Shay 
Back when my organization offered anti-racism training and workshops, our approach with groups was to start the work by creating a shared vocabulary around anti-racism work, from which we would build toward creating a shared vision and understanding of racism and how it works. Over the years, it is an approach that I have adopted …
A few days ago, I attended and spoke at the press conference launching the Black Maine for Harris-Walz coalition. While I was tangentially involved with the Bernie Sanders campaign in 2020, this is my first time fully committing myself to a candidate and rolling up my sleeves to do whatever it takes to see Harris …
I have spent the last several nights staying up way too late to watch the Democratic National Convention (DNC). After my brief stint in local politics and becoming friends with several Maine politicians, it made watching this year’s convention different than prior years—starting with the fact that several friends were delegates. I never could have …