Posts Tagged “school”
Today, self care looks like taking an hour out of a day which is already very long to make space for myself. Job one is done for the day, and school finished, and now I’m fixing a good hot meal so I have something more than almonds, caffeine and adrenaline running through myself. The other [...]
Introduction As an American living in the green-conscious city of Portland, OR, I see the words “sustainable”, “green” and “eco friendly” perhaps dozens of times when I go shopping at my locally owned grocery store. But are products wrapped in excess packaging which have traveled possibly thousands of miles from their point of origin where [...]
The Motion Picture Association of America was founded forty-two years ago by its longtime head, Jack Valenti. Since then, the MPAA’s standards for rating sexuality in movies have not changed significantly. American cultural values, on the other hand, have shifted and subjects which were once verboten are now considered blasé. Violence is rampant in the [...]
We are taught from our earliest experience that gender is a simple concept. Boy or girl, blue or pink, Tonka or Barbie; the line is clearly marked. You are either one or the other, and to transgress the boundary of gender is to transgress against the very fabric of our society. To step over or [...]
Saving it up a bit at a time! Many thanks to those folks who contribute to making this possible.