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Just doing my little part in getting the word out in favor of social justice.  My "favorite" part is how someone somewhere thought that hospitals would be the best place to sort out who was documented and who was not.  Next time you're bleeding out, make sure to bring your passport!

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DiaryI finished one lampshade! I ended up finding the perfect sized lampshades for my irregularly sized bedside table lamps. The tricksy part on top of that was finding the right size shade that was made out of paper or really, really thin linen, so that when I covered the lampshade, I would still get some light. My bedroom walls are already a dark ( Read more... )

Diary

Watching the election results from California was painful. So much suspense. So much agony. And then? Ecstasy. Watching the crowds at Grant Park, I decided that I am going to try to be in Washington DC for inauguration day. Anyone got good hotel recommendations?

The best part of the night, for me, was when Obama started telling us what to ( Read more... )

DiaryI can't tell you how angry I was, watching the RNC and seeing everyone sneer at Community Organizing. I'm a social worker, so as Jon Stewart said, I saw this as a "fuck you, you dumb motherfuckers for thinking you could make a difference in your community." Community Organizing requires leadership, much like executive leadership, but it ( Read more... )