jlafors.bsky.social
@jlafors.bsky.social
Principal, Kelefors Education Partners
As we light the Hanukkah candles in our home in the aftermath of tragedy and alongside the candles of advent, we call upon the faith, strength, & hope that these lights represent. We must sing defiant songs of joy & build a more just & humane world.
December 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Department of People who Work for a Living
deptofpeoplewhowork.org
February 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
If Moscow and Beijing --and other autocrats across the globe-- are cheering on Trump and Musk for this, don't you think more people ought to be worried?

If USAID $ can't be used to buy rice from NC, peanuts from GA, & food kits from RI, think about who else this attack on global relief harms!
Opinion | Samantha Power: Killing U.S.A.I.D. Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere
The attacks on the agency are cruel and counterproductive.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The Education Trust offers a clear-eyed analysis of what we are facing as Trump continues to use his wrecking ball . . . and what we must to do stop it. edtrust.org/blog/trumps-...
Trump’s USAID Closure: A Test Case for Dismantling the Department of Education
We cannot afford to let the Department of Education be another casualty of the Trump administration’s reckless agenda.
edtrust.org
February 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Started reading this amazing book by Zora Neale Hurston today. It's helpful to have some insights into the moral courage, perseverance, and humility that Moses demonstrated, along with heaps of divine intervention. We need all that. Dig deep and commit to what is just.
February 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Read Timothy Snyder's, "The Logic of Destruction" and find groups of individuals with whom you can organize and act. Don't wait.
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Write AND call your members of Congress. They need to hear loud and clear messages from constituents about BOTH the illegal means underway attacking the agency AND about the devastating effects that pulling back from our international commitments will have across the globe.
Marco Rubio Says He's Acting Director of USAID as Elon Musk Works to Shut It Down: Trump Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
On Sunday I went to the main library in San Francisco to see Omo Moses, fabulous founder/CEO of Math Talk and son of the legendary civil rights leader Robert P. Moses. He discussed his newly published book, a family memoir:
www.bobmosesfund.org/the-white-pe...
February 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Tonight’s SF Symphony Soundbox curated by Courtney Bryan was fabulous!
February 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Reposted
From LGBTQI+ to LGB. The State Department is changing its website, even its travel advice.

travel.state.gov/content/trav...
LGB Travel Information
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex travelers can face unique challenges when traveling abroad.
travel.state.gov
January 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Reposted
The Trump-Vance administration's funding freeze is illegal and causing chaos.

It has jeopardized funding for:
- Police officers
- Firefighters & first responders
- Childcare & schools
- Health care services

And much more.

Trump promised to lower costs. Instead, his actions will make you suffer.
January 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This Sunday, join me for this great event at the San Francisco Main Library!
Author: Omo Moses in Conversation with Belvie Rooks | San Francisco Public Library
From the son of legendary civil rights organizer Robert P. Moses: a coming-of-age story about becoming Black in America that interweaves voices from 3 generations of the Moses family. Moses will be in...
sfpl.org
January 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Getting ready for the upcoming MLK Weekend by attending an inspiring webinar with Dr. Angela Davis sponsored by Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ).
January 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM