This is my second update on the quasi-public meltdown of Food First, a 45-year old food & farm organization based in Oakland, CA. For reasons only history will tell, Food First is now the latest poster child for chronic disfunctions in the U.S. food & farm non-profit world. As I stated in my first Update on Food […]
Public Trust
This is an unofficial update on Food First, a U.S. food & farm non-profit going through some organizational stress, publicly and, as is common in these situations, uncomfortably. The context of my update is how the events at Food First relate to and symbolize problems of the larger U.S. food & farm movement and the […]
If you are asking yourself, what is this blogpost really about and do I really want to read it, the answer is “censorship” and yes, if you care about truth. Specifically, this is about the attempted pre-emptive censorship of a documentary film (Planet of the Humans) by 1. investors whose plans for big bucks from renewable […]
In September 2019, the City Manager of Evanston left his position (after 10 years) for another position. Voters and officials knew well in advance of his leaving that we would need to find a new City Manager. Many public discussions were had, both before September and after, with voters making it clear at every opportunity […]
The second part of this email contains a “Citizen Comment” that I submitted to the Evanston City Council in November 2019. The first part of this email provides some context for why I am sharing this now, in June 2020. I submit this to all of you — fellow Evanstonians — as my contribution to […]
I’m endorsing Elizabeth Warren because she is an organizer, knows how the U.S. government works (and doesn’t work), and knows how to listen and how to communicate. I believe she will be a great partner to activists of all kinds on all our basic needs and to local and state governments. She is a model […]
This is an update of an on-going issue in Evanston, IL, a citizen complaint against a sitting alderman. Original details are in my August 25, 2019 post, Part 2 of this series. This update was sent to approximately 30 Evanstonians in my personal networks–media, political & justice groups, and individuals who I think are interested […]
From: Debbie Hillman Subject: MOTHER JONES article — Trump $50 million loan: Case study for banks creating new money ?? Date: September 7, 2019 To Russ Choma, reporter – Mother Jones Scoop@Mother Jones cc: Lucille Eckrich, President – Alliance for Just Money (professor based in Bloomington-Normal, IL) Steven Walsh – Board member, Alliance for Just […]