model minority, opportunistic, realistic, seldom takes the initiative, but.... compassionate, "stand still" realized, ready for change, eyes unshut.... inspired by the creativity of others and moved by acts of courage.... education incomplete, often gracious in defeat, binds yet uncut....
Hey! Just wanted to check in and see how things are going out there. FYI, there's a decent chance Jessi will be at USC for grad school. She's still deciding where to go in the fall. I have no idea where you are in relation to USC, but it would be really cool if y'all could catch up. Let us know how it's going and just give us a buzz if you need any support! Sarah
It was so so great to meet you at the conference! Thank you so much for adding your energy and insight (and beeps and honks) to the workshop. Did Sarah get those books to you?
Hi Mark! Thanks for writing. I loved meeting you all - I was sad that my friend John was tired..it would have been good to talk more at the bar.
In terms of the symbol (I was totally unprepared to give a summary of the idea to ya'll that night by the way - sorry I wasn't more coherent!), I feel a need for a more specific symbol than the flag - in addition to the flag. In a way, I see it as a preparatory step. I don't think it's possible to build the America (or even the smaller communities) that we want without an honest assessment of our past and current collective history.
Ahh! I am a rambler! I'm going to send you the draft I've just written up. I'd love it if you'd send me your feedback. Tell me if it's clear, if you connect to the idea or not, why, any suggestions, criticisms...I would love to hear what you think. There are a few of us working on this, and after the smaller group has edited this draft I'm going to send it out to a much larger group to see how people respond.
At 5:56pm on September 11, 2008, New American said…
Yo Mark. I haven't heard anything from the Womens' League of Voters yet. If i don't here anything from here this week, I'll give her a call to see what's up. I actually left that number in the Social Movements book i had with me that day, and i think i might have left it with you guys. So i'll have to pick up the book and the number some time. Oh and sorry for not showing up on Monday for football. Did Jesus show up? Sarah got out late and it would have been a far drive to go back and forth from L.A. And i couldn't call cuz my phone died. You guys should come out. Its pretty cool around here and we're walking distance from some cool restaurants and night life. Just let us know. Hopefully we can all hang out this weekend or maybe get some practices going before next season starts.
Dude so sarah and i saw freedom to fascism and esoteric agenda. Both were good and i signed up on the freedom to fascism website. Esoteric agenda was a little choppy for me though. He didn't present everything clearly so you can make the connections. There's a lot of stuff I have to look up. And fuck the Real ID Card!
Hey man thanks for the words and thoughts. Here you go, tees is one of the many used slang terms for police. So in that verse I am playing on the spelling and sound of universities. All in all just trying to make a comment on differing societal influences without valuing one over the other, pressure is pressure just the same. The beauty lies in how deal with it.
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peacemakertraining@gmail.com is Brie and jquizar@afsc.org is Jessi. I couldn't find Sarah's though. Sorry!!!
In terms of the symbol (I was totally unprepared to give a summary of the idea to ya'll that night by the way - sorry I wasn't more coherent!), I feel a need for a more specific symbol than the flag - in addition to the flag. In a way, I see it as a preparatory step. I don't think it's possible to build the America (or even the smaller communities) that we want without an honest assessment of our past and current collective history.
Ahh! I am a rambler! I'm going to send you the draft I've just written up. I'd love it if you'd send me your feedback. Tell me if it's clear, if you connect to the idea or not, why, any suggestions, criticisms...I would love to hear what you think. There are a few of us working on this, and after the smaller group has edited this draft I'm going to send it out to a much larger group to see how people respond.
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