Four Tales of Our Present Moment By Adrienne Lauby (Spoiler Alert: There are details about two of the novellas in the essay below.) I have a reader’s crush on Cory Doctorow. Maybe you’ve heard of him? He’s written 20 books, or maybe 52 – depending on how the counting is …
(Image is AI generated) Looking Inward: White Privilege and Our Ally-ship Journeys Racial justice starts from within. Only when white people reckon with our own privilege and internalized racism can we start to make meaningful progress toward racial justice in the world. Join us in a safe, nonjudgmental space to …
On Oct 8, Racial Justice Allies of Sonoma County hosted a presentation about the Palestinian genocide with Tarik Kanaana and Carol Bloom These are the notes.
THREE YEARS ON: PALESTINIAN GENOCIDE AND SHARED STRUGGLE Thursday, October 8, 2026 6:30-8:00PM, FREE ONLINE Palestinian American Tarik Kanaana and Jewish American Carol Bloom, both Sonoma County activists, will share reflections and discuss aspects of the 3-year-long ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. They will share personal experiences, information, perspectives, …
(Photo credit: RC & Z) Remember Hope? by Z I’m hopeful that our generation will not destroy the planet I’m hopeful that there will be a world for my grandchildren to mold and make better I’m hopeful that there is a place we can all meet and find our humanity …
(Image generated by AI) Journal entry for Sept. ‘26:I’m really struggling these days with the violence, the rampant hatred and scapegoating, and the intense conflict and divisiveness reflected in the many spheres of our society—culturally, politically, socially, environmentally, economically, spiritually, and more. I wonder if you feel it too?This unbearable …
(Published by OpenClipArt, SVG ID, 173993) For four days in April my partner and I immersed ourselves in a rare experience: The White Privilege Conference, convenient for us as it came to Seattle this year. We have gone to it several times over the last decade and it’s always been …
Join us for a conversation with acclaimed author and UCLA Professor Terence Keel on how autopsy reports mask the truth about in-custody deaths, which disproportionately involve Black and Latino men. Each year, police officers kill over 1,000 people they’ve sworn to protect and serve. While some cases, like George Floyd’s and Sandra …
Author Speaking Event: Fighting for a Foothold: How Government and Business Undermine Black Middle-Class Suburbs by Angela Simms, PhD Thurs. May 28, 20266:30-8PM/PST, FREE online Join us in conversation with Barnard-Columbia professor and author Angela Simms, an expert on the political and economic forces keeping Black suburbs from prospering like their white …
Remember the time when anything was possible? Once we were young and believed in the world and our parent’s dreams for us that our lives would be better than theirs. Are we in a better place? We are on a precipice as the world we know has morphed into something …