Riding
the Harlem streets with the Harlem Community Board float in celebration
of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday + igniting the neighborhood
skyline Christmas lights with Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely!
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Thursday, November 8, 2018
When Election Night Isn't a Victory, Lilith Magazine, November 8, 2018
"While women broke many a glass ceiling this week, not every story had
a happy ending. We were on the scene with Florida candidate Lauren Baer
who ran a tough race in Florida, as the disappointing results came in.
“My campaign started with a sense of duty to defend the rights of my very sick mother and with a dream that I could help create a better world for my very young daughter,” she said in her concession speech. “But from the very start this campaign was about more than my mother and my daughter. It’s been about a dream that we all share…that children can be born into this world safe and wanted, that they can learn in good public schools and play in clean water and live free from senseless gun violence… Although our campaign must end tonight, our movement to restore faith in democracy will live on ….”
A selection of photos follows below."
“My campaign started with a sense of duty to defend the rights of my very sick mother and with a dream that I could help create a better world for my very young daughter,” she said in her concession speech. “But from the very start this campaign was about more than my mother and my daughter. It’s been about a dream that we all share…that children can be born into this world safe and wanted, that they can learn in good public schools and play in clean water and live free from senseless gun violence… Although our campaign must end tonight, our movement to restore faith in democracy will live on ….”
A selection of photos follows below."
A Jeffersonville Rally with Congress Hopeful Liz Watson for Lilith Magazine, November 2018
"At the Jeffersonville neighborhood rally, the atmosphere was infused
with enthusiasm, not only for Liz Watson, Democratic candidate for
Indiana congresswoman, but with candidates running for local and state
offices. The rally was a home-grown Indiana Democratic event, hosted by
the party for volunteers willing to take time out of their own schedules
to hit door after door after door in North Jeffersonville.
A motivator, discussing the stakes in this election, quotes Martin Luther King: “An individual cannot start living until he/she rises above the narrow confines of individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”
“That’s why we’re here — to make sure that Liz Watson is elected to Congress because she’s gonna represent the working class. She’s going to enable us to stop Trump and the harm he has inflicted upon Americans!” shouts one speaker.
The North Jefferson neighborhood slated for Saturday’s canvassing is known for its low voter turnout. A speaker explains that the community is in need of a personal touch. The campaign needs us all to get out there to talk up Liz.
I accompany Liz and her husband Craig. He’s on his cell phone, using an app to figure out which houses to go to — this late in the game, they must be sure to knock only on Democrat’s doors. Liz carries a hard copy of the addresses, just in case.
The homes are small, laden with worn couches on sprawling front porches and leftover pumpkins decorated for Halloween, cats seated in windows, and barking dogs behind fences. One house sign, taped to a grey curtained window reads, “stay away from my house I am an axe murderer bitch”. Obviously, we didn’t knock there.
Most sleepy residents, prospective voters who happily opened not only their doors, but their hearts, to Liz’s charm, seem to believe that she is going to win. Liz is going to Washington, according to her fans. It seems as if her self-identification as an Indiana Hoosier was a real breakthrough — this Tennessee interloper certainly isn’t one of them Liz is.
Liz is there at the door, which is sufficient reason, home owners say, to vote for her. Almost everyone who answered the door hadn’t been planning to vote, that is, until Liz arrived. One woman immediately left home to go vote for her. In this year’s race, the numbers of doors knocked on is key to winning, and the more support, the better. Liz’s mom, a woman in her 70s, has knocked on over a thousand doors.
The most spirited place we visit is Mark’s Old World Barber shop on the corner, full of firemen, policemen, and janitors — union guys, all of whom were thrilled to see Liz.
Later, Liz was joined by a local congressman and steel worker, who came down to Jeffersonville all the way from Gary. His looming presence opened more doors for Liz, to whom union support is both crucial and meaningful. This big union guy in his steel sweatshirt, stomping for Liz was a sight to behold. A huge feat for a little Jewish girl.
A selection of images follow below."
A motivator, discussing the stakes in this election, quotes Martin Luther King: “An individual cannot start living until he/she rises above the narrow confines of individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”
“That’s why we’re here — to make sure that Liz Watson is elected to Congress because she’s gonna represent the working class. She’s going to enable us to stop Trump and the harm he has inflicted upon Americans!” shouts one speaker.
The North Jefferson neighborhood slated for Saturday’s canvassing is known for its low voter turnout. A speaker explains that the community is in need of a personal touch. The campaign needs us all to get out there to talk up Liz.
I accompany Liz and her husband Craig. He’s on his cell phone, using an app to figure out which houses to go to — this late in the game, they must be sure to knock only on Democrat’s doors. Liz carries a hard copy of the addresses, just in case.
The homes are small, laden with worn couches on sprawling front porches and leftover pumpkins decorated for Halloween, cats seated in windows, and barking dogs behind fences. One house sign, taped to a grey curtained window reads, “stay away from my house I am an axe murderer bitch”. Obviously, we didn’t knock there.
Most sleepy residents, prospective voters who happily opened not only their doors, but their hearts, to Liz’s charm, seem to believe that she is going to win. Liz is going to Washington, according to her fans. It seems as if her self-identification as an Indiana Hoosier was a real breakthrough — this Tennessee interloper certainly isn’t one of them Liz is.
Liz is there at the door, which is sufficient reason, home owners say, to vote for her. Almost everyone who answered the door hadn’t been planning to vote, that is, until Liz arrived. One woman immediately left home to go vote for her. In this year’s race, the numbers of doors knocked on is key to winning, and the more support, the better. Liz’s mom, a woman in her 70s, has knocked on over a thousand doors.
The most spirited place we visit is Mark’s Old World Barber shop on the corner, full of firemen, policemen, and janitors — union guys, all of whom were thrilled to see Liz.
Later, Liz was joined by a local congressman and steel worker, who came down to Jeffersonville all the way from Gary. His looming presence opened more doors for Liz, to whom union support is both crucial and meaningful. This big union guy in his steel sweatshirt, stomping for Liz was a sight to behold. A huge feat for a little Jewish girl.
A selection of images follow below."
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