Tag: women’s march

  • Women’s March Holga Portraits

    I mentioned a few posts back that I wanted to start taking portaits with my Holga. I decided to take my Holga with me to the Women’s March in Sandy, Oregon two Sundays ago. I stocked up on some cheap film: Arista.Edu 400. I really regret it because these didn’t turn out great. There are…

  • “Nevertheless, she persisted”

    Last night on the Senate floor Senator Elizabeth Warren was silenced by Senator Mitch McConnell as she tried to read the letter that Corretta Scott King wrote in 1986 criticizing Jeff Sessions and his treatment of African Americans in Alabama using his power as a Judge there. In defiance, Oregon (yay) Senator Jeff Merkley took…

  • Pussy hats galore

    In my post about the Women’s March I talked a little bit about the lead up to the march and my indifference. At the time, I didn’t see the point of protesting. I didn’t see how it could accomplish anything. As I pondered these thoughts I kept seeing these hats pop up on my IG…

  • Women’s March: Sandy, Oregon

    Friday morning started normal enough. I crawled out of bed poured my coffee and opened up the New York Times app on my phone. 5:55 am. That is the exact moment reality hit me like a ton of lead. In a few hours Trump would be sworn in as president. This was really happening. I…