Dispatch 3/26: Cried reading Dan Kois on going to the bookstore one last time. Danced to Car Seat Headrest. I do not dance. Did some sort of L-sit thing. It wasn't good. Cried looking at Ocean Vuong's instagram. Am going to stir fry eggplants. Today is Prince Kūhiō Day in Hawaii.

Dispatch 4/10/20: I live beneath someone who I imagine has no knees and moves forward by falling down and getting up and falling down again. Like a svelte Jabba the Hut with legs. The people outside not wearing masks are outnumbered, finally, it seems. It's Good Friday in Hawaii.

4/12/20 What I want are dyed eggs. Some ham. Video feeds of bird feeders. Patrick Stewart reading aloud Shakespeare's sonnets. Oyakodon at home and polenta soup. A flattened curve. Bananas and onions. To find money hidden in a field. The desire to go outside. It's Easter Sunday.

Called AAA to tow my car down the street for a battery replacement. Battery terminal. I can use a wrench. The connection turned to dust instead of unscrewing--blue dust. Should I have walked the car through the intersection instead. Should I have driven in earlier. Today is 4/20.

Today is the day Vote Forward friends! We are ecstatic to announce the largest letter-writing campaign we've ever launched: The Big Send! Well, what is The Big Send? Watch the video to learn more! #TheBigSend #voteforward #votefwd #Vote2020

No one should get fired or be denied a job because of who they are or who they love. Today's decision protecting LGBTQ+ workers is a big win and an important step forward — but our work for full equality is not done. staradvertiser.com/2020/06/15/bre…

Criminal background check requirements shut out small business owners that are predominantly Black and Latinx from receiving the help they need to stay afloat amidst the economic impact of COVID-19. We’re suing to put a stop to this discriminatory rule.

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Usually when we see people in unmarked cars forcibly grab someone off the street we call it kidnapping — what is happening now in Portland should concern everyone in the US. These actions are flat-out unconstitutional and will not go unanswered.

“I think their films beautifully capture this unusual and unprecedented moment in time. And they show the power of storytelling to find one’s voice, to enlighten and to make sense of the world," said Kimberlee Bassford, journalism instructor at Windward CC hawaii.edu/news/2020/08/0…

The #PellGrant is the main way the federal government helps low-income students afford college, but today it only covers 28% of the cost to attend a 4-year public university. We need Congress to reinvest! Add your name to help us #DoublePell. #UC4Pell bityl.co/5Uu7

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Increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $13,000 would quickly and effectively bring an affordable, high-quality college education within reach of all students. #DoublePell now.

Fun at WCC: "Patricia Brubaker is the creative director and a supervisor at the IDS department. She noticed the skillset of her student employees and wondered if they could create something fun for the school." hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/202…

I just sent a message to Congress to protect abortion access and other care nationwide. Will you join me? action.aclu.org/send-message/d…

Congress is working on funding for the next fiscal year and we need lawmakers to make the #PellGrant a priority. Join me by signing the petition calling on lawmakers to #DoublePell. #UC4Pell bit.ly/3NkeN5y

Oppose the elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities: p2a.co/xLi4uly

cyberhawaii.org/event/inter-ge… STEM mentor info session Manoa Innovation Center ~ Board Room, 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, on Thursday, May 30, 2024, from 9 am to 11 am.