I want to change culture, and direct action is part of my life. I think about direct action of different kinds–symbolic, performative, solidarity. Some acts of service can be direct action also. statement Serving food to hungry people is a real way to help, but it can also be a statement. Food Not Bombs says… Read More »
Hello, we’re moving. I decided to share with you the letter I wrote to the supporters of Nevada Desert Experience announcing our departure. It was fun to write, but the paragraph thanking the holy people is edgy! happy May Day Dear peace supporters of Nevada Desert Experience, Hello and happy May Day from the desert,… Read More »
Last year I knew I needed to cut back on my responsibilities and activities, but I didn’t know how. Everything I did felt crucially important. But I needed to give more energy to myself, work on my health, and lower my stress. It could be a matter of life and death. I want to tell… Read More »
Recently I heard this song by Killer Mike about Ronald Reagan that blew my mind. History like this–wow. And the ending makes me exclaim every time. Such a brilliant culmination of everything he said before that, and such a strong, real response to that weird flag waving, teary-eyed nostalgia I remember, when Reagan died. The… Read More »
Oh hey, we stopped by the goddess temple and ran into a friend. We talked to her and her dogs. Then we continued northwest on the 95 to Mercury and visited the culvert tunnels. These tunnels for a long time have been a special place for art by activists. I like to go there and… Read More »
Sister Megan died a few days ago. She was an important figure in my life, though we never met in person. We spoke on the phone, and there were a few emails. She was 91. She was a very dear nun activist, beloved by so many. Ming knew her because she helped run Nevada Desert… Read More »
Hey, I’ve been thinking about sacred rage. I had a friend who hated his coworker for her taste in music–insipid, bland. Well, maybe he hated her for other reasons, but her taste in music sealed the deal. I listen to chill music, but I can listen to angry music too. When I was a teenager,… Read More »
This is the group shot of the vigil we attended on Wednesday morning at Creech Air Force Base, part of the week-long, annual event Shut Down Creech. It was a vibrant group of people. The protesters of Shut Down Creech remind me of what I like about activism. Idealistic people imagine a better way and… Read More »
In the early morning on Trinity Day, I did a peace ritual in the courtyard. Ming recorded me. Please see the video. It’s mostly a prayer. I post the words of the whole ritual in the description. Thanks for praying with me, or using this ritual to design your own. I planned and wrote it… Read More »
When I lived in Sacramento, I went to a women’s clinic for birth control. The patients were mostly women of color, because of how poverty works. The place gave free services to we who had no health insurance. I was unemployed and under-employed, and I got birth control free. Yeah, it was mostly poor people.… Read More »