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Work 4 Peace,Hold All Life Sacred,Eliminate Violence! I am on my mobile version of the door-to-door, going town-to-town holding readings/gatherings/discussions of my book “But What Can I Do?” This is my often neglected blog mostly about my travels since 9/11 as I engage in dialogue and actions. It is steaming with my opinions, insights, analyses toward that end of holding all life sacred, dismantling the empire and eliminating violence while creating the society we want ALL to thrive in.

 

my blog posts

IMMIGRATION COURT OBSERVING: DAY ONEWrapping Up Day One

The judge makes a 10 minute speech to the rest of the immigrants left in the court room who are either appearing for the first time and the rest of the refugees that are lawyerless. He patiently explains their rights and responsibilities, stressing keeping the court informed of any change of address within 5 days of moving.
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IMMIGRATION COURT OBSERVING: DAY ONE THE SCENE UNFOLDS

This courtroom I’m observing in is open to the public. The only reason refugees are summoned here is to refresh their status and ensure they are still making themselves available to court scrutiny and to set a hearing date if they don’t have one, or to confirm or change their existing hearing date. The immigrant is sent a notice to appear. Failure to appear gives the court immediate power to have them tracked down and deported.
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Immigration Court Observation: Day One My Responsibilities

I take the elevator open to the public to the 8th floor. I have to go through a similar metal screening as at the airport where three huge white men in grey uniforms armed with guns and other black objects sit or stand to the side peering through the door at me, assessing my danger (to them) level I’m sure. I’m gruffly ordered to stand
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Immigration Court Observing: Day One Before

I have volunteered to attend court proceedings in an immigration court where judges decide the future status of so many human beings desperately seeking an escape from their own beloved but conquered country to another more peaceful and sustaining life. Before I even enter the building, I’m reduced to tears
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OUR IMMIGRATION NATION

Nearly 20 more immigration judges were notified last week that their positions were being terminated, impacting courts in states including my state, California, as well as New York and Florida. This marks the highest number of firings within a single month
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WHITE PEOPLE WILL NEVER BE SAFE…

…as long as racism exists and is perpetuated in our country thus enabling the wealthy to hog more than their share of resources. And not ‘just’ the 1% but the richest 70% on our land! We’ve invaded almost every country in the world, certainly every country populated by Black or brown people including the original people of this land, to exploit their resources and labor for our wealth. Because we have this illgotten wealth,
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NO DICK TATOR

Who knew…
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WE’LL SEE…

We ARE winning some – not enough, but some. Keep on swinging that bat at racism, injustice, misogyny. WE GOT THIS!
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NEVER FORGET

We are the ONLY country in the world to…
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TO GO OR NOT TO GO, THIS IS THE QUESTION

Today my uber driver was a Ghanaian who have resided over 20 years in the u.s., the last of his sons just graduated from college in the u.s., so he is free to return to his home.
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