Here we go again, TroubleMakers. Another December. January is right around the corner. Now’s when we tend to look back over everything we did; the incredible number of things we saw, heard and felt in the past year. This is when we crunch the numbers; evaluate, compare, and recalibrate. Time to break it all down …
As we thought about a Talk’n TROUBLE topic for November ‘22 a poignant question came up: Is there a way to link Thanksgiving with the tension between the appreciation for all we have; for what we have all accomplished, and the weighty steps back we see; the signals of so much change needed ahead? The …
The passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, generated a remarkable intensity of news coverage and interest here in the States. Granted, her image is on the currency of more than 15 countries and she was the longest reigning monarch in history. Only her seventy-three years of marriage to Prince Philip surpassed …
TROUBLE is proudly marking its second anniversary this fall. “Marking” – not really celebrating, given the social and political conditions we’re in. Things aren’t where we had hoped they would be two years in on our mission to promote gender equity. The backlash against women’s social progress in our country and around the world has …
What a summer. No end to the bad news. Polarizing politics, civil rights eroding, tragic gun violence, persistent Covid, spreading monkeypox, record temperatures, widespread drought, global wildfires, rising prices…and sharks! What in hell?! Some days it’s overwhelming. If you can, it might help a bit to step back from it all. Try a non-denial escape; …
This month Talkin’ Trouble started on the subject of women in sports; a look back at talented female athletes who were blazing trails long before 1972, and on strides made in the 50 years since Title IX. Team Trouble planned to take stock of the progress we think is still needed at the intramural, intercollegiate, …
Ready for the ugly ties, silly T-shirts, and smarmy cards? Some of the stuff of Father’s Day hasn’t changed much but, fathers themselves have. Trouble believes that’s for the better. Some of us – perhaps older, and whiter – remember the old-school, Hallmark-standard image of a Father Knows Best-style dad in the media. We’re glad …
Trouble is all about celebrating and supporting women and supplying worthy organizations with the capital they need to promote equity for women and girls. We know that gender equity, like all justice – social, environmental, and racial – is going to be achieved incrementally. Sure there are challenges to overcome and, it is troubling that …
Do you know those video clips that start in outer space then move in, closer, and closer to earth? Picture it. From 40,000 miles out, the visual moves in to penetrate the stratosphere. You see swirling weather systems and the continents. You pass through cloud banks and come zooming in on a country, a recognizable …
Consider for a moment the serendipity of celebrating Women’s History Month in MARCH. Women have so often exercised their considerable collective power by marching for change. Marching for basic civil rights, for a say in their governance, for autonomy over their bodies, for fairness and equity. None of these historical efforts have been wasted. Progress …
