We have gotta learn how to be gentler with our good selves, dearhearts. How often have you said to yourself, "It's awful what I'm going through but so many people have it so much harder"? How …
6 Reasons Why Moms Make the Best Activists
I have a lot of mom friends who are really worried about how the world is looking these days. But so many of these moms never think beyond the ballot box every few years. Their lack of self-assurance …
Music to Move the World: “This is America” by Donald Glover (a.k.a., Childish Gambino)
Well, just in case you've been swamped with work or kidnapped by aliens lately or something and missed it, this week's Music to Move the World is Donald Glover's "This is America." Because this one …
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Why Art and Activism are BFFs
Mac and Cheese. Peas and Carrots. Bread and Butter. Art and Activism. Some things just go together, don't they? Why is that? Have you ever noticed that wherever you see an activist movement at its …
Music to Move the World: Bread and Roses
This Wednesday was May 1st, also known as May Day, also known as International Worker's Day. In honor of the occasion, let's make this Friday's Music to Move the World "Bread and Roses." Where …
How to Win using Humor: Recommended Radical Read – Saul Alinsky
Ever tried to fight back against someone making a joke? As soon as you get defensive, you've lost, right? Ever wish you could master the power of humor, that fine art of winning by weaponizing the …
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Politics is not a Dirty Word
You got that lecture when you were young, didn't you? You can't mention three things in polite conversation: money, politics, or religion, they told us. Well, I'm calling bullshit. Money, …
7 Strategies to Survive Reading the News
Holy crap, the news has been a doozy again this week! How have you been holding up? Are you suffering from news overwhelm? How many times this week have you winced before opening the news or your …
Why I’m Ditching Self-Care for Self-Love
Have you gotten sick of all the self-care talk? I have. It's so in-your-face and well, useless. How many times have you seen a product being marketed and snorted to yourself, thinking …
When organizing is like screaming–and that’s a good thing, really
When I was young activist, I'd jump on the soapbox in a heartbeat. As I've aged as a grassroots organizer I've learned to not speak unless I've really got something worthwhile to share. On the other …
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