Activism

Protest to Stop the Northern California ICE Raids
This just came in from Refuse Fascism. As you’ve probably heard ICE is gearing up for massive raids in Northern California and it’s really fucked up. We’ve got to stand top for our immigrant neighbors! There is an action planned for tomorrow, Thursday, January 25th. It’s going down at ICE

Artists Turn Toxic Factory Into Massive Art Project
The artist collective that brought us the naked Trump statues across America, and dozens of other viral, guerilla art projects have now transformed an entire toxic gold-processing mill into a massive art project. The non-profit, art collective called INDICLINE used plasma cutters, angle grinders and various other power tools to

How to Protest the Anti-Immigrant March in San Francisco
There is no doubt that the death of Kate Steinle was horrible and tragic. The sudden death of someone in the prime of their lives is always heartbreaking. But the way the Right has politicized it and used it as leverage to push their anti-immigrant agenda is sickening. I know

Watching Ta-Nehisi Coates Shadowbox With White Nonsense In San Francisco
Guest Post by Sayre Piotrkowski For most of the past month I have been reading We Were Eight Years In Power by my favorite author, Ta-Nehisi Coates. The book is something like a greatest hits collection culled from Coates’ work in the pages of the Atlantic magazine. Nine essays, eight

White Supremacy is Dying
When someone is terminally ill, dying from cancer or some other horrible disease, he or she often has a brief period right before the end, where they have a sort of bounce-back. In hospice care, it’s called “rallying.” The sick person has a few days in which they find new energy and optimism and feel like they might actually be getting better. And then, shortly after this rally, they die.

Slumber Party to End Homelessness
Ok, the name of this is actually “Sleep Out to End Homelessness” but i used some poetic license. The fine folks at the Coalition on Homelessness are throwing a Sleep Out to End Homelessness at the Powell Street Cablecar Turnaround during Homelessness Awareness Week. As you know, we have an

Using Social Media for Good + Addressing Call Out Culture
Please listen to this newest podcast and share it. Also, make sure to subscribe. Links are below: itunes Google Play Soundcloud Oh man! We’ve got yet another fantastic episode for you! In this episode our guest is Roux, an adorable and lovable blonde French Bulldog. Roux obviously doesn’t talk but you

How the Internet has Killed Civility
This originally appeared in my Broke-Ass City column for the SF Examiner. It was originally about 2016 but rings just as true for 2017. If 2017 and I were Facebook friends, I would’ve blocked it months ago. If it could text me, I’d change my number. If we were