I had a training call for Stand for Children's upcoming rally and lobby day today. New forecasts come out every few weeks, each more dire than the last. So I'm still not sure exactly what our agenda for the day is going to be, but it seems like it would necessarily include revenue reform for stability (because our current forecasting and kicker ( Read more... )

Dear Internet friends,
let me tell you about my Tuesday.
[posted Wednesday because the Internet was uncooperative about posting]

Yes, I got up this morning to watch the president of the United States, Barak Obama, take the oath of office, but shortly thereafter I got back to my latest project: Catching up on my Battlestar Galactica viewing. ( Read more... )

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I haven't been much involved in Stand these past few months, but I'm going to plug their upcoming workshop, because the workshop I went to last year was the best workshop on organizing I have ever attended. If you care about organizing for improvement in Oregon schools, this workshop is mandatory for you. If you care about organizing grassroots ( Read more... )

Since that flight was delayed, I did go to the neighborhood Stand for Children orientation meeting and potluck. I am, it seems, The Guy Without Kids, the team's representative from that 80% of the city's population, the unmarried-and-childless demographic. It's something they seem to appreciate, but it makes it a little hard to relate socially ( Read more... )