In June of 2016 I supported my love Chris as we dealt with the death of both his parents and a co-worker over a three week period. This essay written the summer of those deaths is my attempt to make sense of grief and the struggle to carry all that I care for. Originally published in the anthology You Care Too Much by with/out pretend, the essay Care/Carry/Cure is now … [Read more...] about Care/Carry/Cure an essay from ‘You Care Too Much’
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Press Release: Concern over Changes to Etsy Values Leads to #EtsyStrike
For Immediate Release: July 2018 Concern over Changes to Etsy Values Leads to #EtsyStrike Consumer Strike organized for July 16, 2018 in response to changing values at Etsy. Read submitted statements from the community on changes to values at Etsy here. Click here to download this press release as a PDF | Original call to action from June 2018 here IMPORTANT: … [Read more...] about Press Release: Concern over Changes to Etsy Values Leads to #EtsyStrike
Community Statements on Changes to Values at Etsy #etsystrike
Click to view a spreadsheet of all submissions. View call to action: http://bit.ly/etsystrike IMPORTANT: Letter to Etsy Inc. Board of Directors, July 16 2018 http://bit.ly/lettertoetsy Last month I shared a personal statement about changes to values at Etsy and called for fellow makers who had similar concerns to participate in organizing a day of action together with a … [Read more...] about Community Statements on Changes to Values at Etsy #etsystrike
Et Tu, Etsy? A call for fellow makers to strike.
IMPORTANT: Letter to Etsy Inc. Board of Directors, July 16 2018 http://bit.ly/lettertoetsy Dear fellow makers & Etsy sellers I suggest we plan a general strike, For a media version of key points please click here. Do you know the scene in the musical Rent where a ragtag collection of artists and freaks confront the suits trying to gentrify their New York arts community and … [Read more...] about Et Tu, Etsy? A call for fellow makers to strike.
Democracy is a Strong Seed
Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear. I have as much right As the other fellow has To stand On my two feet And own the land. I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I’m dead. I cannot live on tomorrow’s bread. Freedom Is a strong … [Read more...] about Democracy is a Strong Seed
