January 2012
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Virginia GOP Will Require Voters To Sign ‘Loyalty... →
pantslessprogressive:
I thought all of the GOP pledges this year were incredibly outrageous, but this “oath” for voters is probably one of the most entertaining.
The Virginia State Board of Elections has approved a request from the Republican Party of Virginia to “require voters to sign a loyalty oath in order to participate in the state’s presidential primary on March 6.”
A little background:...
live on: EPIC SELF CARE POST →
youarenotyou:
Self care according to the senses:
Scent. Burn scented candles or incense. Pick some fresh flowers or herbs for your home (basil = heaven). Fry onions or garlic if it’s your thing (it’s definitely mine). If you can afford to, buy some essential oils that make you feel…
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I...”
– Rumi (via simplyisis)
“When I speak of origins, of re-membering, it is because the knowings that are...”
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Cherrie L. Moraga, from her 2005 essay Indigena as Scribe, from A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness: Writings, 2000-2010
(via colorgoddess)
“You are a bad idea
An exit wound.
A word I cannot translate.
A name I cannot...”
– Jeanann Verlee (via loverofstories)
“This is a call to arms. A call to be gentle, to be forgiving, to be generous...”
– Oprah Winfrey (via monamade)
Be gentle…
(via jonubian)
“When I am silent, I have thunder hidden inside.”
– Rumi (via mirroir)
Ethnic Studies library list!
tierracita:
After getting a couple asks for the list, I thought I would just publish it here more directly.
It’s unfortunately alphabetized by author, but until I get that fixed, here you go.
Over 800 books (some are duplicates) by POC and about POC/POC issues/politics and I just ordered more on friday:)
“I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?”
– Ernest Hemingway (via eaturhartout)
Do I Really Need a Title?: Loose Woman by Sandra... →
ninalachapelle:
They say I’m a beast. And feast on it. When all along I thought that’s what a woman was. They say I’m a bitch. Or witch. I’ve claimed the same and never winced. They say I’m a macha, hell on wheels, viva-la-vulva, fire and brimstone, man-hating, devastating, boogey-woman lesbian. Not…
Washington turns former Mexican officials into...
univisionnews:
Mexico City’s Independence Monument. Mexican agents on the U.S. government’s payroll are said to work out of a hotel facing this landmark. (Flickr: Hippolyte Bayard)
By MANUEL RUEDA Channel: Latin American Affairs
Mexican law enforcement officers are finding a suitable alternative to retirement: working as spies for the U.S. embassy in Mexico City.
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Top 5 Gifts for the Activist in Your Family →
juansaaa:
Do you know someone who is active within their community? Someone so passionate about an issue that they can’t contain themselves and are constantly recruiting people to a cause? Yep, we know the type. That is why we are offering this brief guide to give you some ideas on what to gift that special noise-maker within your circle of trust.
5. Pen & Paper
We are not joking with this...
