Courage is Contagious!

The webmaster at Case Western University was told to remove 3 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion pages from the school’s website. She refused. #resist #resistance #diversity #equality #equity #inclusion #Courage

https://www.ideastream.org/government-politics/2025-04-14/webmaster-told-to-remove-dei-pages-from-cwru-site-she-refused

I wish every elected Democrat was more like Cory Booker and less like Chuck Schumer.

In a world beset by unfathomable cruelty, we need more soft hearts filled with the #courage to care for all humankind.

The courage of a 6th grade teacher can have a big impact!
#courage #resistance #diversity #DEI #schools

It takes courage to defeat a dictator. To build that courage, engage in one small act of resistance each day.

Read on to find out what small actions I've been taking.

https://maryewarner.com/2025/03/23/one-small-resistance-action-every-day/

the PIECE OF SHIT that is #ElonMusk wants to implement #apartheid in #America

we must not let that #shitstain destroy the country built through #courage, #perseverance, and #sacrifice

#FuckElonMusk
#DestroyMusk

(Per Axios) "Defense Department strikes Jackie Robinson webpage in anti-DEI purge"
If there are no DOD generals brave enough to do battle against this travesty, then there are no DOD generals courageous or strong enough to be leading young men and women into potential wars. #DOD #generals #JackieRobinson #DEI #courage

Mysterious authors' brains. I'm writing a new blog article. My brief: nothing about politics today! We need courage. Then the text takes me by the hand.
I read about a blocked drain and come across tiny seeds. And how is that supposed to become a meaningful text? The text giggles: 'you will see'.

I like it when my texts know more than me.
ed: nearly ready. The grain became the

#JustinTrudeau about #Ukraine :

" #Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded #Ukraine.
For three years now, #Ukrainians have fought with #courage and #resilience .
Their fight for democracy, freedom, and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all.

#Canada will continue to #stand with #Ukraine and #Ukrainians in achieving a #just and #lasting #peace . "

#Fight like #Tigers

so my sister, who was raised by our alcoholic father – I was not – has climbed out of a long period of self-destructive behavior and gotten healthy. She is dealing with her trauma and actively pursuing a dream. Today she reached out to me asking to talk about some very difficult things in our past that have gotten the way of us ever developing the kind of relationship we both wanted. We ended up, over the course of a couple of hours of texting and talking, confessing and apologizing and understanding and forgiving. I feel so much lighter. I feel a surge of creative energy. The flow has already begun.

"Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times" by Eyal Press is a book I first read a dozen years ago. I've been thinking about it lately, because its lessons seem more relevant than ever in our present situation.

It's about the willingness of individuals to stand against the tide, to say, "Nope, not going along with this", when confronted with immoral or unethical demands.

What impact can a single person have? How can one person stop an avalanche? This book shows us cases where someone wasn't paralyzed by that question, but did the obviously right thing anyway, under the pressure of surrounding group conformity.

I wrote about this book in more detail at that time, in a book blog I was keeping then. I think I want to re-read it again now, and to recommend it to others.

https://mariasbooks.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/beautiful-souls/

#Caregiving changes us. Sometimes — just sometimes — for the better.

(image: @LEAD_Coalition) #Alzheimers #dementia #empathy #courage #quote