http://luisjrodriguez.com/blog Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:48:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Adrienne Rich was not just this country’s most vital and honored poet, she was a revolutionary thinker and activist—and friend to me, whom she helped when I was barely entering this writer’s life. Adrienne died on Tuesday, March 27 in Santa Cruz, where she has been living for many years. ... http://luisjrodriguez.com/blog/2012/04/rest-in-peace-adrienne-rich-%e2%80%93-poet-and-friend.html The murder of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford FL has ignited outrage and an important conversation in this country. People are now asking: When should deadly force be used? Why are young black men considered dangerous? Are “stand your ground” laws a license to ... http://luisjrodriguez.com/blog/2012/03/trayvon-martin-and-the-value-of-our-youth.html Last Friday night I attended the first awards ceremony for the Social Justice Humanitas Academy, one of four teacher-run academies at the Cesar Chavez Learning Academies in an industrial section of the Northeast San Fernando Valley. This was the first year the high school opened, in a new multi-million dollar ... http://luisjrodriguez.com/blog/2012/03/a-stronger-vision-for-our-schools.html I’ve had a great time these past few weeks. I’ll try to summarize, but let me just say how great my family, friends, supports, publishers, agents, and even acquaintances have been. Alignments are coming together in the world, but in my life they are very strong right now. First, my friend ... http://luisjrodriguez.com/blog/2012/03/think-bold-and-big%e2%80%94your-actions-will-follow.html Over these past few weeks, I did a panel for the new PM Press (www.pmpress.org) book, “Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail: Stories of Crime, Love, and Rebellion,” edited by Andrea Gibbons and Gary Phillips. Held at the William Still Art Center in South L.A., authors in the book, ... http://luisjrodriguez.com/blog/2012/02/updates-since-the-new-year.html The Huffington Post/Latino Voices today posted a piece I did on the meaning of the 2012 Mayan prophecy. This was written to move ideas and imaginations. Here is the link. c/s http://luisjrodriguez.com/blog/2012/01/on-2012.html