Associate Professor of Unitarian Universalist History at Starr King School for Ministry. So proud of my 2 daughters: one is autistic. Pronouns: she/ her/hers
San Ramon, CA
Joined May 2014
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Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
Dolores Huerta has passed away at age 96. She's an American legend who helped build the United Farm Workers and was a central organizer and negotiator in California's farmworker movement.
The contracts that were won with her help secured concrete improvements for workers including drinking water, rest periods, health benefits, and protections against pesticides.
Huerta coined the phrase "Si, se puede" ("Yes, we can"). This chant was a defining rally cry for the farmworker movement. She led national strikes, organized nationwide grape boycotts, and faced down corporate executives.
She was arrested 22 times during peaceful demonstrations and survived severe physical injuries, including a 1988 assault by police in San Francisco during a peaceful protest against pesticides. The assault caused internal bleeding, broken ribs, and required emergency surgery to remove her spleen.
A true legend in every way, Dolores Huerta devoted herself to a lifetime of personal sacrifice to help workers in the USA. She was a relentless organizer who transformed our nation's history.
RIP Dolores Huerta ❤️
Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
That was just awful and depressing. I will pay money at this point to never see another tiny disaster tribe on #Survivor again. I’m sure if it keeps happening most seasons from now until eternity they’ll finally realise it’s horrible TV #Survivor51
Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
OBAMA: I inherited this major financial crisis. I never called my Treasury Secretary and said, “You've got to go to Arby's. Order roast beef. No cheese though that may look elitist.”
They don't have solutions to actual problems, so they'd rather have the media and you talking about the Cheesecake Factory.
Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
America mourns the passing of the dazzling and fearless farmworker organizer, Dolores Huerta. Dolores will be forever revered as a giant of the labor movement who stood with working people everywhere. May her righteous memory be a blessing to her family, friends and fellow activists.
Dolores Huerta, who founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez, changing laws and the lives of thousands of laborers, died on Wednesday at 96. A skilled organizer, she coordinated walkouts and negotiated pathbreaking contracts with agribusiness. nyti.ms/4zZMDUY
Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
My heart is with the friends and family of Dolores Huerta. I send my deepest condolences to her children, her grandchildren and her extended family in the labor and feminist movements.
Dolores Huerta was a fearless leader. A guardian of women’s and workers’ rights. A beacon of hope and a mighty force of determination.
She was courageous and steadfast in her commitment to protecting, upholding and restoring human rights and her impact was enormous. I was proud to call her my friend and mentor.
Dolores surely had her wings long before she left this earth and she now joins a heavenly host of advocates, activists and angels who made life more fair and just.
Sí se puede, Dolores.
Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
RIP Dolores Huerta
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Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
Ms Rachel: “Moms - ICE broke the wrist of a 20-year-old student who has special needs on his way to school. They had the wrong person. He’s a US citizen, not that it would be okay if he wasn’t a US citizen. They left him on the side of the road with no medical care. He needed surgery. I already cried about this. Now I’m just mad”
Fun fact: Timothy Leary worked at Starr King School for the Ministry in the 1950s.
Today SKSM has a Psychedelic Justice and Companioning Program #UUTwitter @UUA
Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
I only today came across the concept of ‘stigmergy’, an important element in AI’s capacities to change environments, systems and behaviour without being instructed to do so. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigme…
Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
The White House posting Down syndrome slurs on official media accounts to attack a journalist. Is there no bottom to this depravity?
Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
I’m pleased to announce Ms. Rachel as the recipient of the 2027 Christine King Farris Beloved Community Education Award.
Named for my Aunt Christine, a lifelong educator, this award recognizes leaders who nurture children with dignity, discipline and care.
Through music, early learning and meaningful connection with families, Ms. Rachel helps children learn and grow. Her commitment extends to advocating for the educational rights, safety and protection of children around the world.
Every child deserves the opportunity to flourish. Ms. Rachel’s service reminds us that caring for children means supporting their learning and speaking up for their humanity.
#TheKingCenter #BelovedCommunityAwards #MsRachel #KHO27
Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
I'll be on @BBCRB at 12.50, talking about the expression 'don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs'. First recorded in English in 1692, equivalents exist in other European languages too.
Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
“We want to sit down like anyone else.”
On this day in 1960, my father joined students and local activists in a nonviolent protest against segregation at Rich’s department store in downtown Atlanta. He was among 52 people arrested for refusing to leave.
They risked their freedom to challenge the humiliation and exclusion of Black people seeking equal treatment.
Their courage reminds us that nonviolence requires us to confront injustice, including when it is enforced by law.
Let’s honor them by refusing to accept injustice as normal and continuing the work to create the Beloved Community.
#MLK #CivilRights #Nonviolence365
Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
Sixty-two years ago, on October 14, 1964, Daddy learned that he had been selected to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. He was just 35 years old.
The honor recognized his leadership in the nonviolent struggle for civil rights. He accepted it on behalf of a movement whose courage and sacrifice had shown the world the power of nonviolence.
Daddy’s philosophy calls us to confront injustice, transform unjust systems and affirm the dignity of every human being. It requires courage, discipline and love in action.
Sixty-two years later, that work remains urgent. The responsibility to advance it remains ours.
We honor my father’s legacy by practicing nonviolence in our daily lives and continuing the work to create the Beloved Community.
#MLK #NobelPeacePrize #Nonviolence365 #BelovedCommunity
Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
Also worth noting that she held herself out as the "General Counsel" of a nonprofit in California, and my understanding is that you cannot do this if you are not barred somewhere.
This actually could be unauthorized practice of law.
the-independent.com/news/wor…
Dr. Meg Ⓡⓘⓒⓗⓐⓡⓓⓢⓞⓝ retweeted
Announcement!!! Big news!!! 📢📢📢
My book, The Racialization of Print, has a cover (!!!), and a webpage, and pre-orders are now available.
Coming in Spring, 2027 from @UNC_Press and @OIEAHC
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