In this deep winter of American politics and culture, the life-forms of the Earth are already flowing their juice into what many call the Resistance. May those fruitful changes flow also into new directions as we explore together how to respond to the President’s speech and his intentions! –Rabbi Arthur Waskow, The Shalom
This is a time that calls for courage, for imagination and for generous dialogue. —Jerry Brown, California Governor Learning our history is resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – January 29 1749, Denmark – Christian VII (29 January 1749 – 13 March 1808) is
Yesterday Kelly and I participated in the Peoples March on Washington We marched for the equality for all people regardless of race, ethnicity, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, immigration status, and disability status. We marched to reject the hate-mongering of the current administration and its pals who seek to divide and
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” —Elie Wiesel Learning our history is resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – January 27 1832, UK – Lewis Caroroll (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) is
There have been 11 shooting incidents in 2018 at schools in the United States. In the U.S., gun-related violence has reached epidemic proportions snuffing out the lives of upwards of 30,000+ people and wounding many more annually. The United States ranks number 1 of 175 countries with the highest rate of firearms at 101 per 100 residents, with
An anti-Trump stance is narrow-minded and short-lived. A pro-equality stance moves us along Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s long arc toward justice. —Berit Van Neste Learning our history is resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – January 25 1800 – The Commonwealth of Virginia reduces the
Never underestimate the power you have when you make your voice heard – you are the driving force behind the resistance. — Kirsten Gillibrand Learning our history is resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – January 24 41, Rome – Roman Emperor Caligula (31
From the movie THE POST: “In the First Amendment, the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government’s power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free