Category: Activism
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Racial Threat, Social Decline and the Collapse of White Male America
Did we just witness White (Male) America in the throes of death? At a minimum, it certainly would appear to be suffering from collective depression. Likewise, it would seem President Trump is the equivalent of going to the bottle, a way to numb ourselves, avoid our failures, fears and inner demons. Whites can certainly make…
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Hugging A Trump Supporter (Revisited)
Authors Note: This post is in response to something I posted a FaceBook shortly after the election suggesting that hugging a Trump supporter is preferable to attacking them. Who’s up for hugging a Trump supporter? I certainly understood that posing such a metaphor on social media so soon after the election was risky. The reaction…
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Fear of Trump: Ramblings on two-party democracy
I find it interesting how many of my friends find it shocking that I won’t vote for Hillary Clinton for President and that if one opposes Trump, anything other than a vote for her is “wasted.” I have to admit I find it equally puzzling, if not troubling, how so many of them can for…
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Run Across Congo: Faces Behind the Run
By: Timothy F. Young In telling of my adventures in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, I didn’t expect I’d be telling the story of a man: Herman Chirihambali Lwango. After all, the Congo is considered by the UN to be the most dangerous place in the world to be a woman, and I was…
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Run Across Palestine: Running Into Apartheid
Apartheid. Apartheid. Apartheid. There. I said it. It’s time to say it. It’s time for all of us to stop fearing this word. I received a small taste while participating in On The Ground’s Run Across Palestine in February of 2012. It’s bitter. The goal was to run across the West Bank, donate and plant…
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Why Ethiopia When There’s So Much Local Need?
As the founder of a company that has a reputation for it’s commitment to local and sustainable food, it’s no surprise that I’m often asked, “Why are you working on a project in Ethiopia when we have so much need here in our local community?” It’s a fair question. There’s no doubt we have needs…
Timothy Fitzgerald Young 