Lighthearted & Lionhearted
Lighthearted & Lionhearted
We cannot resign ourselves to the “darkest timeline” For decades, resources have been pulled away from the poor, the working class, and even the middle class—funneled upward while our communities were told to make do with less. Wages have stayed flat, costs have soared (especially in the last five years), and public supports and programs …
We’re in the final stretch of gathering signatures to officially get on the ballot for Rochester City Council. This is how grassroots campaigns like mine move forward—by working together, neighbor to neighbor. To get on the ballot, I need at least 1000 valid signatures from registered Democrats in the city, but the goal is to collect way …
I have a Guinness World Record. Just in case you were curious, it’s for the “Largest LEGO® Minifigure made from modelling balloons.” The sculpture was 6 meters (around 20′) tall and was built with just under 2,000 balloons in London in 2014. The whole sculpture with the extra bricks used around 4,000 balloons. It’s actually …
This past Wednesday we celebrated a soft launch of my city council campaign with friends and family. My only regret is that I didn’t record Amanda’s introduction of me. (Which is amusing when you consider how often I’m documenting what folks have to say.) You’ll just have to take my word for it- it was …
The re-election of Donald Trump has been weighing heavy on many of us. Concerns about people already living on the edge being worried about being pushed over it aren’t limited to just the adults in the room. Project 2025 outlines plans that would negatively impact undocumented, LGBTQ+, low-income and disabled folks. That means it would …