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Title: How the LGBTQQI West Was One: Envisioning change, artistic risk and leadership i
Post by: Butterfly on July 23, 2010, 01:06:58 PM
How the LGBTQQI West Was One: Envisioning change, artistic risk and leadership in Oakland
Oakland Local
23 July, 2010


http://oaklandlocal.com/article/how-lgbtqqi-west-was-one-envisioning-change-artistic-risk-and-leadership-oakland (http://oaklandlocal.com/article/how-lgbtqqi-west-was-one-envisioning-change-artistic-risk-and-leadership-oakland)


Years ago - when the sun was in Pisces, the moon was in Sagittarius and Cancer was just ascending the horizon - an inquisitive, artistic, gender-queer defender of urban justice was born.

Last week, I got a glimpse of the inner space of Robbie Clark's life, as it evolves on planet earth.

It's the space where high ideals, pronouns, puking after church and push back against neoliberalism meets practical transformative action, steady-but-fluid confidence, nausea-free spiritual practice and successful ballot measures.

It's a dreamy swim through the fire.