Music & Poetry: G.L. Morrison (and others) in Concert
April 9, 2013
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Category: justice
Wow! Anti-gay, Racist Oregon Bakery takes the cake
February 5, 2013
Owner of “Sweet Cakes by Melissa” Bakery, Aaron Klein, admits that he refused to complete the order for a wedding cake when he found out the nuptials included two brides. He denies that quoted scripture at the couple and referred to the rebuffed customers as “abominations”. His credibility may be shot by his own vitriolic … More Wow! Anti-gay, Racist Oregon Bakery takes the cake
Black Boys on Mopeds: Politics and Parenting
January 4, 2013
Today needed a little music and this song has been fueling the fire for me for 20+ years. I actually sang this to my son as a lullaby and he sings it to my granddaughter. Here are the lyrics with links/footnotes: Margaret Thatcher on TV shocked by the deaths that took place in Beijing. It … More Black Boys on Mopeds: Politics and Parenting
Mary Anne Mohanraj poem: Four Days After the Shooting
December 18, 2012
Four Days After the Shooting By Mary Anne Mohanraj I dropped off my son at preschool yesterday, drove by a school playground, the children lining up in messy rows. I started to cry, again. Wiped my tears and went on to shop for holiday gifts, spending more, perhaps, on our children than I’d planned. They … More Mary Anne Mohanraj poem: Four Days After the Shooting
Sandy Hook Stories: Heroic teacher Kaitlin Roig saved her class
December 18, 2012
When the police arrived to rescue Mrs. Roig’s first grade class from the bathroom where their teacher had barricaded them, Roig stoically refused them entry; demanding that badges be pushed under the door and then said “If the danger has really passed and you are who you say you are then get the keys from the janitor and unlock the door yourself.” … More Sandy Hook Stories: Heroic teacher Kaitlin Roig saved her class
Sandy Hook stories: Neighbor took 6 young survivors into his home
December 18, 2012
Neighbor took 6 young survivors into his home By PAT EATON-ROBB, AP NEWTOWN, Conn. — Gene Rosen had just finished feeding his cats and was heading from his home near Sandy Hook Elementary school to a diner Friday morning when he saw six small children sitting in a neat semicircle at the end of his driveway. … More Sandy Hook stories: Neighbor took 6 young survivors into his home
Poems of Healing
December 15, 2012
In light of recent events, this page will be static and will connect to poetry, online altars, useful and/or healing connections or dialogues. Recent events: The tragic shootings at the Mall in Clackamas, Oregon (2 shoppers dead and some injured) and at Sandy Hook Elementary School (20 students and 6 faculty). Not included in those … More Poems of Healing
