My Family Holidays Then and Now
Faithful Fools Leah Laxamana shares her family's holiday traditions in the Philippines and the U.S. over the years.
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Silena Layne
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
One Family, All Love, Every Time!
Silena Layne, a member of our Board and a full time Fool, has a family that has the strongest of bonds and the will to thrive--always!
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Leah Laxamana
- May 31, 2022
- 5 min
Getting to Know My(self &) Neighbors, Part 2
Part 2: Faithful Fool Leah Laxamana spent APA Heritage Month reflecting on her heritage and getting to know her Tenderloin neighbors.
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Leah Laxamana
- May 27, 2022
- 6 min
Getting to Know My(self &) Neighbors, Part 1
Faithful Fool Leah Laxamana spent Asian Pacific Heritage Month reflecting on her heritage and getting to know her Tenderloin neighbors.
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Jesse Johnson
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
How I Came to Know the Faithful Fools: Part 1 – Kay
Our beloved friend and Tenderloin poet Jesse Johnson shares how he has gotten to know Kay and Faithful Fools
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Silena Layne
- Apr 26, 2022
- 2 min
An Overdue Welcome to our First African American Supreme Court Justice, The Honorable Ketanji Brown
Faithful Fool Silena Layne expresses the significance of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to be on the Supreme Court in her life.
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UC Berkeley Alternative Breaks Program
- Apr 15, 2022
- 2 min
Reflections on a Week in the Tenderloin
Faithful Fools hosted UC Berkeley students for a week of immersion in the Tenderloin. Learn their thoughts on their experience.
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Leah Laxamana
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
The Women of My Herstory
Get to know some of the women who have shaped the life of Faithful Fool, Leah Laxamana.
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Silena Layne
- Feb 28, 2022
- 3 min
How to Make a Dollar Out of 15 Cents
Black History Budgeting: How to Make a Dollar Out of 15 Cents
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Silena Layne
- Feb 17, 2022
- 3 min
My Definition of Black Love
Continuing reflections on Black History Month
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Silena Layne
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
Bold, Brilliant and Beautiful
"Women have always been the beacon of light that kept me on and redirected back to the right path when I strayed..."
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Silena Layne
- Feb 2, 2022
- 2 min
Black History to Me
Today is the first day of Black History Month and we share with you what it means to Faithful Fool, Silena Layne.
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faithfulfools
- Dec 23, 2021
- 4 min
One More Deep Breath Before . . .
Tomorrow, there will be proof positive. Tomorrow, there will be just a little more daylight . . . there will be an ever-so-subtle knowing...
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Linda Chrisman
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
Deeply. Quietly. Reflection on the Dark.
ÂIt’s all too easy to romanticize the dark as I sit warm and dry in my beautiful comfortable home gazing out at the redwood tree dancing...
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Carmen Barsody
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
This Little Light of Ours
Remembering our traditional solstice gatherings, may we soon gather again in person. A table sits in the middle of the room filled with...
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Sam Dennison
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
In this Moment of Quiet on Solstice Eve
Today is the second day of Solstice. Everything is quiet. Shall we tell ourselves a little story about a quiet winter evening like this...
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Sam Dennison
- Dec 19, 2021
- 1 min
A Pause (courtesy of Kay Jorgensen and Ezra Pound)
Let's say this poem together And the days are not full enough (take a deep breath) And the nights are not full enough (take another deep...
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faithfulfools
- Dec 18, 2021
- 2 min
The Five Days of Solstice
On December 21st at 7:58 AM (if you are in the Pacific time zone), the northern most tip of the earth will be tilted far away from the...
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faithfulfools
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
'Tis the season . . . hibernation and dreaming
The year 2021 is coming to a close. The sun is lower in the sky. The northern axis of the earth is tilted away from the sun. For those of...
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Silena Layne & Sam Dennison
- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
Reflections on Gratitude and Acknowledgement
November immediately pops into our mind as the month to celebrate gratitude and thanksgiving. Thanksgiving, as a US holiday, is...
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