Category Archives: Activism

Glad I Saw It: Signs of Inclusion & Resistance

Posted on July 25, 2017 by

Just over six months ago, I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Women’s March in Washington D.C. Just as I felt compelled to attend the March for Women’s Lives in April of 1992, I felt a real … Continue reading →

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#IWD2017’s No Judgment Reminder of Our Privileges

Posted on March 8, 2017 by

There are plenty of lefty think pieces (is that what we’re calling them these days?) about how there are many women who aren’t able to strike today, the #DayWithoutAWoman. There are plenty of righty commentaries about how women who are … Continue reading →

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Evergreen: Authority Figures MUST Train to DeEscalate

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

As I’ve written before, I get it. I really, really do. Being in a position of authority, especially with teens is a constant tension. All day you get pushback and challenges, some are good-natured, some are intensely hurtful and personal, … Continue reading →

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I Am Not Your Negro: James Baldwin’s Call to Action is On US

Posted on February 4, 2017 by

The Oscar-nominated I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, is a must-see. You can stop reading now and just get to the nearest theater today. I was lucky to be at the Montclair Film Festival and Montclair Fund for Educational Excellence sponsored … Continue reading →

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Ivanka Trump needs to have a hard conversation with her father.

Posted on February 2, 2017 by

Several years ago, a year or so before my father’s illnesses kept him indoors, we went to pick up dinner for a family gathering. He drove. As we were leaving, he almost hit a pedestrian as he was pulling out … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump Doesn’t Know Who Frederick Douglass Is. Happy Black History Month!

Posted on February 1, 2017 by

I’m not making this up. Click here. Maybe our Electorally Elected POTUS without a mandate doesn’t know who Frederick Douglass is (or the other totally unknown and obscure people like Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks…) because Douglass dissented loudly and … Continue reading →

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Glad I Saw It: Patriotic Pride

Posted on January 13, 2017 by

This is our new flag; it’s so new I haven’t even ironed it yet. I purchased this thinking I’d put it up on inauguration day, but I didn’t want to wait. It is a hopeful sight, and I need that … Continue reading →

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Self-Care in the Age of Trump

Posted on December 6, 2016 by

It’s going to be a marathon, folks. And we need you all primed, warmed-up, and ready. Many people have expressed feelings of helplessness and hopelessness to me in recent days. The adrenalin of the immediate aftermath of the election has waned, … Continue reading →

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Betsy DeVos is Unqualified – Public Education is Worth Fighting For

Posted on November 26, 2016 by

For the last several years, I have spent my fall supervising (consoling, supporting, commiserating, listening to, advising, crying with, laughing with, critiquing, boosting, hugging) student teachers. They have been an amazing, diverse, and skilled group. We need young people to … Continue reading →

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Complacency = Complicity; Don’t Stand Idly By

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

If you aren’t condemning what is happening, if you aren’t paying attention, if you are shrugging because you aren’t (yet) personally affected, you are complicit. No matter who you voted or didn’t vote for, don’t waste time with finger pointing … Continue reading →

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