Jamie Dillon

Thoughts are my own.

[Dr. Maya C. Popa @MayaCPopa]

Happy Friday.

Barbara Kingsolver:

[Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @GurdeepPandher]

Popular modern thinking about joy is centred on fun or entertainment. I believe that joy is healing. It is the process of calming those nervous heartbeats. It is the process that eliminates animosity and fosters humanness. It makes us birds to let us see the world beyond borders.

[Jamie Dillon @jamiendillon]

❤️, and how grateful and lucky it is to have the immense privilege to travel

[Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting]

Happy Labor Day to undocumented workers—of various professions, all across the country—whose lives are more than labor.

Immigrants are more than your workers.

[Arne Duncan @arneduncan]

High quality education is a powerful path to liberation.
Low quality education is a powerful perpetuator of poverty.

As we begin the new school year, please never forget both the vast distance between those outcomes, and how much truly is at stake.

[Richard Engel @RichardEngel]

Thinking tonight about all the Afghans who only knew what life was like over the past 20 years. There was violence, yes, but also hope and opportunities. Now both are gone, especially for girls and women.

[Jamie Dillon @jamiendillon]

We need gun reform.

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

More Americans have died from guns just since 1975, including suicides, murders and accidents (more than 1.5 million), than in all the wars in United States history, dating back to the Revolutionary War (about 1.4 million), writes @NickKristof https://t.co/auI9gemse1

[ColorOfChange @ColorOfChange]

George Floyd played football in high school. He was a huge basketball fan and loved Lebron James. He was also a mentor to others in his community and a father. He was a human being. It should never be okay for a police officer to take a life. #GeorgeFloyd

[Andrew Stroehlein @astroehlein]

The most dangerous delusion is, “it can’t happen here”.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Something that has been made clear:

We need to stop saying “This is not who we are” in “America.”

Indeed, this is not who and what the United States should be, but denial won’t make the injustices and inhumane ideologies less so.

We can’t change without truth.

[Mikva Challenge @MikvaChallenge]

"I felt included. I felt heard. I felt a part of something big." This #GivingTuesday please join @MikvaChallenge in supporting the young people in our communities. It only takes one person to make a life-changing impact. Be that person today - https://t.co/Mr9uSJNHgc

[Jamie Dillon @jamiendillon]

Please vote! Equity in civics education is an critical step to creating a more equitable America. I’m proud to support @MikvaChallenge @icivics @gencitizen @michiganstateu for this timely panel.

SXSW PanelPicker® https://t.co/3v3PuMrhNM

[Arne Duncan @arneduncan]

We are all back in school
Let’s finish the math problem!
Keep counting
Keep adding
Let’s complete our homework
Let’s get the right answer
Whatever that is

We cannot stop
We must keep working
Patiently and deliberately
Until our work is done

[Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9]

Fall Raising. Chicago in Autumn. #sailboats #sailing

[Arsen Ostrovsky @Ostrov_A]

The @lonelyplanet 2020 Edition.

[Mikva Challenge @MikvaChallenge]

We're thrilled to have been selected as one of the Top 100 @Chi_Innovation finalists! Vote for People's Choice here 👉 https://t.co/GStZKcoVGd

[Edgar Villanueva @VillanuevaEdgar]

Homeownership + the racial wealth gap are directly related. Where we live can dictate our access to education, healthcare, and even fresh foods. This is what we mean by systemic racism. This is why equity eludes us. Now is the time for policy change. https://t.co/CqeSclxRcz

[ACLU @ACLU]

Voting is a right, not a privilege.

[Mikva Challenge @MikvaChallenge]

ICYMI 💡 Great read from @dailyherld 'the film is coming out at such an important time because...it is about the importance of democracy.' Now available to stream @ https://t.co/rqmI9quvIW.

https://t.co/sGPf6WldOk

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

To me, all these features that differentiate us, like wealth, position, status, and so on, are secondary. I truly believe we can learn to relate to one another on the basis of our shared humanity. And if individuals can learn to do that, there’ll immediately be a basis for trust.