The following is a short essay written for performance that I shared with the International Women Artists’ Salon in New York City in August and wrote in a hurried day and a half on the topic of cross-generational engagement. … Continued
I alluded briefly in my last post to what my intentions were in going to Alberta and B.C., but want to write some about the horrific projects and inspiring resistance that are growing in tandem throughout those provinces. Though I … Continued
This commentary originally appeared in The Inlander on March 20, 2014 under the title “A Hate/Love Relationship”. The past five years I’ve functioned as a Spokane consultant for friends, acquaintances and friends of friends, answering questions about how to get … Continued
The following essay originally appeared as a feature commentary in the anarchist magazine, Fifth Estate, in its Fall 2013 issue which had the theme of madness. Growing up in the post-9/11 U.S., I’ve experienced the psychological discord of this culture … Continued
This post was originally featured in two parts on Spokane FAVS in Summer 2013. Earlier this summer, I returned from an overwhelming, surprising, and enlightening trip to what I apolitically call “The Holy Land.” This seems to be a good … Continued
Down and Out in Bil’in and Nazareth (Homage to George Orwell) A commune straight out of my hippie heartland surrounded by settlements and lights where there were never lights for the 100 years of living there in caves and tents … Continued
We started our morning by visiting Yad Vashem, the Israeli memorial and museum of the Holocaust. It is architecturally interesting and probably the best laid-out museum I’ve visited, with an easy flow from one area to the next, where guests … Continued
This is not a conflict with ‘sides’ in the sense that it is portrayed in the U.S. media, nor in the way that I somewhat characterized it in my original fundraising publication, which is available on this site. The information-rich, … Continued
We encountered the separation wall sooner than I expected and I immediately wondered how it could be explained to “normal” tourists. The justification consistently supplied is “security”, but looking at a simple map of the Green Line overlaid with the … Continued
Friday, May 24 9:50 PM CT time After hours of mild distress, I finally found that there is an alternate route that will get me to DC in time (at least) for my departing flight. Overall, I think I handled … Continued