Pizza & Sonny Rollins Bridge
Come down Sunday to Moxie Louisville for a mid day pizza party. The weather is supposed to cooperate and is showing a high of 48*F. Tickets available HERE
All proceeds go to victims of the fire. We'll be playing music too, so bring and instrument or borrow ours. Noon- 3 pm or whenever we stop playing music...
We will start the day on Sunday at 11 AM with the rescheduled community support event with Love For Lily. We will be spreading the love to those affected by the and offering free items such as shampoo, conditioner, art supplies, baby gear, coats, books, diapers and formula. @istg_denver will be there with bras, pads and tampons. @doterrahh has sent hygiene kits.
Come down for what you need and @loveforlily.nicu will also buy you a coffee or tea.
I read this in the Boulder Weekly last week and it really struck a chord:
Before the pandemic, humanity was in trouble. The climate crisis was choking life out of the planet, the racial dynamic between a minority of white folks and people of color was ugly. Now, as the world struggles to get past the pandemic, these troubles have gone from critical to imminent danger. The climate crisis is overwhelming, the extractive industry in complicity with most governments obstinately and exponentially continue to do what they do; make more money irrespective of the environmental and human devastation they leave behind.
Across America, the fervor of white supremacy metastasizes, brazenly flying its flag of racism, neo-liberal capitalism, conspiracies, and mean-spirited policy across the country. The coveted United States is uncompromisingly polarized. White folks are imploding their government and society. Some who never imagined themselves to have inclinations of “white is right” find themselves aligned or sympathetic with the agenda and rhetoric of white supremacy. It must be genetic by now; the notion of white superiority is rooted in ancient history.
Even while her skin scorches, the Earth is alive, her spiritual essence continues to pulsate. She may die or she could live; humankind decides her fate. This reality is unfathomable, of zero relevance to the majority of white folks, particularly those of the white supremacy persuasion. They imperil the future of the grandchildren.
The COVID virus is a phenomenon of nature. It is a living organism; it is alive with death.
Any living thing when threatened with injury or death will defend itself. The Earth is fighting for her life, engaging her defenses. The virus appears to be a defense mechanism of the Earth. If that be true, it is commonsensical to think that the severity of the virus will be proportionate to the severity of injury inflicted on the earth and the extremity of injury perpetrated by the inhumanity of hatred.
A mother instinctively protects and defends her children. The Earth Mother defends her children who believe in truth and want to live being who they supposed to be. The Earth is rebelling against the extreme exploitation of her body entity and the brutal oppression of her victimized children. The message from the Earth is clear but the world does not hear.
Chili Yazzie / Shiprock, New Mexico
What's that? You want a calendar? And you want it to feature photos of my son Theo working in the mill? Oh, you also want to see our local farmers in action and the Merkers in Jamestown slinging pizza? Ok, fine. Here it is. We are starting in February so that we can scrape January 2022 into the compost bin and start fresh. Jane at Mad Ag put this lovely little piece together in collaboration with us and the Colorado Grain Chain. All proceeds go to Conscious Alliance for their ongoing support of those in need across America and here now during our crisis. We will have these available in about a week...stay tuned.
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Have you heard about the Sonny Rollins Bridge? At the peak of his game Sonny checked out of the scene in Harlem and checked into the Williamsburg Bridge for almost 2 years playing to the sky and water and subway trains passing by.
Read about it here and watch this
Here is a gorgeous set from Copenhagen in 1974
Sonny Rollins live at Falkonér Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark 1974