Tucson To capture the essence of a place is to know heart and soul. Souls. How we ache, and grieve when they leave us, and then we celebrate the wonder that was having the ones we lost in our lives for a short time which allows us to have them in our hearts forever. My […]
Back from Going to Meeting — Activist Style
Tear Down the Walls Welcome and Plenary I ran across some people today that I met a few years ago through connections made during my very active times in the Women’s Peace Movement; also talked to people who are having other conferences here in Tucson in April, 2014. I adore the conference subtitle… “Change the […]
Gone to Meeting – Tear Down the Walls
Ready to head off to to National Conference that is happening here in Tucson! Finally! Does anyone else come from a part of the country where “Go to Meetin’” was a phrase used for going to church or describing things associated with that action? A “go to meetin’” hat might be one’s good hat, as […]
Okay, I've Had It. This BS Is About Racism!
We have a problem Houston. Oh, Houston has been dismantled. There is no one to answer. We as Americans no longer value science, discovery, learning, and the differences that feed and keep our systems alive. We have allowed our government to be taken over by ignoramuses and stooges in the employment of billionaires. My assumptions […]
Columbus, Chicken DNA and My Dad
1915. It seems worlds away from today. My Dad was born in a small farmhouse outside the burg of Colburn 98 years ago today Indiana to Dorothy and Ellis, a young married couple. He was the first of 8 children, seven of whom lived into adulthood. Today I am in the midst of a juxtaposition […]
Peace Should Have More Than A Day
UN International Peace Day is observed every September 21st per per a United Nations. In 1981, the United Nations General Assembly, by unanimous vote, adopted Resolution 36/67 establishing the International Day of Peace. In 2002 the UN General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the permanent annual date for the International Day of Peace. Photo […]