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This is a photo of a race going on among participants in a pre-apprenticeship class at Los Angeles Trade Tech, one of the  LA community colleges. Before you can get into an IBEW-sponsored electricians apprenticeship program there, you have to get a pole-climbing certification. Here are some guys (all guys; hmmmm….) racing each other toContinue reading “A Research Stream: Types of support, potential value, research questions”

The Viet Nam Labor Solidarity Group meets in Los Angeles at the UCLA LAbor Center, March 11, 2017. THis photo includes some people from the delegation, organized by Kent Wong, that went to Viet Nam last January, plus people who have been at TDTU. A lot has happened since this March 11 meeting. A subgroupContinue reading “Back on the project”

This is the old Berkeley City Hall. The new main offices are about a block away. About 20 years ago, Joe and I got married on the grass among the redwood trees to the left of the picture. It was not raining at the time. Did you know you can’t just join the Democratic Party?Continue reading “Did you know you can’t actually just join the Democratic Party?”

The Women’s March   These women climbed out of windows up on the top (8th or 9th) floor of Oakland City Hall and descended via ropes, dancing to beautiful music sung by someone I couldn’t see. They  used gravity as a positive force that let them bounce gently out from the vertical wall and perform flips andContinue reading “Late January 2017”

  One afternoon a few weeks ago,  I joined in with a small demonstration that has been held on Monday afternoons at the top of Solano Avenue. Our friend Harry Brill has been the organizer. That’s Harry, beside me. Behind us are members of the Occupella singing group. It’s called the “Tax the Rich” demonstration.Continue reading “January 2017 Winter Storms”

Living room with rugs pulled up, ice machine under daybed, lots of pillows for elevating legs, yellow pad on which I keep a record of my medications, small Christmas tree to be decorated ASAP I have not written much in this blog the last couple of weeks, but it’s not just because I was overwhelmed by theContinue reading “Knee Surgery”

Protests There are protests all over the country, but it’s not clear how well thought-through or coordinated they are. Many are anti-Trump but not pro-Hillary. The peaceful ones are about immigration, Black Lives Matter, and climate change. Thousands of East Bay high schoolers flood Berkeley streets protesting Trump victory There are also clusters of violence. I’m getting emailsContinue reading “Still Trump, Black Panther Party exhibit, 3 summary points”

There is no way to avoid returning to this blog. I worked at the polls on Tuesday, November 8, in Berkeley. Our polling place was in a Methodist church a few blocks away from our house. We met there at 6 am to  set up all the equipment. The instruction booklet was 164 pages long. TheContinue reading “Trump”

. This is the view from Overlook Trail in the Jamaica State Park, near our village. The colors are olive-y and yellow, with only a few splashes of brighter color. We’re waiting for rain; scarlet will come later. Our apple trees don’t make pretty apples, though they are perfectly good for cooking. A closer look, ifContinue reading “Vermont, looking ahead”