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Why I Started the Activism My Way Blog

I started working on Activism My Way in 2012. At the time, I had a blog called “Not Quite Ally McBeal,” where I’d post my thoughts about current events and my life. I also thought I would be going to law school. Soon, I realized that I wasn’t sure heading to law school would be… Continue reading Why I Started the Activism My Way Blog

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Coming Back to Activism My Way with a 30-Day Blog Challenge

At the end of 2021, after much thought about all of the commitments on my plate during the pandemic and as we emerged from it, I chose to retire this blog. However, things are different now, and wrapping Activism My Way up with my writing on Well-Caffeinated Mom didn’t feel right. So, I’m happy to… Continue reading Coming Back to Activism My Way with a 30-Day Blog Challenge

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How to Find Opportunities for Kids to Get Involved

I’m a Girl Scouts troop leader, so one of the challenges I have, given that my troop is made up of kids in K-5th grade, is finding opportunites for them to perform community service that aren’t restrictive. I also want to find more opportunities beyond food drives and gathering donations for organizations. While those are… Continue reading How to Find Opportunities for Kids to Get Involved

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On Jan. 25, Join a Global Day of Protest Against War with Iran.

Tomorrow, Saturday, January 25, all over the world, people will be standing up to oppose another Middle East war. According to Answer Coalition, many organizations are banding together to organize this action, including: Initiators for this call include the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK, Popular Resistance, Black Alliance for Peace, National Iranian-American Council (NIAC), Veterans For Peace, US Labor… Continue reading On Jan. 25, Join a Global Day of Protest Against War with Iran.

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Happy New Year from Activism My Way

I’d have wished you a happy new year last week, but my family and I were down for the count ringing in the new year with an icky virus and ear infections – YAY! So I’m extending these wishes to you for 2019 now. May you have a happy new year, and let’s make this… Continue reading Happy New Year from Activism My Way

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Hurricane Harvey: How You Can Help

  On social media, there are a lot of thoughts and prayers going out for those in Texas who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. It’s important to start organizing recovery efforts now. There are many rescue efforts going on still as well. I figured that a post listing all the ways you can get… Continue reading Hurricane Harvey: How You Can Help

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How Running Got 6,000 Homeless People Back on Their Feet – NationSwell

This nonprofit’s novel approach to empowering the homeless starts with a simple premise: putting one foot in front of the other. Source: How Running Got 6,000 Homeless People Back on Their Feet – NationSwell

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Enough Is Enough

Don’t worry. I’ll get back to my regularly scheduled programming – highlighting organizations and causes and activists – but I think we’ve come to a critical time in our history here in the United States. I feel as though we’re on the precipice. We’re very close to a point we cannot turn back from, and… Continue reading Enough Is Enough

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My Absence and Things to Come

It’s been a good little while since I’ve posted on Activism My Way, and while I’d like to have a great reason for this for you, I don’t. I love the idea of this blog, and I want to spend more time with it, but I’m thinking that I’d like to rebrand it and give… Continue reading My Absence and Things to Come