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UC Strikes Again!
I am back at work after a very successful three day strike (October 23-25) with AFSCME 3299. Workers took a stand for issues regarding pay raises, racial inequality, and the outsourcing of labor. For UPTE-CWA, it was historical as it was our largest strike ever. Markets on campus were closed down, surgeries were delayed, and appointments…
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The Fast and Furious Life of Liz B.
“She was the kind of girlfriend God gives you young, so you’ll know loss the rest of your life.” ~ Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao She was my roommate and bestie. She stripped at the place where there were hundreds of beautiful girls and one ugly one. But Liz was not…
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#himthough
In my last post I spoke about the #metoo movement, but I didn’t quite give insight to my personal story. Like many women out there, I have more than one I could tell. I’ve had the unfortunate experience falling into a pattern of abusive relationships. Some men were verbally abusive with hot tempers that grew,…
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#metoo
“Me Too” was a phrase that started in 2006 when Tarana Burke, a social activist and community organizer, used it in a campaign to empower women of color who had experience sexual abuse. In 2017 Alyssa Milano popularized the phrase when she used it in a hashtag to draw attention to sexual harassment and assault. …
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Head In the Cloud
Sometime ago at my son’s birthday party I met another tech savvy mom and we started talking about our careers. We had a lot in common. She use to be in the at theater tech, but somehow miraculously found herself now working in the lucrative field of Compliance in the Cloud. I had background in…
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Still Here
So I’m still here. Still working at the same dead end job. Still trying to get out. It’s just crazy how women are speaking out more about inequality, and how men are still moving ahead. The “boy’s club” has not been phased. Institutions, much like the one I work for, still give lip service to…
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Digression to Milk
Books and fire don’t mix Together they ignite Paper chips into flames From once animated trees Who have lost their bark The books bark back…
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Ode to Candle
Tire toil and tire Weary oil and fire Come to early day Wax to wax away In darkness comes the light Messiah to the sight Fast in flux it may Dance in disarray It has worn the flame.