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1 week ago | 
carrienewcomer.substack.com | Carrie Newcomer
A few minutes ago, as I was finishing writing my Sunday post about the summer solstice, I was startled by a NYT notification informing me that the current president of the United States had just unilaterally, without an act of congress, dropped bombs on a foreign sovereign nation. There are so many shades of wrong in this action I’m not even sure how to address it.
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1 week ago | 
carrienewcomer.substack.com | Carrie Newcomer
Hey Folks, Still a bit more time to use my June 25% off discount to become a Supporting Subscriber. I know this is not for everyone, but if you would like to support this creative endeavor, I deeply appreciate.Here’s the link. Now onto the post….. I did my weekend post on Saturday this week, but I wanted to post a few photos from the protest. I have heard people say for years that it is human nature to be cruel, aggressive and violent.
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2 weeks ago | 
carrienewcomer.substack.com | Carrie Newcomer
Today is No Kings Day. I’ll be joining a wide coalition of activists in my home town to protest the deliberate attempts by the current administration to take down the rule of law and install a dictatorship of conscious cruelty and absolute power. Here is a link to find the nearest location of a No Kings Day protest near you.
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2 weeks ago | 
carrienewcomer.substack.com | Carrie Newcomer
Reminder On Saturday June 14, there will be No Kings Day protests all over the country. There are times to take to the streets in non-violent protest, to join with other concerned citizens and to make the will of We The People known. As the current administration continues to take unlawful authoritarian actions, we must continue to make our voices heard. I’ll be attending my local protest with several friends and associates.
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3 weeks ago | 
carrienewcomer.substack.com | Carrie Newcomer
Just a Reminder - The Month of June - All NEW Paid Subscriptions are 25% off forever! Note: Gift & Group Subscriptions are ALWAYS 20% Discounted)Now Onto The Post…. A Pride Month Note about Book Banning or Challenging—Overwhelmingly many of the books being challenged or banned are books written by persons of color (44% of non fiction bans) or with diverseLGBTQ+ characters or themes (7 out of 10 most challenged books in 2024 with similar patterns this year).
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3 weeks ago | 
carrienewcomer.substack.com | Carrie Newcomer |Parker J. Palmer
Please join Parker J. Palmer and Carrie Newcomer in conversation with Unitarian Universalist pastor and activist Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray as we explore ways to stay engaged and grounded in challenging times. Throughout her ministry, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray has been a trail-blazer, a voice for inclusivity, diversity, justice grounded in the kind of love that changes the world! May you be inspired as much as we were by this powerful interview—please join the conversation right here on Substack.
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3 weeks ago | 
carrienewcomer.substack.com | Carrie Newcomer
Hi Folks, Welcome to the June Song Lab. For those new to Song Labs, I sing a song, then talk a bit about how the song was created, then at the end of the video I do a short tutorial for guitar players. This month’s song is Writing a Better Story which was recorded on my album The Point of Arrival. Writing a Better Story is a song about the power of story—the stories we’ve been told, the ones we tell ourselves, the stories we hold and cherish, the stories we let go.
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4 weeks ago | 
carrienewcomer.substack.com | Carrie Newcomer
Note: Gift & Group Subscriptions are ALWAYS 20% Discounted)Thank you to everyone supporting this creative endeavor. It would not be possible without YOU. I am so grateful to share this hopeful experiment and incredibly rewarding journey with you. Together we have created this thoughtful space to connect and stay in conversation through music, poetry, essays and meaningful conversation around topics that matter to us.
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1 month ago | 
carrienewcomer.substack.com | Carrie Newcomer
“The coolest most amazing people I have met in my life, I said, are the ones who are not very interested in power or money, but who are very interested in laughter and courage and grace under duress and holding hands against the darkness, and finding new ways to solve old problems, and being attentive and tender and kind to every sort of being, especially dogs and birds, and of course children.”― Brian Doyle,A Gathering of Spirits is a reader-supported publication.
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1 month ago | 
carrienewcomer.substack.com | Carrie Newcomer
Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThis is notthe age of information. This is notthe age of information. Forget the news,and the radio,and the blurred screen. This is the time of loavesand fishes. People are hungry,and one good word is breadfor a thousand. From The House of Belonging: poems by David WhyteThis has been a week of unexpected miracles for me.