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Today I return, for a couple of hours, to the world of politics and organizing. \u00a0America <\/a>Votes<\/a> is a national coalition aimed at electing a progressive majority throughout the country. \u00a0This is the Minnesota table, as they call these meetings, and I attend on behalf of the Sierra Club.<\/p>\n [George Caleb Bingham’s The County Election (1852)]<\/p>\n Though the specific nature of the meetings are confidential, they involve the usual material for these sort of groups: \u00a0polling data, shared strategy, updated relevant news. \u00a0This once a month meeting is a vestigial connection with my past, a chance to stay in the fray, at least nominally.<\/p>\n When I retreat, I advance was something I learned at the Intensive Journal Workshop and its corollary, of course, is when I advance, I retreat. \u00a0There is that danger here, I know. The chum in the water draws old sharks just like it does young ones. \u00a0Self-awareness and the growing season should moderate the risk.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Spring \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bee Hiving Moon Today I return, for a couple of hours, to the world of politics and organizing. \u00a0America Votes … Continue reading Chum In The Water<\/span>