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International Women’s Day in Wausau
We had a sunny but blustery morning on Saturday, March 8, 2025. About 40 people attended the International Women's Day March this year along Rib Mountain Drive. Many were holding signs for Susuan Crawford who is running for the State Supreme Court.
Modern Abolitionists – All
I remember trout fishing in the mountains just east of Salt Lake City when we lived there in the '60s. Beautiful, clear, achingly cold streams in mountain valleys so picturesque you almost didn't care if you caught any fish at all. The prize might well have been just breathing in the view along with the cool, clean air. One hot afternoon I followed a small feeder stream away from the river I had been fishing. About a hundred yards or so up the ravine the small stream literally disappeared under a dark, thick wall of shrubs and scrub oak. I spread some branches ...
COOPERATION 106
cooperation [ koh-op-uh-rey-shuhn ]
an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit
mutually beneficial interaction among organisms [nations] living in a limited area [planet Earth]
It was back in November of 2024 that I wrote COOPERATION 105 in this series. There has been so much turmoil in the ensuing 3 months that it has been hard to imagine any sort of cooperation in the U.S. or globally. Yet the urgency for cooperation has only grown – in the U.S. and globally.
Donald Trump, of course, moved into the ...
Building the Resistance
The 24-Hour Economic Blackout
Back in December I wrote about using our power as consumers to oppose the Trump wrecking crew. (“Now what? Tactics for resistance,” The Duluth Reader, Thursday December 5, 2024). In that article I suggested taking the fight to the wealthy Trump supporters by reducing our spending and not buying from companies that supported him.
I am not the only one pushing this tactic. I recently got an email saying that comedian Jon Stewart has been calling for Friday, February 28 to be a “24-hour Economic Blackout.” I have not found Jon's ...
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
(Susan Crawford Rally)
Saturday, March 8
RIGHTS, EQUALITY, EMPOWERMENT
On March 8, at 10:30 AM, join us to celebrate International Women's Day under the theme, “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” And I add, also the men who support them. This year's theme calls for action that can unlock equal rights,power and opportunities for all and a feminist future where no one is left behind.
We only have a few weeks left before the election and I can’t shout it loudly enough how important this election ...
MADISON DAY OF ACTION WITH NAOMI
Are you upset with the state of affairs in our state and nation! Come join us for an exciting day at WISDOM’S Madison Action Day, Thursday, April 10, 2025!
WISDOM is a state-wide network of people looking for the common good. WISDOM is committed to just change that brings health and stability for the second, third and seventh generations to come. NAOMI is one of 12
Affiliates in the state. Join with all the Affiliates for a dynamic day of advocacy, learning, and action with an opportunity to engage directly with your elected Representatives and Senators. Connect with ...
Immigration Lies
President Trump’s Border Czar, Tom Homan, said, “If you are in the country illegally, you are on the table. We have millions of people with background investigations, paying a fee, standing in line to come into this country the right way,” giving the impression that people entering this country “the right way” would be safe.
At best he was misleading the American public.
Last week, 600,000 Venezuelan refugees with proper background checks and vetting by the Department of Immigration (DPI) had their Temporary Protective Status (TPS) classification cancelled. ...
Indinawemaaganidog – We are ALL Related
Many Native American tribes have a word meaning "We are ALL related". For the Ojibwe people that word is Indinawemaaganidog. It represents a concept foreign to English speakers in its all-encompassing inclusivity. Not only are all people part of a single family, but so is all of life on this fine planet, including rocks and mountains, rivers and lakes. Knowingly, living in a world full of family is rich with implications. We respect family, we honor and love our family. We are grateful for gifts given, wanting to give something in return. Most importantly, ...
CRISIS OF FAITH
In past times of turmoil and chaos, the faithful would often rely on their firmly rooted sacred beliefs. But what if those beliefs are part of the problem? What if they are facilitating the destruction of our very democracy?
American Christianity -specifically Christian nationalism– has damaged America in profound ways, causing a severe crisis of faith that’s driving people FROM the teachings of Jesus. Christianity is being hijacked by grifters and hypocrites, the very people Jesus challenged. He challenged the authority of the rich ruling class, called ...
A Little Poem for You
Starving child we’d once have fed
Lay her out with other dead
Once our flag meant “safe” and “free”
Now it means autocracy.
Diseases we could one day cure
Research ended, no one’s sure
Our secrets open, now exposed
To terrorists and other foes
Humble people, work on farms
Shackled, sent to unknown harms
Billions more for him and cronies
Starts to seem as if they’re phonies