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Category Archives: Activism
darkness rising
darkness rising defaced Jewish Cemeteries in St. Louis and Philadelphia. Tombstones toppled. Rural African-American Churches burned to the ground. vandalized Signs at Muslim Study Centers. threats of violence against Members of the LGBTQ Community. Unarmed African-American Men and Women killed … Continue reading
An Article on Elephant Poaching
We are living during the Sixth Extinction, a time in which we are losing species daily as a result of human activity and loss of habitat. A precipitous decline in the African elephant population continues, and it breaks my heart. … Continue reading
“The Great Salish Sea” by Dana Lyons
My grateful thank you to Suzanne G. for sharing this magnificent video and song, “The Great Salish Sea” by Dana Lyons. Orcas, salmon, kelp forest, the Salish Sea and the voice of Dana Lyons. Watch it here. What are you … Continue reading
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Untitled, for Nine
After an altar call Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney Cynthia Hurd Rev. Daniel Lee Simmons, Sr. DePayne Middleton-Doctor Ethel Lee Lance Myra Thompson Sharonda Coleman-Singleton Susie Jackson Tywanza Sanders Do you hear the poetry? Do you hear the music and love … Continue reading
On a Day like This
Inspired by lines from Mother Teresa Exclaim over a day like this, with its high, thin clouds feathering sky over cerulean sea. Wonder at seeing over distances so vast. Marvel at its warming from a slight chill. Even on a … Continue reading
I Reflect on Padden Creek Estuary
On some maps “estuary,” on others “lagoon.” Isn’t this where the conflicts begin, in maps and language, semantics and word choice? Isn’t this where the warring begins, in denial of common waters and sacred ground, as if water and land … Continue reading
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Prayer for Peace, Padden Creek Estuary
Qué la paz prevalezca en la tierra May peace prevail on earth The peace prayer pole has been there — just above the point where Padden Creek enters its estuary at high tide — for as long as I can … Continue reading
“No more hurting people. Peace.”
for Martin Richard A bomb blast. The moment passes into another bomb blast. The volume & incongruity of bomb blasts stuns. These are eye-popping: the cotton-flame billow of explosions, the char & carnage, torn off limbs & bone shards, the … Continue reading
“No more hurting people. Peace” ~ Martin Richard
Is there a more profound message of peace than this, from a young child? The picture is of Martin Richard, the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston bombings. http://dailycaller.com/2013/04/16/heartbreaking-photo-of-8-year-old-killed-in-boston-blast/ Other members of Martin Richard’s family were injured badly. To those … Continue reading
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William Stafford Tribute, January 17, 2013
Here’s a wonderful post by Judy Kleinberg (blogger for Sue Boynton Poetry Contest) about the upcoming William Stafford Tribute at Village Books January 17, 2013. Read the post here. The event will be emceed by James Bertolino, a fine Pacific … Continue reading
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