My dear activist friends: When posting images in defiance of White supremacy and antisemitism, please remember the reaction that your Black and Jewish friends may have to seeing confederate flags and swastikas. I can’t speak for Black folks, so I’ll refer just to swastikas after this, but keep this in mind when posting either image. … Continue reading Stop Posting Swastikas!
Author: galiagodel
Discomfort with the ACLU
This status contains my thoughts today on the ACLU, as well as a form letter you can use to send to the ACLU to explain their loss of your monthly donation, if you wish to use it. The status is a long one, and is highly subjective. So. The ACLU is the American Civil Liberties … Continue reading Discomfort with the ACLU
Tips for Calling Your Reps
Tips for calling your elected reps : Whether you get a person or an answering machine, start by saying: “Hello, my name is _______, I’m a constituent from [zip code], and I’m calling to ask [senator/representative] ________ to: ” There are three ways to make your call a useful one: Keep it short. If you … Continue reading Tips for Calling Your Reps
Journaling Prompts
Welcome to Friday, my dear friends. This weekend, I’d like to encourage you to do some emotional processing. As a country and as a community, we’re reeling, and many of us have jumped immediately into action. It’s important to check in with yourself, to figure out how you’re doing, how you’re feeling, and what you … Continue reading Journaling Prompts
Relationship Communism
Some thoughts on using “relationship communism” to describe my version of polyamory: While the concept of “relationship anarchy” is appealing to me (each person makes their own decisions about who they want to or can date, usually influenced by the desires and needs of their other partners, but without a set hierarchy or assumed rules … Continue reading Relationship Communism




