Christmas is in a few days.\u00a0 As a trash hauler, Christmas means Consumerism, Trash, Waste.<\/p>\n
1: Rev Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping sing it like it is<\/p>\n
4: myself and my coworkers have a debriefing session.\u00a0 Brett, Miguel, Cara.\u00a0 oh, and a former coworker and current customer Emily Fabel brings out the cookies and gizzards \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 And an excerpt from my coworker Ethan Tupelo’s book\/dissertation.<\/p>\n
15: chants from last Saturday’s 25 mile march for Palestine, from\u00a0 Northampton to Springfield.\u00a0 “New Day, Same Fight!\u00a0 All Day, All Night!””Not another nickel, Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s Crimes!”\u00a0 “When People are Occupied, Resistance is Justified!”<\/p>\n
20: the Flo-Op is looking for 2 new housemates, preferably towards the perfect fit end of the spectrum<\/p>\n
23: Psychostick sings (or yells) N.O.E.L. ,making the connections between shopping and war<\/p>\n
28: Bike Party\/critical mass clip from last night’s ride to Look Park<\/p>\n
29: Eric and Pamela Matlock, the feature interview for today.\u00a0 This interview was actually from 2019, but is still pretty darn relevant.\u00a0 They talk about their work on the street in Northampton to demand respect for houseless people, and an end to hostile and accusatory treatment of houseless people, drunk people, cigarette-smoking people, people of color, by the police, and by people who call the police, and by people who smoke up the air with car exhaust.<\/p>\n
Judge: Civil-Rights Lawsuit Against Northampton Police can Proceed<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n