White People

White People

Last month, Alternate ROOTS’ annual gathering featured training provided by the organization on Uprooting Oppressions. Three words: intentional, thought-provoking, enriching. We rotated in home groups through sessions on First Peoples, Gender Liberation, and...
As Good As It Gets

As Good As It Gets

When it rains, it pours. At least, that’s what they say. Lately, opportunities to take in big universal messages have been coming at me as if I had giant antennae on my head. I’m not sure if they all have a singular underlying theme, but here are a few...
As Good As It Gets

As Good As It Gets

When it rains, it pours. At least, that’s what they say. Lately, opportunities to take in big universal messages have been coming at me as if I had giant antennae on my head. I’m not sure if they all have a singular underlying theme, but here are a few...
The Controlled Release. Or Make Your Emotions Sing.

The Controlled Release. Or Make Your Emotions Sing.

Often, when I talk to people about the work I do with someone new, they immediately freeze up with that deer-in-headlights-expression. I could at this point script the conversation that comes after said look. One of the following lines usually comes out: “I...
Confession

Confession

I’ve been holding onto this secret for a little while, making sure that the love affair would stick. I think this one’s a keeper.

43 years ago

43 years ago

We were still recovering from the reality-shaking moment of Watergate. It put cracks in the foundation of our democracy.