Holding Space
I talk, interact and have relationships with white people and I am learning to relate better to their challenge regarding the subject of race.
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Adrienne Lauby
Resources and Poems Related to Palestine-Israel
This is a list of resources and poems that came out of our Oct. 26 dialog on this topic. The film “Gaza Fights for Freedom” is available free on YouTube. Made in 2018, it gives an incredible insight into the situation in Gaza 5 years ago and goes a long …
The Wisdom of Dr. Catherine Meeks
by Z As I delved into discovering the exact perspective of Dr. Meeks on how to start to heal racism, I came across her blog called A FEW SHADES BRAVER BLOG. Here I found a wealth of wisdom and common sense with some essays that especially struck me. In response …
A Post-Modern Queer Interrogates Cree Homosexual Life
Review by Adrienne Lauby This is a simple little book on the face of it, 159 pages which describe the return to a hometown and home reservation in a format similar to a diary. But, this narrator sets out to capture the truth of a contemporary indigenous (Cree) queer life, …
The Joy of Hope
By Z Ah — December — that wonderful month when the world softens — hearts fill with warmth and the world chills for a moment. I love watching my old films favorites – A Christmas Carol with Alistair Sims and It’s a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart. Now, how white …
Would George Washington Let His Kids Study Critical Race Theory?
Thurs. Oct. 20, 6:30-8PM, FREE Join us for a dialogue on the role of Critical Race Theory in the rewriting of American History. Find out historically what Critical Race Theory is and what it isn’t. Explore what myths and truths that we, and kids today, know and don’t know about George Washington. Discover …
How Can White People Contribute to a Better World?
By Adrienne Lauby You know how it is when someone says something disparaging about “white men” and then suddenly there’s an awareness that there is a white man in the room? Have you noticed people rushing to reassure the guy, “We’re really not talking about you.” Or, in other situations …
Examining My Racial Blinders
by Wendy Millstine Back in January, I was watching the Netflix mini-series called Maid. The series addresses domestic abuse, violence, poverty, addiction, codependency, mental health, and social work. The series is loosely based on the author Stephanie Land’s best-selling memoir, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to …
A Deeper Multiculturalism: A Review of the Children’s Book Jack & Agyu
A Deeper Multiculturalism: A Review of the Children’s Book Jack & Agyu, written by Justine Villanueva and Illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao. Winner of the Gold Medal for the Benjamin Franklin Award for Children’s Picture Book from the Independent Book Publishers Association By Christopher Bowers Jack & Agyu is a children’s …
A Review of Leny Strobel Mendoza’s Poetry of Decolonization By Christopher Bowers
A Review of Leny Strobel Mendoza’s Poetry of Decolonization By Christopher Bowers In Glimpses: A Poetic Memoir (Through the MDR Generator) Filipino-American author, academic and local community leader Leny Mendoza Strobel takes an arguably more personal approach to this work than in her previous writing. However, as the reader soon …