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plantation politics of “little norway," and rise up

“If people don't vote, everything stays the same. You can protest until the sky turns yellow or the moon turns blue, and it's not going to change anything if you don't vote.”

Delores Huerta

Latina American labor leader and civil rights activist

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the proof is in the pudding, and a little bit of evidence

Approximately 64 percent of Hispanic Students are not succeeding to where they should be in mathematics in one of our local middle schools.

There are close links, with research backing these links, between succeeding in 8th grade mathematics, high school graduation, college enrollment and then earnings

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THE PTSD FLU (a.k.a. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Influenza)

There is no predictable season for the PTSD flu, no vaccine to prevent it.   

The post-traumatic stress disorder influenza symptomology: chills, fever, body aches, pain in joints, night sweats, trouble breathing, congestion, and restless sleep.

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST WONDERLAND

It’s not easy to slow down, take a breath, listen to my body, check in with my family in more than just passing. I live in a heightened state of movement, needing to meet deadlines, pressure to stay present with my family, amidst deep desire for connection.

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