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Joined 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Making knots into rainbows.

Ideas: alternative education, neurodiversity, non-violence, cultural studies, collaborative parenting, HAES, anti-racism, permaculture. Interests: memoir, BIPOC fiction, Palestine, California, Ireland, DCP stories, nature writing, creative geography, cookbooks, graphic novels, picture books, poetry, guidebooks. About: White cis woman. Unschooling parent. PhD in English/Feminist Theory, specializing in 19th-20th century California domestic fiction. Volunteer support group moderator. Healing CPTSD. Bagel maker and haphazard gardener.

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Laziness Does Not Exist (2021, Atria Books)
Day in the Life of Abed Salama (2023, Holt & Company, Henry)
Beyond Behaviors (Paperback, 2019, Pesi, Inc, PESI Publishing)

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Braiding Sweetgrass (Hardcover, 2013, Milkweed Editions)
On antisemitism (2017, Haymarket Books)
Trust Kids! (2022, AK Press Distribution)

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This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage (2013, Harper Perennial)
So You Want to Talk About Race
Color Taste Texture (Paperback, 2023)
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reviewed So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

So You Want to Talk About Race 5 stars

In this breakout book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of today's racial landscape--from white …

Clarity to start conversations and move into action

5 stars

There is so much clarity in this book. I'm a white person who has been doing anti-racist work for decades, and I still get muddled when trying to talk to people about things like cultural appropriation and microaggressions. Ijeoma is gifted as combining personal stories with impactful, concise summaries of emotionally charged topics. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to take steps toward equality.

reviewed Visualizing Palestine by Jessica Anderson

Visualizing Palestine (2024, Haymarket Books) 5 stars

This striking collection of more than 200 full-color infographics is a vivid portrait of Israeli …

Statistics busting the "too complicated" lie

5 stars

This is what we mean when we say apartheid state.

This book is also a shining example of how to transform internet resources into print. And of visual statistics.

Their website makes it easy to search and download, but after a couple years of seeing some of these pop up on social media, it felt very different to sit down and look at the numbers and the images on the page.