Today I am sharing the first six stories I've received. I hope these first six lead others to share similar moments, which I know most all of us in the community experience. Finding others who remind us we are not alone in our thinking or actions. Recognizing the care we actually have for each other. … Continue reading Update: Stories from 100 Evanston Stories
My Hands Off! moment for 100 Evanston stories – navigating through Trumpism
I did not plan to write this story/post. But the moment filled my heart, and head. I'm using the question prompts from the 100 Evanston Stories Project - Navigating Though Trumpism to tell the story and what it means to me: How deeply you feel community when it is visible. I wrote more than is … Continue reading My Hands Off! moment for 100 Evanston stories – navigating through Trumpism
Monthly update (March): 100 Evanston Stories – Navigating Trumpism project. And more.
This week I am officially launching a project: 100 Evanston Stories: Navigating Through Trumpism. I aim to collect and share 100 stories about how the local Evanston community (where I live) helps its members resist Trump and his enablers and work toward a different future. Real stories. Told by folks who live in Evanston about … Continue reading Monthly update (March): 100 Evanston Stories – Navigating Trumpism project. And more.
Working multiple tracks to hold light for others
An acquaintance of mine, educator and higher ed leader Suzanne Wilson Summers, posted a comment on LinkedIn to an article calling on us all to remember history and to heed current calls for action. Her comment struck me at a moment when I was questioning my own current strategy of action. ""As a historian," Suzanne … Continue reading Working multiple tracks to hold light for others
Unpacking a (mostly) positive community listening experience
Fair warning: This post gets into the weeds and is long-ish. Jump to the What now? section to get a tl;dr version. My head is swirling in reaction to all the actions that are focused on resisting what is going on around us. Protests, advocacy campaigns, boycotts, political organizing, providing aid and support for organizations … Continue reading Unpacking a (mostly) positive community listening experience
Jeff Merrell 