Am I having dinner with friends at the conference tonight? No, I am eating a hotel burger alone in my room, because I’m about to Zoom in remotely to a school board meeting. Pity me. (But don’t pity me too much, because a) I signed up for this, and b) I have sweet potato fries. […]
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Had a lovely time hosting a meet-and-greet for terrific Village President candidate Vicki Scaman, along with four D200 candidates I support: Audrey Williams-Lee, Fred Arkin, Kathleen O’Dell, and David Schaafsma. Yes, I made too much food. But we had about a dozen people and three hours of lively political conversation. A tonic, focusing on a
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Local (Oak Park & River Forest) folks — I’m planning to host a meet-and-greet at our house next week for four D200 candidates (Fred Arkin, Audrey-Williams Lee, Kathleen O’Dell, and UIC English professor Dave Schaafsma). They’ll be joined by a representative from Vicki Scaman (running for village president) — she has a board meeting that
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I’m pleased to note that I’ll be giving a talk at Northern Illinois University, in celebration of International Women’s Day, tentatively titled “Writing a Brighter Future.” I’m not sure if it’s open to the public; once I have more details, will post. It’ll be Wednesday, March 19th, 3 p.m. Now I have to actually write
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In times like these, it’s good to be reminded that beloved public servants do exist. This phone booth statue is in honor of U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye; he used it when traveling between Hawai’i and D.C. “As our Superman, he tirelessly served Hawai’i and America with extraordinary dedication and valor.”
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School board meeting 6:30 – 11:30. Or, since I’m currently at a writing retreat in Kaua’i, 2:30 – 7:30. Five hours either way, and while I’m glad it’s not 11:30 for my body clock’s sake, that was a pretty long meeting. Do I look a little glazed? I feel a little glazed. The funny thing
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Going to be a long board meeting tonight — 3.5 hours in, and we still have several large items to cover. 5 minute recess now, so I’m popping on FB to say here are our new student school board members being sworn in, as part of our pilot program for student representation on the board.
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School board, 6:30-8:30. Good meeting, and I have a lot of respect for all my fellow board members. It is actually possible to do politics and governance well in this country. Nice to be reminded of that.
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Arya wants to know if you called your representatives today. (5 Calls app makes it easier…)
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I ought to put together a summary of political resources; it’s been on my to-do list, but I have no heart for it today.I’m grieving for the people of Gaza. Grieving for the shift to an explicitly colonialist and imperialist America. Not that we weren’t already pursuing that policy by other means, but it’s a
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