Being Disturbed…and Disturbing Rus Ervin Funk I am disturbed. There is a lot that has been going on lately that I find deeply disturbing. I am talking about the election and inauguration of Donald Trump as our new president, but also about so much more. It seems to me that there is a lot to…
Why is this My Issue? A Man Stands for Reproductive and Sexual Justice Rus Ervin Funk Jan 20, 2017 I am writing this to you from my home in Kentucky. Our state legislature, which became fully and solidly Republican in the November elections, as first major accomplishments, passed with strong majorities, 2 laws designed to…
Dads Matter Rus Ervin Funk “Dad’s matter.” There is nothing terribly profound about this statement. Most people believe this. Most of us have dads. Good, bad or mixed, we all know our dads mattered when we were younger and for most of us, our dads matter now. The notion that “dads matter” is kind of…
Being White and Male (and in Solidarity) In a time of Rising White (Male) Nationalism (II) Rus ErvinFunk Reflecti0n Last week, I offered a first part of a discussion on my experience of being white and male, in the post Trump election period which is also seeing a rise in visibility and bold-ness of white…
Being White and Male (and in Solidarity) In a time of Rising White (Male) Nationalism Rus Ervin Funk “Things are getting worse.” That’s the assessment of friends and colleagues as Mr. Trump identified more of his Cabinet this past week. Not only, so far, are all his selections white men, but many of them either…
What to do With Mr. Trump? Towards a Position of Radical Compassion I am struggling with my feelings about Mr. Trump and his election as president. I am also struggling with some of the rhetoric coming out of the protests in response to Mr. Trump’s election last week. At the crux, I am struggling…
‘Taking long brisk walks’ while advocating for justice: An Open Letter to Garrison Keillor In a recent article, Garrison Keillor wrote (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/11/10/1595290/-Garrison-Keillor-Trump-voters-will-see-his-disasters-fall-on-them-more-than-anyone-else) “We liberal elitists are now completely in the clear. The government is in Republican hands. Let them deal with him. Democrats can spend four years raising heirloom tomatoes, meditating, reading Jane Austen, traveling…