Dear Christians, It's Time to Be the Christ We Claim to Follow Let's move from celebrated mainstream marches to disruptive movement making

NEW POST: Dear Christians, It's Time to Be the Christ We Claim to Follow: Let's move from celebrated mainstream marches to disruptive movement making

And the proposed special SJPD unit enforcing these ordinances is labeled in the city budget as a “quality of living” unit. 🤔🙄

Care NOT criminalization!

Nice to know my alma mater is is continuing its pledge to be the “conquerors of the West” 😎

Yellow armband with black lettering and a family of four black silhouette laying on a rainbow-colored welcome mat. Under the armband is a small notepad, a yellow notecard that matches the armband, and a cell phone turned upside down with a sticker on the back. The sticker is of a tree with a fox hugging it from behind. The text in the tree says “Could use a hug”. The black lettering on the armband and the note card reads “Protect our community. Report ICE activity! Call 408-290-1145.”

Yesterday was a lot. Wasn’t prepared for the ski masks, unmarked white vans, and disappearing people in my community. I showed up when I got the text anyway.
Community defense matters. Find your local network and know your rights. Volunteer to protect the rights of others. We keep us safe!

The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today.

This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.

How will you be organizing your people between now and May 15th? Can we build momentum around May Day and keep carrying it forward?

On the right a historical photo of a worker bent over using a short handle hoe and on the left Cesar Chavez holding a short handle hoe at a press conference

Today in UFW history—April 17, 1975: Farm workers called the short-handled hoe el cortito (the short one) or El brazo del Diablo (the devil’s arm) since it forced them to toil hour after hour bent over weeding or cultivating, causing crippling back and skeletal injuries. 1/2

Marcelo works in Salinas, CA. He shares: In this photo we were cleaning and removing weeds from the strawberry plants. It was a very cold day with temps in the low 40s when we started. #WeFeedYou

Fascism Isn’t Coming — It’s Here. Now What? “We don’t get to choose the people who show up for us and who save us sometimes,” says Ejeris Dixon.

I talked with @ejeris.bsky.social about fascism, coalition building, and the compassion and shared knowledge we need to create safety and justice in these times. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or access a transcript + audio here:

Seated person looking up at a two-story large garden trowel with a red shovel and a brown handle in an outdoor courtyard.

Welp that was an epic fail…not including the photo with my post 🤦🏻‍♀️

Here is your moment…😂

if you needed one in your feed today. 😁

California Ethnic Studies Bill Aims to Censor Palestine-Related Education | Truthout

As a parent and educator, who teaches everything with an Ethnic Studies mindset and framework, I find this news incredibly frustrating.

Cross-posting from another platform…

Virtual rally + 20-minute screening of 'Si Pudiera Quedarme / If I Could Stay' and a virtual rally to #FreeJenette with speakers including: Jeanette's family, immigrant rights organizers, and faith leaders.

Register to receive a link to watch the full film.

A picture book titled “We Care” sitting on a brown bench in front of a green leaf lumbar pillow against a light blue wall. A red wooden heart hangs behind the book.

How do we care for our communities to get through? I love this picture book for children (and adults) to help us understand transformative justice.

“In a healthy community, we are responsible for one another—which means if someone in our community has a problem, everyone can help find a solution.”

Holding hands with henna on top of a black and white keffiyeh.

Photograph of a text from the book What It Takes to Heal by Prentis Hemphill. The text is circled in red and says “Over time, I have come to understand that social transformation (the push for more just systems and policies) and personal transformation (healing our own trauma and reshaping our relationships) have to happen together. Not one or the other but both. We neglect ourselves or our growth in our rush to change what is external. When we do, we fracture, and succumb to what we are unwilling to face.”

A color photo of the Nap Ministry’s Rest Deck: 50 practices to resist grind culture. By Tricia Hersey

I’m slowly moving over to this new platform…The first is from last year when I drove to Pleasanton for a fundraiser. The second is from a book I just started reading by Prentis Hemphill titled “What it Takes to Heal”. The last is getting me through hard days of 2025 so far. Thank you Tricia Hersey!

Thanks for the recommendations!