This is my Majora Carter post. We’ll get to the “omg welcome back!” post soon. It’s being edited. I’m practicing saying what I mean in these posts, and sharing what is actually inside of me, which means they take a little longer to spit out.
So: Majora Carter. Words do not do her justice. She is an inspiration to me. Her address at the TED Conference communicates much of how racism works in this country, and of the potential for ecological design to reassert the inherent nobility, love and respect within marginalized communities. She’s speaking on January 15th, 5pm, at the school for natural resources and the environment in room 1040 of the Dana Building. If you’re in the Ann Arbor area, please come out and support the event. If you’re going to celebrate the Reverend Doctor King by sitting in a room and listening to someone talk, I can’t think of anyone better than Majora Carter.