The Rhythm Of Being An Activist Today

One Of The Great Crimes Of The Bloomberg/klein Administration [in New York City] Is That They've Removed Themselves From Communities, As If Communities Have Nothing To Say About What Their Needs And Aspirations Are For Themselves And For Their Children.

It's Worth Remembering That In 1965, Something Like 20% Of Americans Were Against The War. Something Like 70% Were For The War. So, It Wasn't A Popular Or An Easy Thing To Do.

Art And Activism Can Be Symbiotic. They Don't Have To Be, Of Course; They Can Also Be Contradictory.

There's Something So Remarkable In The Intensity Of Taking Care Of Somebody Who Can't Take Care Of Him Or Herself. And Then Watching That Little Person Bloom Into Adolescence.

It Was Frederick Douglass, John Brown, Harriet Tubman, Wendell Phillips - These Were The People Who Made Abolition Real. Now, None Of You Guys Is In Favor Of Slavery, Right?