Photo(s) of the Week, 25 January 2015
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Tag Archives: Activism
Photo of the Week, 1 December 2013
Today marks the 25th World AIDS Day. It is such a simple thing, remembering and acting to insure that more people do not have to die of AIDS, but far too many people are unaware–still! This morning as I turned … Continue reading
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National Photo Month, 5/17/12 edition
Josef Miles gave his mother, Patty Akrouche, an early Mother’s Day present this past weekend. I think he gave us all something quite precious. For more about Josef you can read this report from NPR. [Image credit: Patty Akrouche]
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Photo of the Week, 5 February 2012
This is in response, perhaps, to a colleague looking at my office door and saying, “We might be working with a revolutionary.” “Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system.” Dorothy Day
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Occupy Your Education
When I was a Ph.D. student, my desk, in an office crammed with teaching assistants, was next to Jerzy’s. Jerzy, as we all called him, was simply the sagest, coolest graduate student in the program. How appropriate to read his … Continue reading
Cultures and Costumes
Today is Halloween. Depending upon your viewpoint you may consider it a day that revels in evil spirits or it’s the day when the veil between the living and departed is at its thinnest– allowing us to communicate with all … Continue reading
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