Category: [Legacy]
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Indivisible Northampton Goes to NH
The Protest Team has launched a canvassing campaign that will run into the fall to support Chris Pappas, among others. Volunteers are invited to come to stay at comfortable lodgings in North Woodstock NH. There is at most half a day of campaign work, with plenty of opportunity for hiking, swimming, tennis, and loafing in…
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How to Protest from Home
Many of us cannot march. We cannot, or prefer not to, attend rallies and protests and beautiful events like the recent human statue of liberty on the Commons in downtown Minneapolis. Maybe we have energy-limiting chronic illnesses. Maybe we have limited mobility and can’t easily get to events. Perhaps we are caring full-time for elderly parents or…
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The Debt We Owe
In April’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling, the Supreme Court gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and opened the door for partisan gerrymandering, erasing decades of progress toward meaningful representation for Black people and other people of color. The additional restrictions on Section 2 of the VRA will likely make it significantly more difficult to challenge redistricting, meaning that…
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Incoming From America
Vancouver treasure, commentator, comedian and all round cheerleader of good will, Tod Maffin, asked Americans if they could send Canadians a text, what would it be. He got about 1100 responses and then turned that into a website. The replies are warm, encouraging and I hope will help add balm to our neighbors in the…
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Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months
From First Dog on the Moon at The Guardian: Mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani! He seems nice—but is he? Billionaires hate him! Racists hate him! It has been suggested he is a socialist communist Muslim jihadi terrorist criminal and when he became mayor, New York was going to be bankrupt, full of breadlines,…
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“Unshakeable Things: Gen Z and the New Great Awakening”
Anyone, who can inspire young people to challenge existing systems and grasp a life of humane service, is credit to any profession. In these days, when we find it hard to trust ministers or politicians, how refreshing it is to have Talarico, someone who is both, rising in the Texas race for U.S. Senator.