Observations from the storms on Long Island…

Posted on March 14, 2010 by kwilder

Kimberly’s musings on the heavy wind and rain storm: It is Sunday morning, March 14, 2010. Last night, there was a fierce storm along the northeast coast. Here in Suffolk County, Long Island, we saw a lot of wind and rain. There was one surge of wind near MacArthur airport which rose to the level […]

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The truth about Eli Mystal and illegal immigrants

Posted on September 9, 2009 by kwilder

KW: The story of then-Legislator Elie Mystal saying an outrageous remark about immigrants, and the response to that remark, demonstrates some stark realities about the difficulties of community organizing, public communications, and keeping relationships among activists. The story below, by Elie Mystal’s son, inspires me, by confronting two awkward situations: former Legislator Elie Mystal, a […]

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Great Action: Kids from poor city schools go to apply to the affluent schools

Posted on September 2, 2008 by iwilder

Someone should do this here. A state legislator in Chicago thought of this action for the first day of school. Powerful! Chicago Tribune Chicago School Boycott Participants Headed for Northfield (excerpt) By Tara Malone Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools students are expected to skip the first day of classes Tuesday and instead board buses to […]

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