Fitting liberatory lessons into limited timeframes
within little boxes on semester syllabi
as critical resources once available without cost
disappear from the internet
is becoming an ever-more challenging,
time-consuming undertaking
but it’s still worth the effort
even though I may not be here
to see whether my work matters
in dawning new years yet to come
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Voices from the Margins 
New Year’s Blessings, Carol!
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Thank you, dear Bette. Sending you blessings as well! 💜
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Thank you, Carol! May your days ahead be filled with light ❤
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Ros, and for the important work you do. Sending my best wishes to you, too! 💜
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Wishing you the best (as you always give the best to others) for 2022. How disturbing that liberatory resources vanish from the internet when it seems that when it comes to ugly materials cyberspace is forever. much love to you.
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Thank you so much for your kind words, dear friend. Disappearing materials are disturbing! I have spent hours checking links for the courses that begin in a few weeks and trying to find replacements for important sources that have vanished, like “The Deadly Deception” documentary about the Tuskegee syphilis study. It’s especially relevant these days. The challenge has made me realize how important it is for students to have access to missing pieces of history that they need to know!
Sending much love to you, too. 💜
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Try this available through U of GA. https://kaltura.uga.edu/media/t/1_r7152x9v/31261611 (I hope it’s the whole documentary.)
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Thank you so much! The link works!
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Dear Carol,
Wishing you and all your dear ones a very Happy New Year.
Although uncertain times continue, we hope you will be blessed with good health, happiness and love throughout the year and beyond. Thank you always, for sharing your thoughtful and thought-provoking writing and images.
All best always,
Takami
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Dear Takami, thank you so much for your kind words and friendship over the years. And thank you, also, for the beauty and wonder you share with others. Your exquisite photos have continued to amaze me. Your masterful art conveys the essence of who living beings are within their natural settings in such delightful ways.
Wishing you and your family a new year filled with blessings. May we all learn to see the beauty you share and learn to live wisely and peacefully to preserve and honor life. 💜
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Dear Carol, I am honored and flattered by your kind words. Thank you so much again, and I appreciate your wisdom and friendship❤️
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May this new year bring you continued joy and creativity. And know, dear friend, you are among the rare ones we always treasure and hold closely because of your giving spirit. Sending you light and love.
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Ah, dear Skywalker, I am deeply touched and honored by your kind and loving words. Sending love and light to you, too, dear friend. 💜
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Here it is, another year is here for us to share. Share our love, share our life, share whatever
it is that we feel draws us closer to the light. May it be with smiles and hugs.
Sending blessings to you Carol for this shinny new year!
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Thank you so much for your kind and lovely comments, Eddie. Sending love and light to you, dear friend. 💜
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Your generosity is always such an inspiration. Thank you. May the new season bring with it warmth and kindness to you.
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Atreyee, and for the depth and beauty you always share in your work.
Sending my gratitude and best wishes to you. 💜
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Best wishes for the New Year, Carol. I haven’t been blogging a whole lot these days but it is always a pleasure to read yours and see what you’re up to!
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Dear Joan, it is so good to hear from you! Thank you so much for your lovely comments, and for reconnecting. It was exciting to visit your newer blog and learn that you have a second edition of your book, that progress that has been made to overturn wrongful convictions, and to see the well-deserved recognition you have been receiving for your work. Wishing you and your family a wonderful new year, dear friend. 💜
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Wonderful photo of the frost covered window looking out on your sleeping yard. Thank you for the well wishes and sending the same back to you. All the very best friend! Bob
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It’s a gift to hear from you, Bob. Thank you for your kind words and well-wishes, dear friend. It’s also a gift to see your breathtakingly beautiful photos of mountains, the night sky, and family adventures. Sending my best wishes to you and your lovely family. 💜
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I’m sure your work will matter in the future Carol. New Year’s greetings to you.
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Wishing you a wonderful new year, too, Andrea. It’s always a gift to hear from you. Thank you for you kind, supportive comments! 💜
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Your poem reminds me first, of how much that is precious is lost or drowned or obscured by the weight of so much information overload, and second, of what makes it precious in the first place: that so much of what is lost or forgotten is of profound value in the hands of those who need it. The value is in the hearts of those who depend upon such resources for new life.
Your obvious passion for the promise of others and of this world matters, and is beautiful to behold.
Peace
Michael
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Thank you so much for sharing such important insights, Michael, and for taking time to be kind. Sending my gratitude and best wishes. 💜
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