Thanks to the work of women of color online, I finally get the dynamic of white women defending our privilege via (supposedly) feminist values around validating feelings.
( long ibarw post is long )

... what I am living.

http://www.nature.com/oby/journal/v16/n2s/full/oby2008456a.html

Results: Participants rated obese job candidates as having less leadership potential, as less likely to succeed, and as less likely to be employed than normal-weight ( Read more... )

So I like the idea of Slow Food very much. Slowing down, cooking for ourselves rather than grabbing something on the way to somewhere, paying attention to ingredients, flavor. Also, sustainability and local foods. Paying attention ( Read more... )

bias_cut breaks it down for you ( Read more... )

I volunteered to hand out info on Question 1 on the Connecticut ballot. For more info, go here ( Read more... )

http://www.utne.com/2008-11-13/50-Visionaries-Who-Are-Changing-Your-World.aspxRead more... )