Joshunda Sanders's Blog, page 51
July 27, 2013
On Fruitvale Station
July 26, 2013
Single and Fabulous!(?) Unmarried in Academia
I am at a crossroads. Only a couple of years into my career I am...
freemarissanow:
The amazing Walk for Dignity continues to...
The amazing Walk for Dignity continues to Sanford, FL this Friday and Saturday! Learn more and follow the Ustream here. Sign up to join the walk and donate here!
July 24, 2013
nehi-and-a-coneyisland:
iammybrothersteacher:
I didn’t know...
I didn’t know this book even existed before today, but it sounds amazing. From Amazon:
Two kids named Wes Moore were born blocks apart within a year of each other. Both grew up fatherless in similar Baltimore neighborhoods and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police. How, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader, while the other ended up a convicted murderer serving a life sentence? Wes Moore, the author of this fascinating book, sets out to answer this profound question. In alternating narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world.
I cannot recommend this one highly enough for late middle school/high school/young adult readers.
July 23, 2013
a-bittersweet-life:
Find meaning. Distinguish melancholy from...
Find meaning. Distinguish melancholy from sadness. Go out for a walk. It doesn’t have to be a romantic walk in the park, spring at its most spectacular moment, flowers and smells and outstanding poetical imagery smoothly transferring you into another world. It doesn’t have to be a walk during which you’ll have multiple life epiphanies and discover meanings no other brain ever managed to encounter. Do not be afraid of spending quality time by yourself. Find meaning or don’t find meaning but “steal” some time and give it freely and exclusively to your own self. Opt for privacy and solitude. That doesn’t make you anti-social or cause you to reject the rest of the world. But you need to breathe. And you need to be.
Albert Camus
Freelance Writing Opportunity: Indian Child Welfare Act Essay
Seeking...
July 22, 2013
Call for Submissions: TFW “Love as a Radical Act” Forum
July 21, 2013
gradientlair:
Marissa Alexander. Never forget that she was in a...
Marissa Alexander. Never forget that she was in a domestically violent relationship with a man that admitted (in an affidavit) to abusing all of his babies’ moms. Never forget that there was an existing restraining order against him. Never forget that he beat her while she was pregnant. Never forget that she had given birth only a few days before all of this. Never forget that she fired the warning shot into the ceiling, not injuring nor killing anyone. Never forget that the so-called “plea" offered to her included 3 years of jail and losing custody of her child. Never forget that despite having a concealed weapon’s license and knowing how to use the gun, following all laws, and trying to protect herself from a repeatedly abusive man, she still was sentenced to twenty years in prison.
Self-defense doesn’t apply to cis heterosexual Black women like Marissa Alexander fighting off domestically violent men. Self defense doesn’t apply to Black trans women like Cece McDonald when fighting off strangers. People we once loved or complete strangers have no obligation to consider our lives valuable and we have no legal claim to protect said life. This is the reality of White supremacist capitalist patriarchy and its outgrowth pustule that is the criminal justice system and prison industrial complex. Black women are the fastest growing group of incarcerated people. Many of them are there for charges related to men and self-defense, related to poverty or to both. In Marissa’s case, she had a Master’s degree. Why does this matter? Because the myth that respectability politics/class/income can save or protect us is at hand, again. It cannot protect us.
To stay up to date on her case:
Justice For Marissa blog
Free Marissa Now Tumblr blog
Justice For Marissa Alexander Facebook page
4 Lies, Distortions and Inaccuracies made in the Marissa Alexander case (good article)Existing petitions:
Change.org
Whitehouse.govHer counsel:
Bruce A. Zimmet, Esq., One Financial Plaza, Suite 2612, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33394
Florida’s laws:
Stand Your Ground (statue 776.013)
10/20/Life Minimum sentencing (statue 775.087)To write her a letter of love and support:
Marissa Alexander #2012033887
500 East Adam St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202Please visit this page for details/instructions on how to send her a letter or card, as with the punishment industry, there are restrictions and specifications.
Let’s continue to fight for her and support her and her children.
An open letter to Marissa Alexander
We don’t yet know one another, but I first learned your name around the time...
