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The US Opposes UN Breastfeeding Resolution!
And now the US is officially opposed to breast feeding (at least for the rest of the world)! We have already given up on addressing climate change, environmental protection, regulation of financial institutions, women’s reproductive rights, the rights of young … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, baby, bottlefeeding, clean water, developing countries, health, lactose intolerance, WHO
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“It Takes a Village”
That phrase, “It takes a village” usually refers to the value of having a cohesive and extended group to raise children in a benign fashion. However, of late, I have been realizing that this is equally true of the task … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Love Living at Home', 'River West', 'Village to Village movement', caretaking, eldercare, elderly
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‘These Doors Stay Open!’
My experience of the Trump administration has been one of constant attack on progressive movements I hold dear. Each day, there are new laws, regulations, broadsides, tweets, aimed at reducing diversity, de-regulating financial institutions, alienating international partners, spreading hate and … Continue reading
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Tagged 'birth control', abortion, Ithaca Festival, parade, Planned Parenthood, Tea Party, Trump
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A walk in the Woods
At first, I was just responding to my ‘duty’. I’d been told to take a walk every day to reduce the likelihood of more trouble with my right hip; it had been paining me at night. So, I’d put on … Continue reading
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Tagged backpack, Borneo, Dayak, Etna Preserve, Fingerlakes Land Trust, forest, Kalimantan, Kenyah, New York
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The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and Feminism
I was just visiting friends in Syracuse, New York, not anticipating any mind-blowing new understandings, just expecting to enjoy friends I’d not seen for a long time. My host, William, had arranged a visit to the Skanonh Great Law of … Continue reading
Vaccinations prevent children’s deaths
I am troubled by the growing sentiment in the US against having children vaccinated. There are some who believe that vaccinations are linked with autism. I don’t find the evidence of this convincing myself, but even if such a belief … Continue reading
Protesting in Ithaca in our Pussy Hats
We woke early on 10 March as we planned to attend a political meeting with one of our Congressional representatives, Tom Reed, at the Southside Community Center in Ithaca. Knowing that he would be confronting a hostile audience, he had … Continue reading
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Tagged education, environment, health care, inclusiveness, justice, Lifton, Planned Parenthood, Pussy Hat, Reed
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The Color Pink
For most of my life, I’ve disdained the color pink. It brought to mind the stereotypes of women, the arbitrary allocation of traits, desires and capabilities based solely on biological sex. It reeked of superficiality and concerns with the froth … Continue reading
Something to Raise our Spirits
The election of Donald John Trump was so demoralizing that I could not write. But yesterday, the 22nd of January 2017, has so lifted my spirits that I am again moved to put fingers to keyboard. In December, I was … Continue reading
The Disaster that is Trump
I, like so many others, have been rendered speechless (and unable to write) by the election of Donald Trump to the highest office in our land. It is time for us to ‘wake up’ and speak out. I have watched … Continue reading
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