This article is shared from Braver/Wiser. To receive in your email on a regular basis visit www.uua.org/braverwiser We Will Only RiseJeKaren Olaoya There’s really no such thing as the ‘voiceless.’ There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.“—Arundhati Roy My mom is a searcher and I love her for that, because we went … Continue reading We Will Only Rise
Happy Pride Month, fellow queers and allies! I come to you with a report from Cleveland Pride, hopefully in time to influence the organizers of other Pride events this summer. Cleveland.com reports that “This year, the LGBT Community Center has emphasized accessibility in its plans”. However, we found the event to be more inaccessible than … Continue reading Happy Pride Month
Deb Lemire By now we have all read something about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscar’s. Supposedly it was in defense of “his woman’s honor.” And I am sure many of us have formed opinions on the event, the aftermath and its impact. Whatever your opinion, understand we witnessed: Toxic masculinity – “violence … Continue reading The Slap Heard ‘Round the World
