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racism, sinkford, UU
What I liked about what Sinkford said about racism
06.23.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on What I liked about what Sinkford said about racismAcknowledging that some of our congregation’s buildings were built with slave trade money. Acknowledging that huge racial diversity just may not be in the cards for us, and that that can be okay if we do other good work. And this: “Many of us thought we were going to solve racism and poverty,” said Sinkford, […]
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good-news, redemption, snark
Snark is redemptive
06.23.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Snark is redemptiveGo tell it on the mountain!
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creation, god, snark
Why I am snarky
06.23.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Why I am snarkyBecause god is snarky. She created a snarky universe in her image. And, lo, it was good, very good.
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ableism, disability, failure, ga, racism, UU
Help me to be a noble failure—while I run this race
06.21.07 | Permalink | 13 CommentsThis is my first GA. And so my first banner parade and opening shindig. And that’s all the academic throat clearing you get on this one. (This one’s long, so I broke into five bite-sized pieces.) 1. Ending institutional evil as we know it The focus of the evening was three moments in UU social […]
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atlanta, flight, peanut-allergy, phoenix, wichita
Don’t eat the peanuts!
06.20.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Don’t eat the peanuts!Flying from Atlanta to Phoenix this morning, we had to make an emergency stop in Wichita. Turns out someone allergic to peanuts ate some peanuts in the “snack pack.” A doctor and a nurse were on board to help, so she’ll be fine, they said. Some folks in the row behind me knew her, and […]
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