The Past Is Prologue

We don't have to imagine what will happen if Trump detains and/or deports huge numbers of illegal immigrants as he has repeatedly said he plans to do.

Twelve years ago, on the heels of some state-wide restrictions on migrant labor, reported Julie Strupp wrote a great piece in MIC:

"We need to face the facts: our agricultural industry is built on illegal labor, and it needs to be reformed."

Read the full article here (it's not long)!

(HT: Flynn Talwar)

a good soaking rain —
on the long row home our boats
fill up with water

Thanksgiving prep —
scrubbing root vegetables 'til
the water runs clear

colors that remain
call out more insistently —
tiny purple berries

now the bees give up
on finding any pollen —
this will have to do

withered reeds —
the marsh draws in on itself
its mud crazed with cracks

ruby crowned kinglet —
so light that the branches
don't even bend

Weekend Reading from Kelly Hayes

"Defiance must be woven into the fabric of our daily lives, rather than simply proclaimed at marches or on social media."

Collective Survival, Adaption, and Direct Action

(from Kelly Hayes' Organizing My Thoughts)

a long soaking rain —
the places that were once soft
begin their comeback