Meredith
- Originally from: Dardanelle
- Currently residing in: Bowling Green, Kentucky
- I've been on arkansasrockers since March 13, 2005
- Last updated on Sep 2, 2010 at 12:35AM
In General
Watching babies and plants grow. Itching to move.
Lately
Cara—
In relation to the sacred land discussion, have you seen this? http://www.ssff.org/festival/2009-festival-films/devils-tower
It’s made for youth, but it’s a great film about various claims on land and the nature of sacred place and property rights. Lots of folklorists in the southwest deal with this issue in their work, and it’s an endlessly fascinating topic. I want to hear more about the discussions where you are. Debates on land use and belief are so ….well, fascinating.
I would love, love to hear about what you are reading of Alinsky. I have always wanted to read him but never have. I love it that you are in school and reading amazing stuff. It almost makes me miss grad school. Almost. What does Alinsky say about the role of dialog and participatory research? I am very curious.
Autumn—thanks. I really appreciate that.
Vote for Helena! Help them win some preservation funds. It only takes a second.
http://meredith-martin.com/blog/help-helena-arkansas-win-preservation-funds-in-this-place-matters-community-challenge/
Thanks for the information, Justin. I really appreciate it. Good things to think about. That’s a lot of web posting you’ve got going on. I am impressed with your system. I think for me (if I get around to doing the blog in the first place), scheduled updates probably wouldn’t work, but that’s just because grief, and I guess motherhood too, defies the concept of schedule. There are lots of ebbs and flows, deluges and dry spells, that kind of thing. i think that’s part of what makes grief so disjointing. It totally rips apart any sense you may have had regarding the rhythm and patterns of daily life. Having kids has much the same effect, albeit in a very different and much less painful way. But it’s all chaos when you get right down to it.
I’ve been reading lots of Paulo Friere the last few days. If only every high school student was asked to read his work.
Stacy—DId y’all figure out anything about playing Russellville? I am still asking around.