On the Administration of Tough Love
This spring brought in its wings a mountain of work: in addition to my full-time Hastings position, I guest-taught across the bridge at my alma mater, UC Berkeley. I accepted
Compassionate Perspectives on Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Animal Rights, and Social Change
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Compassionate Scholarship
Blog posts, articles, and books on social justice, the criminal justice system, human rights, social justice and animal rights.
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Awesome vegan recipes and writings on food, family feasts and food justice.
Recent posts
Sherlock Holmes Revisited: Re-Creative Reading
A couple of years ago I took a facilitator training in VTS (Visual Thinking Strategies), a nuanced and inclusive way of looking at and speaking about art. At the training,
Urban Alchemy in the News
SF-based nonprofit Urban Alchemy, which I discussed here and here, is in the news this week. First, there was BBC coverage, and this morning a lengthy investigative story in the
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Guard Vaccine Mandate
In an unfortunate, albeit not unexpected, decision, the Ninth Circuit reversed Judge Tigar’s vaccine mandate. You can read the decision in full here. The reasons, in short, are as follows:
events
Law and Order: The Israeli Episodes
As part of the Association of Israel Studies Annual Meeting at Bar Ilan University, I’ll prese...
June 28 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm IDTEmotional Labour of Conducting Research
At the LSA Annual Meeting in Lisbon, I will be the discussant for a panel about the emotional toll o...
July 15 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm WEST