A Race is a Nice Thing to Have: A Guide to Being a White Person or Understanding the White Persons in Your Life by Janet E. Helms.
The classic book on race and racism is once again available. This book is designed to help White people assume responsibility for ending racism, understand how racism impacts Whites […]
The 15th Erase Racism Carnival is up at RaceWire.
Check out all of the Erase Racism Carnivals at Ally Work.
Tags: Race, Social Justice
For the record, I believe that writing about white privilege and patriarchy is a positive thing to do. I feel very positive when I write about these particular barriers to social justice.
I feel that working towards the elimination of racism and sexism is a positive thing. It’s not an easy thing to do. It […]
I ran into a reader of my site yesterday. She whispered my name to her friend and said that I look different in person than I do on my blog
This post is inspired by her comments…
This post is an open invitation for all my readers to post a comment. Say hello, post […]
Declining Enrollment:
Eastern Oregon University is in trouble. With enrollment and finance on the decline, officials have created a “strategic plan that includes enrollment management, recruitment and transfer improvements.”
Student applications are down 41 percent this fall compared with two years ago. Tuition revenue for the university dropped $1.48 million below its expectations for this year; […]
The 30 Wealthiest Americans list was calculated by each person’s total wealth as a percentage of the economy of the time.
Do you see any commonalities among the people in this list?
Tags: Class, gender, Race
via the Official Google Blog:
Web Search: Result pages include headers to delineate logical sections.
Accessible Search: Promotes results that are accessible.
Book Search: Full-text access to public-domain works.
Gmail: A simple yet functional HTML mode that works well with screenreaders.
Gmail Mobile: A lightweight user interface that is also speech-friendly.
Google Maps: Easy-to-use […]
The Columbia River Gorge, the Historic Highway, and Multnomah Falls are some of my favorite places to visit in Oregon.
Tags: eric stoller, Oregon, photographs
We were driving home from Portland the other day when I took these photographs. The sunset was a mix of purples, yellows, oranges, and light blue. I pulled off of highway 34, rolled down the window and snapped a couple quick shots of the sunset just outside of Corvallis.
Tags: Corvallis, Oregon, photographs
If you need to buy soap, I would suggest purchasing your bars from the Oregon Soap Company. My personal favorite is the Soapman’s Spice. Its blend of clove oil and cinnamon powder in a vegetable-based soap is just terrific! Oregon Soap Company soaps are available for sale on their website and at the Skidmore Saturday […]