Tweetmy field consultant (fc) just asked me to consider dropping out of my #phd program b/c of this morning’s date mixup fiasco. apparently i offended the secretary of the organization by being upset about having the wrong date. and this, plus the health issues i had last year (which are no longer a problem) is…
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#Newmom Needs Our Help
TweetSo a few months ago, I wrote about a pregnant young lady at my field placement who was helping me with a project. Well now, she’s a #newmom & trying to get life going with her new family. Her twins? ADORABLE!!! Seeing her with the two of them? *ovary dance* I can’t share all the…
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Shufflin’ Around…
TweetHappy New Year, Gang! I have lots to write about right now, but other things are taking precedence. Also, I’m updating the blog bit-by-bit as I take inventory of what I discuss here. Here’s the skinny on what’s new (or about to be new): I finally posted my “Hire Me” page. I am terrible at…
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DO DA DIPPITY…
TweetTHIS is why we need to stop being afraid of addressing folks when they say dumb/offensive/inconsiderate stuff. But we have to a) meet people where they are & b) come from a place of love. Even if love starts out as, “what the fuck, man?” (Gotta love that about hip hop… FYI: Black Sheep is a…
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2011 Year in Review
TweetMan, 2011 has been… a lot. I know the year isn’t quite over yet (and far be it from me to rob anyone of these last 9 days), but I feel it’s now appropriate to pull together a recap of my year. You know me & my love for bullet points, so here goes: January:…
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DC ALLIANCE OF YOUTH ADVOCATES RELEASE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS STUDY
TweetYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!! I helped write this! GET IT HERE ~> DC Youth Homelessness Report FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2011 Contact: Katherine Morrison Tel. 202.587.0616 Email: katherine@dc-aya.org DC ALLIANCE OF YOUTH ADVOCATES RELEASE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS STUDY WASHINGTON, D.C.- The DC Alliance of Youth Advocates (DCAYA), a coalition of more than 120 youth serving organizations, today released…
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but how will they know?
Tweettoday i’m reading an article on the “proper” use of youth voice in educational settings. rodriguez & brown argue that the very marginalized youth who are supposed to learn to effect systemic change by speaking up are silenced by the researchers who are supposed to be helping them develop and utilize their voices. i’m not…
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*FISTPUMP* Justice doesn’t always have to be complicated. Sometimes we just need to do the right thing.
TweetMovers And Sheriff’s Deputies Refuse Bank’s Order To Evict 103-Year-Old Atlanta Woman | ThinkProgress
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W. De Maria (1992, p.237)
TweetThe social work radical is someone who has a philosophical leaning towards the importance of discovering first causes of oppression (or injustice or disadvantage)… The next stage is to transform the insights gleaned from the foundation material into immediate social action…
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Realizations ~n~ Thangs…
Tweetso the past few weeks have basically been entirely too much. between considering major life choices (two of ‘em) and learning that i have an as-yet-undefined condition that could possibly negate the decisions i make in the first place, and finals, i’m spent (but still have a lot more left to do). when i was…
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