I'll be perfectly honest: In light of recent events, my first inclination was to update a reading list I collected back in 2016 regarding racism, police brutality, and historical amnesia. But then, a friend of mine reposted this statement from author Rebekah Borucki on her Instagram, and I realized this was not an appropriate response. … Continue reading Resource Roundup: Protesting and Action Beyond the Streets
One Day in a Nation of Guns: Grappling with the Aftermath of Las Vegas
Sometimes, a tragedy is so immense and unfathomable in scope that it becomes a challenge to process what exactly has happened, much less how to move forward. Such seems to be the case for many in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting last week, which claimed 58 lives and injured at least 500 others. … Continue reading One Day in a Nation of Guns: Grappling with the Aftermath of Las Vegas
Guilt, Historical Amnesia, and the Question of Empathy: Appendix
Talk is cheap. If we want change, we have to do something about it. Something substantive. Something that doesn’t co-opt the cause for our own benefit, even if it is unintentional. Something that doesn’t obscure the very reason why we fight but instead shines a light on the issues. Something that can be of help … Continue reading Guilt, Historical Amnesia, and the Question of Empathy: Appendix
Guilt, Historical Amnesia, and the Question of Empathy
Lately, I seem to hear the same voice every morning when I turn on the radio during my daily commute. I can practically feel the pent-up anger, like a suffocating cloud of smoke, filling up my car as Donald Trump’s gravelly voice huffs and puffs through another grandiose yet substantially wanting speech. A few weeks … Continue reading Guilt, Historical Amnesia, and the Question of Empathy
Dinner Party 