Well, on the one hand, I’m back in DC after 2 long weeks away from my wife, so that’s wonderful. On the other hand, let’s face it–this weekend was a dumpster fire, as far as current events go. What we saw in Charlottesville, a place I know and love, a place where many of my friends live and have lived, has me angry and afraid. My own words seem pretty impotent, so I spent much of the last 48 hours retweeting people more eloquent and frankly, more informed, than me and donating money to a variety of organizations and individuals who were injured or killed, on their crowdfunding pages (you can find a variety of them here. Also, see this one. And some good links throughout this essay.) Not nearly enough, but what I’ve been able to do thus far.
Let’s hope that this week shines a bit more light in our world. Way too much darkness these days. Here’s what I”ve been reading since last we spoke:
So much written on C-ville, but this piece speaks to us directly in the nonprofit world
And because I am a woman of science…
And a 1st person account from one of our own
[It’s all related]
On a different note, something empowering
See also
Same old, same old, sports people
Not heartening
But this is
I feel like I deserve several of these today alone
2 replies on “Since Last We Spoke, 8-14-17”
Thank you Jen for acknowledging what happened in our beloved Charlottesville it matters. I am too angry and afraid for my family and I am committed to racial justice. Here is a link for those of us that are committed to racial justice.
https://heart-head-hands.com/2017/08/14/for-white-friends-using-social-media-and-not-responding-to-charlottesville/
Thank you for that link. I think about how heartbroken, angry and incredulous my grandfather Ben would be if he could see that the same messages and attitudes of hate with which he was confronted as an Army officer during WWII are rampant today.