Witnessing the genocide in Gaza has been so eye-opening for me. I did not know how corrupt our county was and I did not know how corrupt the world was. And I should have known, but I didn’t. Surprise means I believed a lie. And the lie that I believed is that we can do […]
Detroit made me proud last week- I was able to attended the People’s Conference for Palestine, here in my own city. What a wonderful experience to be surrounded with clear-sighted people full of hope, despair, information, ideas and plans. I will share some of what I took away from it for myself and for those […]
What lies do you believe? Identifying and refuting the lies we have internalized is a very dry powerful exercise. It is the path to change entrenched behavior, to create new realities, and to liberate our minds. Here are some lies we have absorbed about the genocide in Gaza. It’s complicated There are overt lies, and […]
It’s impossible not to be exposed to the propaganda of justification for the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the broader occupation in Palestine. Sometimes an argument seems strong, but you have only to lean in to see that most arguments to explain this occupation actually imply their opposite. Let’s steelman a number of the claims […]
Genocide is being committed in Gaza: deliberate, effective, ruthless, evil intentional killing of humans of all ages and identities whose only crime is to be Palestinian. The entire population is the target, the casualties are not collateral damage, but successful targets. Israeli soldiers are dropping the bombs but we are complicit, this is “our” genocide. […]
What if it were true? What if a genocide was being committed during your lifetime, By your so-called allies, with your so-called leaders’ blessing, paid for by your own money? What if the people you empathize with were perpetrating it? Just imagine that for a second, what if? If that were indeed true, ask yourself- […]
I didn’t know I had lost hope until she showed it to me. She insisted her hope, forced me to at least consider its possibility. I had to cry out my doubt, cry a lot, to make room for it. It was awkward at first, living with a stranger but eventually the hope set it, […]
A Monday night. We got back to Holly House after a visit in Clio. Ada fell asleep in the car, Mark talked about his Dad. Louie was in a good mood and didn’t stop us from talking or make us play his music. As we pulled up, we spotted two wild turkeys in the yard […]
I am built from an egg that formed in the womb of my grandmother, which contained instructions for my forming, birthing, growing, and even my ability to support life. Different parts of me have been slowly unfolding all my life without my knowledge or permission; and even though I don’t know about them, I believe […]
There is no coping yourself when you make new life. You cannot pass on without combining. You cannot combine without diluting. There is no gain without loss You can be sad about the loss, but do not grieve it too long. It is inevitable, it is right, and it is good. Child, you will be […]
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