ourselves as a brand. For years I have helped other artists and creatives to try to craft their image, but I can’t seem to do it for myself…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Nov 13, 2017Member-onlyLet’s call it what it is: RapismCould this be the word we have been looking for? — There is a moment in my graphic novella, The Reason She Left, where the questioning protagonist brings a conversation about epistemology to a standstill. The characters are talking about how the suffix “-ism” is used to classify a thought system, like like optimism or pessimism, sadism or masochism, nihilism, realism…and…Rape2 min readRape2 min read
