It was bound to happen

Just about every time I go out and talk, I invite people to come heckle. I’m mostly joking, but yesterday, someone took me up on it. Well, he didn’t precisely heckle. He waited until after I’d spoken, and then he called me jaded — three times — and said that he was a fundamentalist and his church …

If you’ve nothing better to do…

…I’m speaking about activism at St. James Episcopal Church in West Hartford at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Mark your calendars and: Come! Heckle!

If you’ve nothing better to do…

…I’m speaking about activism at St. James Episcopal Church in West Hartford at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6. Mark your calendars and: Come! Heckle!

If you’ve nothing better to do…

I am speaking at the Unitarian Universalist Society: East at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Sunday. The topic will be growing up fundamentalist, but don’t worry: I’ll only talk for 20 minutes each time. Come! Heckle!

If you’ve nothing better to do…

…Listen to John Dankosky’s “Where We Live” at 9 a.m. on Friday as we talk about — what else? — the high cost of renting in Connecticut. I wrote about this earlier for the station’s website. and now we’re going to delve deeper into the topic, with the expert guidance of Katy Shafer of Partnership for Strong Communities, Betsy …

If you’ve nothing better to do…

…I’m talking about Isabella Beecher Hooker at 11 a.m. Saturday at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Beardsley & Memorial Library in beautiful Winsted. Yes, it’s supposed to be beautiful Saturday, but Winsted’s worth the drive. Hope to see you there. Come heckle!

This is the last week of the 100-day challenge

Since March, activists, advocates, policy makers, legislators, and folks who want to do something awesome have devoted the last 100 days to open 100 homes for people who desperately need them. People have put in insane hours and moved insurmountable mountains to make sure people like Sal, Jack, and Shannon now have a place to …