Oct 30, 2020Listening Across the Divide: Lessons Learned Engaging Undecided VotersLeading up to the 2020 election, with so much at stake, most people in my life have wondered aloud how anyone could be an undecided voter after the last few years. The question reveals a lack of imagined possibility as well as a lack of connection that terrifies me. I…Racial Justice13 min readRacial Justice13 min read
Jul 21, 2020Connecting the Dots: Protecting Students from White Nationalist Influence“To fully understand how hate groups influence today’s kids and teens, it is important that parents, teachers, coaches, counselors, and others understand the scope of the threat, recognize the warning signs, and interrupt the indoctrination. …Anti Racism2 min readAnti Racism2 min read
Aug 31, 2019From Boots to Suits: Countering a New Wave of White Supremacist OrganizingI recently spoke with a “former,” a man named Graham Finochio, who broke away from a white supremacist gang with the help of a program called Success Stories. We talked while waiting for an event to begin wherein we would be two of five panelists. …White Nationalism16 min readWhite Nationalism16 min read
May 29, 2019My Day with the Far-Right, Where I Live and BreatheEverything I have learned about the alt-right has made me fearful and worried. I have also been horrified, witnessing the expanding reach of their rhetoric and attempts to convince people that we live in a world I don’t recognize. …Politics17 min readPolitics17 min read
Mar 15, 2019Swastikas in the Bathroom: Connecting the Dots between White Supremacy, White Nationalism, the Alt-Right, and the Alt-LightResources curated and synthesized by Shelly Tochluk and Christine Saxman Purpose: This post attempts to make sense of how hate groups are infiltrating the U.S. (and global) mainstream, the connected and varied ideologies, recruitment tactics, and what we can do about them. It is not meant to be inflammatory. …Racism34 min readRacism34 min read
Dec 13, 2017On-ramps and Lanes on the Racial Justice FreewayWatch an illustrated video of this analogy here. Not long ago, I was asked to be part of a panel. My role was to talk about white anti-racism. When it was my turn to speak, I used an analogy of “on-ramps” to racial justice, and I suggested that what we…Racism12 min readRacism12 min read
