Comments by Rich Novack Most recent public comments by Rich Novack https://nowcomment.com/users/78629 It's a pretty big deal when the Sierra Cub put this out there in the wake of the George Floyd incident last year. It's going to take folk time to work this all out for sure. https://nowcomment.com/documents/290305?scroll_to=2582288 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290305?scroll_to=2582288 <a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/michael-brune/2020/07/john-muir-early-history-sierra-club">Pulling Down Our Monuments</a> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 06:00:08 -0700 I'm reminded of how cave art is an ancient form of literacy. https://youtu.be/ZjejoT1gFOc https://nowcomment.com/documents/290305?scroll_to=2582281 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290305?scroll_to=2582281 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZjejoT1gFOc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 06:21:40 -0700 We've been talking a lot about who has access to public lands. I didn't know this particular face of exclusionary history at national parks. https://nowcomment.com/documents/290305?scroll_to=2582266 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290305?scroll_to=2582266 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 06:22:12 -0700 Blown away https://nowcomment.com/documents/277068?scroll_to=2487087 https://nowcomment.com/documents/277068?scroll_to=2487087 This is just so profound. Right? Amazing. My head is blowing up with ideas. Thank you Nickaylia! Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:49:38 -0700 Brilliance and beauty https://nowcomment.com/documents/277068?scroll_to=2487084 https://nowcomment.com/documents/277068?scroll_to=2487084 Wow! there is so much to digest here. I'm just impressed, at the start, with the tech savvy layout and interface of this document. My students in affluent CT aren't even getting such access to this kind of technology. You folk rock! Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:47:38 -0700 "I'm the moderator of this debate." It's unreal that this is happening. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2105385 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2105385 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:27:02 -0700 What's interesting is that I heard, before watching this, that there was a lot of times when the candidates, especially Trump, talked over one another. It seems Biden was actually the first, though. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2105378 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2105378 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:21:20 -0700 Monopoly on the fly https://nowcomment.com/documents/205528?scroll_to=1911002 https://nowcomment.com/documents/205528?scroll_to=1911002 I love how she is just ad-libbing here. The Monopoly analogy is great, and I like how she is ready to communicate this analogy at the drop of a hat. I think about the activist students I work with: how can we help foster such amazing communication skills? Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:44:54 -0700 Folktales https://nowcomment.com/documents/205303?scroll_to=1910982 https://nowcomment.com/documents/205303?scroll_to=1910982 I love terms like this here: folktale. I like to use the term mythology, but similar. There is some kernel of truth. Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:42:13 -0700 Living the process https://nowcomment.com/documents/205303?scroll_to=1910976 https://nowcomment.com/documents/205303?scroll_to=1910976 But this comment is important. You are living and expressing your truth, your history. That's good. I've come a long way too. But the specific stories are helpful. Thanks. Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:40:17 -0700 Elegance of the term https://nowcomment.com/documents/205303?scroll_to=1910971 https://nowcomment.com/documents/205303?scroll_to=1910971 The term "racist ideas" is truly the crux of the problem, not the people who think them. What a brilliant framing concept that allows for hope in people learning about their own racist ideas. Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:38:11 -0700 Power of images https://nowcomment.com/documents/204387?scroll_to=1910960 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204387?scroll_to=1910960 Seeing a stack of faces like this, is really powerful. Examining the power of media presentation is really something we can do more of during this COVID distance learning age. Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:32:09 -0700 Looking away from the truth https://nowcomment.com/documents/204387?scroll_to=1910958 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204387?scroll_to=1910958 I think this is a key aspect of the problem, White silence. Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:30:40 -0700 Rely on the youth? https://nowcomment.com/documents/204492?scroll_to=1910956 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204492?scroll_to=1910956 I'm thinking about this them of youth activism, wondering, how can we teach the next generation how to stand up to power when we've done such a poor collective job ourselves. Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:27:43 -0700