By Jamilah Hoffman On January 18th, a group of anti-abortion religious fundamentalists came to Houston to protest at a new Planned Parenthood…
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Jamilah
Hoffman is a young World Can't Wait organizer in Houston, who is
“determined to leave this world a better place than she found it”.
Protesting Pelosi in Houston, and Looking at the Bigger Picture
By Jamilah Hoffman On Friday, June 12, Nancy Pelosi spoke in Houston at an event sponsored a group called the “Progressive Forum”. The Progressive Forum Houston is a mainstream organization that…
An Evening of Conscience
By Jamilah Hoffman I think that it’s true when people say that all eyes are on Denver. There are celebrities and politicians walking the streets. Radical musicians are performing for the people…
Watching “White Light, Black Rain”
by Jamilah; Berkeley I have just finished watching White Light, Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at Revolution Books here in Berkeley. I am speechless, struck silent as I try…
The 60s Are Over. Let’s Start a New Thing!
By Jamilah Hoffman Hang up your tie-dye shirts and love beads folks; this ain’t the 1960’s anymore! In fact, there’s more at stake today than 40 years ago. The Bush regime is…
A Letter From Home: Why I’m Going to Denver
Dearest Jamilah, I just wanted to take the time to write you on behalf of the family to tell you how much we all love you and care for you. Times have…
Shelter from the Storm
by Jamilah Hoffman It’s been raining all day. You had never felt such strong wind. Your children are scared and the weather reports are telling you the same thing: The storm is…
We Don’t Need a Weatherman to Tell us Which Way the Missiles Blow
Jamilah Hoffman So it’s seven thirty in the morning and I am barely awake. The Today Show is on and I am startled by what I’ve just seen. Al Roker is reporting…
Jena Revisited – 1/23/08
by Jamilah Hoffman The trip is now familiar. The house at the bend of the road with the confederate flag still waves in the wind. Despite the calendar on the wall telling…