I know today is Indigenous Peoples Day. But I started to write this last week on International Day of the Girl. Is it ok to celebrate women today too? I think so. It seems like a good time to share a post I wrote this summer for my church blog. As I often proclaim, I …
Tag: Women
Women and girls
"There's nothing like having a daughter for turning you into a feminist," remarked a parishioner after a sermon I gave sometime ago. While I remember neither the specific statement I made nor exactly when this exchange occurred, I vividly remember thinking, "I really hope I was a feminist before we had a daughter. Maybe I …
Victory! What’s next?
Thursday was a really good day. After months and even years of delay, the U.S. House of Representatives FINALLY passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) - and with it the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA)! The General Board of Church & Society of The United Methodist Church reminded us what The United Methodist …
‘Break the Chains…Women Are Not Possessions’
It's noon on Valentine's Day. It's time to dance and break the chains! If I could be, I would be downtown dancing with Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE) or War Chest Boutique: Naperville to join in with 1 Billion Rising. UPDATE: Check out pictures from CAASE's rising in Daley Plaza. A friend who works …
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Moments that matter
In my list of favorite things from the election I mentioned victories for women (most notably, the defeat of the heinous and vile rape apologists). Something I inexcusably left off that list: all the victories by women. To wit: 77 women now in the U.S. House of Representatives, a record (and possible another depending on …
Seething anger, making space
I love my wife. I love our daughter. I love my mom. I love my aunts. I love my cousins. I love my sisters-in-law. I love our niece. I loved my grandma. I love my friends. I love my parishioners. I love my neighbors. I love the scores and scores of teachers, doctors, clerks, nurses, …
Good Tribune article on human trafficking
Yesterday's Chicago Tribune had one of the better articles I've read on local efforts to fight human trafficking. Our friends at CAASE (Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation) even get a shout out! Annie Sweeny: New task force targets traffickers who force children into sex trade Inside the Harrison Police District station, the officers sat in …
Reference. Context. Inspiration.
Like I said, it's a powerful, moving episode from the greatest TV show of all time. (Apologies to Seinfeld and Battlestar Galactica - you're both incredible, I love you and you round out the top three...but you can't touch number one.)
Well said!
Welcome to my version of that blog post staple, the weekly recap/links roundup/info dump. My intent is to highlight stuff I came across this week (or, you know, at least fairly recently) that I found well-written or inspiring or bizarre or...well, or perhaps stuff so good I wish I’d written it myself. I suspect blogging …
All That I Can't Leave Unsaid 