food and the erosion of humanity
the slippery slope of who is legal
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playing defense
It's time for a good offense.
if it’s not getting better it’s getting worse
when the change they seek won't help
looking future 2024
one step forward, two steps forward
playing favorites 2024
This is the annual list of my five favorite books—a once-ambitious number that now feels super low. I read a lot this year and left many books unread on the table. There’s always 2025, right? Be the future is now an official store on bookshop. I don’t
not my business
on those who put the "business" back into "LGBTQ+ business"
things to read: november
and one thing to watch
trust in community
from one community member to another
beyond self-care
we can do better than more isolation
frogs in water
is it just me or is it getting hot in here?
owner and CEO
on who's in charge around here
the limits of pragmatism
this post is not about the election
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just asking questions
"why are people on the street running away from my clipboard?"
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the dehumanization machine
what to connect when you're disconnecting
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bouncing back
social programs just want a rubber ball
personal
cruelty always leaves a mark
why do those in power do so much to hurt the people at the bottom?
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talking to statues
what do you do when you get to the party and everyone's staring at you and also they want to take away people's rights?
start the future
tuning my message, pt. 2
dropping the new brand
working
transitional leaders and me
on choosing new skills carefully
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the future of food banks
and the people who serve themselves first
start the future
let’s build a cooperative, step 5: conduct a feasibility study
Welcome back to my series on how to start a cooperative! This is a 10-step experiment moving from idea to launch. Step 1 covered the idea and brought together a team of cooperators. Step 2 clarified those needs into a potential business. Step 3 defined the vision and got our
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gathering at a conference
Only a few major decisions separate a boring conference from a spectacular one. When done well, a conference can feel like a real gathering of minds or a once-in-a-lifetime event. Gone a different way, conferences can be boring, unpleasant, a waste of time and money, even sad. The conferences I’
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flinch or fight
I drove to the gym this morning. I turned left onto the main road, taking the turn with cars behind me. A woman nearby was finishing her walk up a steep hill. She was looking down as she walked but raised her gaze to mine as I approached. I steered
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grafted ways of being
How do I perceive the world? My frame of reference is by default a colonial one. I often think and speak in English, which is a language not native to the land I live on. My parents and most of my family members are not white. We belong to many
