Josie Colt went to the same progressive little farm school that my daughter attended. Josie is a wonderful artist and cartoonist now, and she's creating some thoughtful serial art. Follow her on Instagram if you can. She also does a thing called "Portraits as You Pass" of people who commission her to draw them on the street or hire her for events. Her comic strips are funny, wry, nostalgic, political, feminist, humanist, gender-nonconforming, planet loving, all of it. As I've noted here before, almost all the kids who went to Manhattan Country School—founded in the sixties by
Gus and Marty Trowbridge after they watched the March on Selma with tears rolling down their faces—all those kids come down on the woke side of history. Josie posted this comic strip earlier this week. It's a portrait of true allyship. She has no idea who she might have reached in the conversations she dared, but it doesn't matter. She deepened her own commitment and consciousness. I love that little school my girl attended, and I love the friends she made there.
More of this please! Anti racism in a non challenged white world - best thing for change at the moment, other than electing every person of color running on the dem ticket. My son went to a similar school- cut their teeth on Baldwin and Zinn and native american history.This time , right now, is their time to put all of it into action. Move over old bigot hateful fearful ill educated cruel lying immature souless arrogant selfish trumpet tooting farts.
ReplyDeleteWell done! We do have to speak up and speak out. It is time.
ReplyDeleteIf all of us weren't so afraid to pop our own bubbles, it would be a much better world. Thanks for sharing this with us. What a good choice you made in your daughter's school.
ReplyDeleteWhat an outstanding school your children attended. We need more.
ReplyDeleteif only all schools were like the Manhattan Country School.
ReplyDeleteThat IS very insightful! It can be very hard to cross that bridge and talk to people who feel differently. (It's hard enough on Facebook, much less face-to-face!)
ReplyDeleteI will find her and follow her on Instagram. Thanks for sharing this and what a great school that you chose for your daughter.
ReplyDeleteWe never know what will inspire us and what bubble that might be popped in our own little world. I am finding a lot of my bubbles are getting popped at the moment. Stay Safe xoxoxoxo
Excellent!
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