Here we go; it’s the LAST DAY of my Meme-A-Thon. 1. Hours since I last satisfied my nicotine fix: 87. 2. I am grateful for my mentors, movement elders who inspire me to keep on trucking. One of my first movement mentors was David Graeber. It was late fall 2001, the smoke from September 11 [...]
Happy that Monday is soon over! 1. Hours in which I’ve saved my lung cells from early death: 73. 2. I am grateful for all the unicorns in the world. My coworker told me once that we nerds were like unicorns. We get together, lock horns, which cause them to light up, and fairy dust [...]
Happy Monday! Here’s a check-in on my three goals: to quit smoking cigarettes, to be grateful, and to support this stupendous movement strategy organization, Smart Meme. 1. Hours since I last inhaled on a cancer stick: 59. Happily, my allergies seemed to have disappeared overnight. My eyes aren’t red and irritated by the end [...]
Yvonne Yen Liu is a nerd for the racial justice movement. She lives in Oakland, California. You can write to her at yvonnegrapher at gmail dot com.
Yvonne Yen Liu is a nerd for the racial justice movement. She lives in Oakland, California. You can write to her at yvonnegrapher at gmail dot com.