In case you missed this story in June, this hemp bill enjoys bipartisan support.
Hemp has potential as a replacement crop for our farmers, who are going bankrupt at alarming rates due to sudden tariffs on soybeans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/06/28/u-s-senate-votes-to-legalize-hemp-after-decades-long-ban-under-marijuana-prohibition/
Another crop with great potential : Milkweed.
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Women AND Men Are Paralyzed By Patriarchy
Just came across this short Quartz piece on Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams' husband. It helped me to understand why I get angry every time I see an article touting Beto O' Rourke's possible 2020 run for POTUS.
https://qz.com/work/1415102/hww4-alexis-ohanian/
https://qz.com/work/1415102/hww4-alexis-ohanian/
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Recommended Read: Yes! With Kennedy's Vacancy, Only Voting Can Check One Party Rule
If we learned anything from the 2016 Presidential election, we learned that every vote counts. If you don't vote, you don't have a say.
Recommended read and feel free to share:
http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/with-kennedys-vacancy-only-voting-can-check-one-party-rule-20180627
Recommended read and feel free to share:
http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/with-kennedys-vacancy-only-voting-can-check-one-party-rule-20180627
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Shows this week.and next...
Please join me and my musically gifted and socially conscious friends at the Impact Hub Oakland, this Saturday for a show that creates jobs in the music industry while raising funds to aid in the fight against breast cancer!
Hey Hey Mama : A Led Zeppelin tribute.
http://www.marimackmusic.com/2018/07/shows-this-week-and-next.html?m=1
Monday, July 9, 2018
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Life is Precious
Not sure if the two are connected, but the way I see it, both are tragic. Life is precious. It is about time we all started treating it as such. Not sure what it is going to take to make a change for the better.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/06/27/milo-wants-vigilantes-start-killing-journalists-and-hes-not-being-ironic
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/annapolis/bs-md-gazette-shooting-20180628-story.html
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/06/27/milo-wants-vigilantes-start-killing-journalists-and-hes-not-being-ironic
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/annapolis/bs-md-gazette-shooting-20180628-story.html
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Border Family Separation Actions, Protests
Local : Wed, June 20, 2018
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
Marin County Civic Center - Post Office In protest of the Trump Administration's cruel and inhumane policy of separating children from their parents at the border, the Marin community will gather for a vigil on World Refugee Day.
Please join us as we come together in protest and song. We will hear from public officials, community leaders, and affected residents, and learn about opportunities for action. We will send you an email with the exact location as soon as possible.
Please bring signs as desired.
Flameless candles will be provided to all participants. We are coming together to demonstrate our opposition to this horrific new policy.
Bring your families and tell your friends.
Together we can bring an end to this practice that violates American values.
The vigil has been organized by local groups concerned about the administration’s immigration policies, including Indivisible Marin, Indivisible Sausalito, Marin County People Power, Novato Stands United, REsisters and SURJ Marin.
Activist and faith-based groups across Marin have joined in support of this effort.
National:
June 30th
https://act.moveon.org/survey/June_30_Pledge/
Donate:
http://firrp.org/
https://supportkind.org/
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/18/heres-list-organizations-are-mobilizing-help-separated-immigrant-child/
Marin County Civic Center - Post Office In protest of the Trump Administration's cruel and inhumane policy of separating children from their parents at the border, the Marin community will gather for a vigil on World Refugee Day.
Please join us as we come together in protest and song. We will hear from public officials, community leaders, and affected residents, and learn about opportunities for action. We will send you an email with the exact location as soon as possible.
Please bring signs as desired.
Flameless candles will be provided to all participants. We are coming together to demonstrate our opposition to this horrific new policy.
Bring your families and tell your friends.
Together we can bring an end to this practice that violates American values.
The vigil has been organized by local groups concerned about the administration’s immigration policies, including Indivisible Marin, Indivisible Sausalito, Marin County People Power, Novato Stands United, REsisters and SURJ Marin.
Activist and faith-based groups across Marin have joined in support of this effort.
National:
June 30th
https://act.moveon.org/survey/June_30_Pledge/
Donate:
http://firrp.org/
https://supportkind.org/
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/18/heres-list-organizations-are-mobilizing-help-separated-immigrant-child/
Food for Thought : Depression
Lots of depression triggers circling. Here are a few resources:
SPIRITUALITY AND DEPRESSION webinar next Sunday, June 24 and Wednesday, June 27.
Marianne Williamson
https://marianne.com/spirituality-depression-free-webinar/
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
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Can We Talk About Anthony Bourdain and Alcoholism?
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/article213372539.html
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published on Cafe Tamburo
SPIRITUALITY AND DEPRESSION webinar next Sunday, June 24 and Wednesday, June 27.
Marianne Williamson
https://marianne.com/spirituality-depression-free-webinar/
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
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Can We Talk About Anthony Bourdain and Alcoholism?
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/article213372539.html
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published on Cafe Tamburo
Friday, June 15, 2018
Stephen Colbert on Cruelty as an Immigration Deterrent, "Ricochet" : Film About the Politicalization of a Tragic Death
I gasped in horror while watching yesterday's press conference. Thankfully, Stephen Colbert is using his platform to raise awareness. Hopefully, some more people will "get it."
https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/1007434644084568065
"Jeff Adachi is raising funds for his newest feature film about the tragic death of Kate Steinle and the trial of the immigrant accused of her murder. The film examines how then candidate Donald Trump's used the case to fuel his anti-immigration policies, and ultimately attempt to pass a law increasing penalties for immigrants facing deportation."
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ricochet-film-fund-security-family#/
https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/1007434644084568065
"Jeff Adachi is raising funds for his newest feature film about the tragic death of Kate Steinle and the trial of the immigrant accused of her murder. The film examines how then candidate Donald Trump's used the case to fuel his anti-immigration policies, and ultimately attempt to pass a law increasing penalties for immigrants facing deportation."
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ricochet-film-fund-security-family#/
Mill Valley Music 10th Anniversary : "Blood on the Tracks"
In case you missed it, I posted this on my main music blog yesterday:
http://www.marimackmusic.com/2018/06/reminder-mill-valley-music-10th.html
If you are near Mill Valley and want to buy tickets, here is the link:
https://throckmortontheatre.org/event/mill-valley-music-10th-anniversary/
http://www.marimackmusic.com/2018/06/reminder-mill-valley-music-10th.html
If you are near Mill Valley and want to buy tickets, here is the link:
https://throckmortontheatre.org/event/mill-valley-music-10th-anniversary/
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Election Day Information
My grandparents were immigrants to this country, from Italy. They never missed an opportunity to vote. Please exercise your right to vote, if you have that right, for those who cannot.This image is from a facebook post shared around this time in 2016. I voted for Bernie in that primary, and although I was greatly disappointed in how the DNC mishandled it, I voted for Hillary while having a sinking feeling in my stomach that she would not have enough electoral votes to win the general election. Of course, we all know how that turned out.
Related:
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place/
https://www.usa.gov/election-day
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