Tag Archives: cruelty

Non-violence and state violence

I am a daughter of the Cuban revolution but I am also the daughter of a US American who was born in Tampa, Florida, the son of a Sephardi US American who was himself born in Rutherford, New Jersey.  My … Continue reading

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Restorative justice: in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes

Sonnet 29 When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich … Continue reading

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May 7

May 7 Back from the vigil a letter denies the appeal 19 months in jail for a crime that did not happen. I am frozen, 2 days in grief, puzzlement, Job asking what else, what now. Sleep, weep, scream, pull … Continue reading

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