by Katie | Nov 14, 2016 | Life is Long, Racial Justice, Social Justice
I’ve kept quiet on the election for about a week, mostly to give those who are far more eloquent than I am a chance to talk first. Here are my thoughts, in no particular order. (1) I’m not surprised that so many people voted for a racist, sexist, ableist,...
by Katie | Oct 12, 2016 | Disability, Racial Justice, Social Justice
Image Alt-Text: A screen-capture of a tweet from my account, @krgpryal: “If we put armor on our safe-keepers & guns in their hands, the weak, ill, impoverished, & oppressed will be harmed. #DemilitarizeThePolice” I have no reason to fear the...
by Katie | Apr 15, 2016 | Social Justice
I traveled by train to Washington, D.C., mid-week this week for work. Union Station in D.C. is under construction, but it is still a beautiful building. On Thursday, I had some time to spend before catching my train home, so I wandered around the buildings near Union...
by Katie | Dec 29, 2015 | Law, Racial Justice, Social Justice
“Please DON’T. If you don’t care about these issues all of the time. DO NOT FOLLOW ME today. I hate it so much. Thanks.” –Mariame Kaba, @prisonculture, on Twitter on 12/28/2015. Today, in the car, my 6yo son asked me about Tamir Rice. He...
by Katie | Dec 1, 2015 | Feminism, Life is Long, Mr. Cottlesworth, Social Justice, Sports
Author’s Note: This blog post is co-authored by Mr. Zane Cottlesworth (newly on Twitter as @MrCottlesworth). I promise Mr. Zane Cottlesworth is not me. He will be co-authoring blog posts with me now and then. My dear friend Mr. Cottlesworth and I have observed a...
by Katie | Aug 26, 2015 | Disability, Social Justice
Image Alt-Text: A photograph of the author’s feet in gold flip-flops. A while ago, I wrote a slightly rant-y, slightly tongue-in-cheek piece for HuffPo on fitness trackers and mental health (“Counting Steps and Staying Sane in the Suburbs“). The gist...
