By Brent E. Beltrán
This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles, commentaries, columns, toons, and other work by San Diego Free Press regulars, irregulars, columnists, at-large contributors, cartoonists, and sourced writers on: the end of the world as we know it AKA Trump’s inauguration, the protests, the Women’s March, the community campaign against Kasparian, ethically challenged Repugs, rising up, MLK, dissent, the Chicano perspective of Trump, free college in NY, and lots of other grassroots news & progressive views from San Diego’s friendly, neighborhood, all volunteer, slightly funky, community news site.
San Diego Free Press Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
Resistance Rises as Trump Inauguration Nears
Resistance is Not Futile: Trump’s Troubles Are Just Beginning
San Diego’s Women’s March: Part of a World-Wide Human Rights Movement
The Storm Ahead: Weathering the Trump Administration
Inaugural Weekend (And Beyond) Activism Calendar
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Where Do We Go From Here?: Lessons from Martin Luther King Heading Into the Trump Era
From the Soul by Ernie McCray
A Little Bit of Aristotle’s Philosophy for the Ethically Challenged GOP
Desde la Logan by Brent E. Beltrán
Community Campaign Against Accused Sexual Harasser Mickey Kasparian Continues
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
Rising Up
My Niche by Jeeni Criscenzo
The Miracle
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia
When the War Comes Home
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week: Jan 8-14
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally/Nationally Sourced Contributors:
Civil Rights Icon John Lewis at San Diego’s Oak Park Public Library: In This Place, the Beloved Community
By Anna Daniels
MLK Tribute: The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee
By Barbara Zaragoza
From the Women’s March on Washington: Guiding Vision and Definition of Principles
By Women’s March
Dissent Is Patriotic. It’s Also a Powerful Antidote to Propaganda.
By Bethany Woolman / Speak Freely / ACLU
“How Do I Explain to My Grandchildren that a Dishonest Man Is About to Take Over the Country?”
By Judi Curry / OB Rag
LGBT+ Rights Movement of 1969 and the Women of Stonewall
Adrianah Moreno / Women’s Museum of California Blog
Women’s March on Washington Include Growing List of Celebrities
By Gwen Pierce / The Chocolate Voice Magazine
What Will Happen To Us? A Chicano Perspective on Trump’s Presidency
By Herman Baca
Holocaust Survivor Ruth Sax and “Try to Remember — Never Forget”
By Steven Goldkrantz / San Diego Jewish Journal
Free College Tuition in New York State? There’s Good News At The State Level
By John Lawrence
Call Congressional Reps Susan Davis and Scott Peters – Urge Them to Avoid Trump’s Inauguration
By Frank Gormlie / OB Rag
When Mexico Sends Its People, They’re Not Sending Their Best
By Eloisa Amezcua / Literary Hub
San Diego’s Peoples and Anti-Inaugurations Balls
By Anna Daniels
Liveblog: San Diego & National Inauguration Day News
By SDFP Staff
Welcome To 2017: Seven Keys for Immigrants to Overcoming Adversity
By Carlos Batara / OB Rag
Inaugurate Resistance: In the Streets of Washington D.C.
By Barbara Zaragoza
Truth or Twitter? Why Donald Trump Is No John Steinbeck
By Stephen Cooper