On Sacred Space
“She’s the water” A sage offered a reading at half price She knew what she was doing I paid extra and begged for more time and asked to talk to Pat. He said to put on a kettle I was about to serve the tea. People underestimate me. But,...
THE LABYRINTH
We must trust our own thinking. Trust where we're going. And get the job done. -Wilma Mankiller January 2022 After The Harasser resigned, there was no returning to the regularly-scheduled programming of life, our families, and our work. Something had shifted—we...
on outcomes
The Blog This is going to be quick and may feel scattered or incomplete. We have a book to write but wanted to share some immediate thoughts about Ken Leslie’s resignation from 1Matters.org and Veterans Matter. We also have some updates about what to expect next...
On Burdens II
On September 16th, a deadline had passed. Cami and I gave the Boards of 1Matters.org (known nationally as Veterans Matter) and Toledo Streets Newspaper one month to remove the man who has been harassing women from leadership positions of those organizations for...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KEN LESLIE, DIRECTOR OF 1MATTERS.ORG, VETERANS MATTER, AND ORGANIZER OF TENT CITY, IS THE SUBJECT OF SEVERAL CREDIBLE ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ABUSE OF POWER “Advocate in Chief” has been removed and reinstated from Boards and Committees despite repeated...
On Burdens
I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance. -bell hooks Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night. -Bette Davis as Margo Channing in All About Eve (1950) If I’m being honest, this is...
On documentation
“I thought it would be important to remind these young women how valuable and precious they are. I wanted them to understand that the measure of any society is how it treats its women and girls. And I told them, I told them that they deserve to be treated with dignity...
On Power
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -Alice Walker Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself. -Gloria Steinem Trigger warning: This blog details incidents of sexual harassment...
Objective
In objectivityit would be obviousBut histories andallowances requestunderstandingAcceptance is one thingbutrighting a wrongis stillwhat brings us back around to an objective During the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Confirmation, I was working as a receptionist in a...