by Monta May | Sep 11, 2020 | Activism, Community, Justice, Mercy
I keep seeing this meme of a police officer at ground zero on 9/11 juxtaposed with one (from 2014) of a woman apparently screaming in an officer’s face with the words above the photos: “Yesterday’s heroes, today’s villains. They said...
by Monta May | Jul 16, 2020 | Activism, Community, Justice, Mercy, Regular Life
Warning – some considerable profanity follows… Sometimes you just want to give the fuck up. I hate social media for some things. I love social media for some things. I love it because I get to stay in touch with friends and family and rediscover the...
by Monta May | Jul 8, 2020 | Activism, Justice, Mercy, Stories
Someone recently said to me … You know, I understand that our history books were written one-sidedly, but how do we know what really happened? I’ve always wondered that. I have no idea. I really don’t. The British author, Neil Gaiman wrote about being an immigrant...
by Monta May | May 5, 2020 | Activism, Community, Mercy, Regular Life, Stories
We all do terrible things to each other… by intent, by neglect, and by ignorance. Up until recently, I would have said that mostly this happens unintentionally. These days though, I think cruelty, rudeness, and contempt, in the name of “being real” is...
by Monta May | Mar 12, 2020 | Activism, Community, Justice, Mercy, Sustainability, Walking & Thinking
I think that we’re on the earth to do good – good for the largest number of entities possible. I say entities because I don’t think it should stop at just people – the entire world needs us to do good. It’s easy to do good for yourself, easy to do good for your...
by Monta May | Jan 2, 2020 | Activism, Justice, Mercy, Regular Life
Social Justice Warrior. I hear the label slung at people with derision, with contempt, with bitterness, maybe even fear. I think the phrase generates lots of discomfort, resentment, and anger. It’s mostly used as an insult, a challenge to do battle as in...
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