by Christina | Jan 16, 2020 | #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for ________, voice = raised
Hi ,This #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for The Sun Does Shine.I am not a big fan of relativist arguments when it comes to suffering—like, if someone is having a bad day, I don’t think it’s super helpful to point out that other people have it worse.That being said,...
by Christina | Dec 26, 2019 | #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for ________
Hi , This #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for cinnamon rolls. It’s funny, because just last week I was thinking about how important it is that I use this platform of gratitude to highlight and amplify truly important causes, messages, values, etc. I’ve been able to...
by Christina | Dec 19, 2019 | #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for ________, voice = raised
Hi ,This #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for The Marshall Project.It’s that time of year when it feels like most people I know are looking forward to time off from work, relaxing in cozy homes, seeing family, exchanging gifts.Meanwhile, millions of Americans are...
by Christina | Dec 5, 2019 | #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for ________, voice = raised
Hi ,This #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for Evicted.Evicted is an astonishing book that won the Pulitzer in 2017, for good reason. I heard about it a couple weeks ago during an antiracism workshop, and a few days later my local library came through with an ebook...
by Christina | Dec 28, 2017 | #thankyouthursday, voice = raised
This #thankyouthursday, I am so deeply, fully, gut-level grateful for freedom. And especially freedom of expression. At the beginning of 2017, I chose a word to be my theme for the year. That word was freedom, and it worked. Freedom isn’t free By claiming my...