The Scene: George having a discussion outside with neighbor S, a self-described “Christian Man” and his wife, with several silent spectators, and briefly with D, a “radical” who lives in S’s Chicago beachfront condo building We are in complete agreement on some issues, abortion not being one of them. “Killing…

What does it mean for me to be “a man” in comparison to someone I know being “a woman”? It means a lot, and at the same time it can mean nothing. Growing up I felt isolated from others — very alone. In significant ways it might have been similar…

It was a crowd of primarily Black spectators that first brought my racial being to consciousness. I will never forget the pointing, laughter, and yells: “Look at the white girl!” As a sophomore in high school in the mid-1980s, I was the different one for the first time, the minority…

Yesterday (Saturday) Morning I was at a Chicago Abortion Clinic at 6:10 a.m. (early) for my first shift as a Clinic Escort. A man was kneeling on the sidewalk, eyes closed, praying. He had two (religious related) books and a large cross. Though he was silent, and didn’t “do anything”…

WE DO THIS ’TIL WE FREE US — by: Mariame Kaba is a special book!1. Prison-industrial complex abolition is a political vision, a structural analysis of oppression, and a practical organizing strategy. While some people might think of abolition as primarily a negative project — “Let’s tear everything down tomorrow…

Hearing and Taking in Difficult Truths May 19, 2022 A significant number of us are progressive (usually white) people living in an upper-middle class world where we see a horrible divide between radical right wing — often Republican — politicians and followers, and we — people who value loving caring relationships with others. We are united…

May 15, 2022 The words are so, so true! I am sad, I am angry! The silence of so many today is criminal!

“I’m here to discuss YOUR White Male Privilege …!” White boy — Get Off your A$$ !! Goodbye Toxicity — Let’s Join the Others, Already Working Towards Necessary, Systemic Change I N T R O D U C T I O N This writing focuses upon cis-gendered, upper-middle class white…

The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical farce and slapstick. …