Jennifer Matesa, LCSW, MFA
@matesa.bsky.social
Psychotherapist. Author/Binders. Artist. Student of Portuguese.
"Gentileza gera gentileza" = Kindness begets kindness (carioca saying)
"Gentileza gera gentileza" = Kindness begets kindness (carioca saying)
The Rise of Zohran Mamdani
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The Rise of Zohran Mamdani
From Bernie to bodegas to Borough Hall: a ten-year organizing arc comes full circle.
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July 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The Rise of Zohran Mamdani
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How can this be possible? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
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June 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
How can this be possible? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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It's been such a busy week preparing for 6/14 I forgot to post this piece I wrote on peacekeeping in the streets: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/time...
Timely lessons for keeping people safe in the streets
As Trump looks to increase repression, a new training guide explains how peacekeepers reduce fear and build solidarity.
wagingnonviolence.org
June 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
It's been such a busy week preparing for 6/14 I forgot to post this piece I wrote on peacekeeping in the streets: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/time...
My Quaker friend Eileen Flanagan, who has a lifetime of experience in direct action, helped write this booklet about keeping protests safe and peaceful—please check out: drive.google.com/file/d/1E7Sg...
Peacekeeper Training Workbook.pdf
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June 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
My Quaker friend Eileen Flanagan, who has a lifetime of experience in direct action, helped write this booklet about keeping protests safe and peaceful—please check out: drive.google.com/file/d/1E7Sg...
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“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
May 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Reposted by Jennifer Matesa, LCSW, MFA
America is *so* stupid.
March 14, 2025 at 6:09 AM
America is *so* stupid.
Worth listening to—less than 10 minutes. I've seen translations online, but they can't capture the moments when the French Senate applauds at the starkly accurate descriptions of the destruction of government and international alliances that are happening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmDV...
Claude Malhuret, Senator of the French Republic, speaks the truth about what is happening in the US
YouTube video by Gregory Mullins
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March 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Worth listening to—less than 10 minutes. I've seen translations online, but they can't capture the moments when the French Senate applauds at the starkly accurate descriptions of the destruction of government and international alliances that are happening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmDV...
@fetterman.senate.gov and McCormick MIA in Pa. VM systems hang up on you; email systems don't let you send. Fetterman's Pittsburgh office closed. They are hiding from us instead of hearing us out.
February 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
@fetterman.senate.gov and McCormick MIA in Pa. VM systems hang up on you; email systems don't let you send. Fetterman's Pittsburgh office closed. They are hiding from us instead of hearing us out.
Reposted by Jennifer Matesa, LCSW, MFA
Happy to see this up in Sari Botton's Memoir Land!
"For twenty years, researching and writing this book became my raison d'être."
"For twenty years, researching and writing this book became my raison d'être."
The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #52: Jennifer Lunden
"For twenty years, researching and writing this book became my raison d'être."
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November 12, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Happy to see this up in Sari Botton's Memoir Land!
"For twenty years, researching and writing this book became my raison d'être."
"For twenty years, researching and writing this book became my raison d'être."