In this Q&A post, we learn from Traci Higgins, a governing board member of Kindred since 2017 and director of human resources of the Legal Services Corporation since 2012. Alexa Eason, intern with Heart-Head-Hands in fall 2019, initiated this interview with Traci, recognizing her years of work toward social and racial justice. Alexa and Traci met through the Georgetown Scholars Program: Alexa as a current scholar, Traci as a mentor. As Alexa says: On paper Traci ... Read more ...
Q&A with Traci Higgins: Being of Service in the World
![I’ve been listening to requests to host writing groups, and here’s a first offering—an online writing group to meet Friday mornings, January 31st through February 28th.
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To learn more, see link in bio.
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[This image shows writing tools (phone, keyboard, journal, pencil, and pen) along with the event information: “Online Writing Groups. Friday mornings Jan. 31—Feb. 28, 10am EST | 9am CST | 8am MST | 7am PST. Come Write Together: Heart-Head-Hands.com.”]
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#WritingCommunity #WritingGroup #OnlineWritingGroup #writers #writersofinstagram #writerslife #writerscommunity #writersblock #instawritersgroup #academiclife #academicwriting #blogging #grantwriting #dissertation #writingsupport @iwca_writingcenters @uwmadisonwritingcenter @writing_inspiration @awpwriter #fridaymotivation #fridaymorning](http://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/81661580_214516276238860_6826750115944246944_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=104&_nc_ohc=cW3H8VmKpZwAX_9Vnh1&oh=6447ef9e1db1c888be6c3ac1bc0cb459&oe=5EA267E2 "I’ve been listening to requests to host writing groups, and here’s a first offering—an online writing group to meet Friday mornings, January 31st through February 28th.
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To learn more, see link in bio.
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[This image shows writing tools (phone, keyboard, journal, pencil, and pen) along with the event information: “Online Writing Groups. Friday mornings Jan. 31—Feb. 28, 10am EST | 9am CST | 8am MST | 7am PST. Come Write Together: Heart-Head-Hands.com.”]
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#WritingCommunity #WritingGroup #OnlineWritingGroup #writers #writersofinstagram #writerslife #writerscommunity #writersblock #instawritersgroup #academiclife #academicwriting #blogging #grantwriting #dissertation #writingsupport @iwca_writingcenters @uwmadisonwritingcenter @writing_inspiration @awpwriter #fridaymotivation #fridaymorning")
![Friends in the Midwest:
I’ll be keynoting the MnWE (Minnesota Writing and English) Conference in March, and I’d love to see you at the conference. Proposals are due January 26th, so there’s still time to submit.
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Here’s information about my talk -- link in bio -- and I’ll be facilitating an interactive workshop with Jasmine Kar Tang, too!
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About the keynote:
This interactive presentation engages the dialectic of critique against and critique for: both problematizing “civic engagement” and pointing toward literacy education aligned with justice (social, racial, and environmental justice).
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Together, we’ll consider where investment in civic engagement comes from, particularly at a time when civic participation, civil discourse, and related constructs of citizenship and national borders provide justifications for excluding and dehumanizing people. Power functions in these discourses, people are marginalized and written off, and unintentional acts still do harm, as research on microaggressions show.
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How, then, do we interrupt these injustices? What learning and unlearning is needed now—not only in the context of “21st century literacies” but also within white supremacy, heteropatriarchy, settler colonialism, and interlocking oppressions?
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[This image shows a photo of Beth Godbee on the left and text on the right: “MNWECONFERENCE.COM – Keynotes and Plenaries – Breaking Civil Discourse: Cultivating Productive and Receptive Literacies for Responsible (Response-Able) Engagement.”] .
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#MnWE #Conference #Keynote #Presentation #CFP #Speaking #Facilitating #LiteracyEducation #SocialJusticeEducation #AntiOppression #Writing #English #WritingCenters #RhetComp @iwca_writingcenters @nctegram @uwmadisonwritingcenter @rhetcompdaily #writingcommunity #writingstudies #highered #highereducation #21stcenturyliteracies #committedtojustice #critique #action #teaching #pedagogy #writingteacher #wednesdaymotivation](http://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/c81.0.176.176a/80791550_479728156064920_9207582473884025899_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=104&_nc_ohc=XD6IUbJEQzMAX_PK0ZN&oh=e89268ecec6aaec50ccb9f54b88a4eaa&oe=5ECFFA75 "Friends in the Midwest:
I’ll be keynoting the MnWE (Minnesota Writing and English) Conference in March, and I’d love to see you at the conference. Proposals are due January 26th, so there’s still time to submit.
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Here’s information about my talk -- link in bio -- and I’ll be facilitating an interactive workshop with Jasmine Kar Tang, too!
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About the keynote:
This interactive presentation engages the dialectic of critique against and critique for: both problematizing “civic engagement” and pointing toward literacy education aligned with justice (social, racial, and environmental justice).
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Together, we’ll consider where investment in civic engagement comes from, particularly at a time when civic participation, civil discourse, and related constructs of citizenship and national borders provide justifications for excluding and dehumanizing people. Power functions in these discourses, people are marginalized and written off, and unintentional acts still do harm, as research on microaggressions show.
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How, then, do we interrupt these injustices? What learning and unlearning is needed now—not only in the context of “21st century literacies” but also within white supremacy, heteropatriarchy, settler colonialism, and interlocking oppressions?
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[This image shows a photo of Beth Godbee on the left and text on the right: “MNWECONFERENCE.COM – Keynotes and Plenaries – Breaking Civil Discourse: Cultivating Productive and Receptive Literacies for Responsible (Response-Able) Engagement.”] .
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#MnWE #Conference #Keynote #Presentation #CFP #Speaking #Facilitating #LiteracyEducation #SocialJusticeEducation #AntiOppression #Writing #English #WritingCenters #RhetComp @iwca_writingcenters @nctegram @uwmadisonwritingcenter @rhetcompdaily #writingcommunity #writingstudies #highered #highereducation #21stcenturyliteracies #committedtojustice #critique #action #teaching #pedagogy #writingteacher #wednesdaymotivation")
![I’m offering a new webinar in just two weeks (Tuesday, January 28th at 8pm Eastern), and I’d love for you to join.
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During this hour-long webinar, we’ll use contemplative practices and freewriting to ground and guide a conversation about our relationships with food. We’ll also prioritize storytelling, reflect on lived experiences, and set intentions.
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See in link in bio to learn more and register.
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Why hold this webinar in January?
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Relationships with food are tricky at all times of year, but this is especially the case in January. From the pressures of new year resolutions to weight-loss goals and fitness challenges, January highlights the swing from decadent December eating to body-shaming that’s associated with “getting in shape.” Or, in the words of a recent article by Zoe Fenson: “January is the month of body shaming. I’m tuning out.”
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In recent years, January has also been fashioned as “Veganuary,” which has tied vegan eating with the body-shaming, fat phobia, and the weight loss goals of January. This conflation marginalizes bodies not associated with the “mythical norm,” centers whiteness in veganism, and undercuts the potential of veganism to counter injustice. (And let me add that of the many reasons I’m vegan, weight loss hasn’t and won’t make the list.)
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So, this January—within this messy context—let’s talk about our relationships with food.
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. [This photo shares the webinar’s name “A Conversation about Our Relationships with Food,” the date “Tuesday, January 28th at 8pm EST,” and the website address “Heart-Head-Hands.com.” Colorful foods are arranged along the bottom, and the background shows light gray wooden planks.]
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#Webinar #Conversation #Food #MindfulEating #RightRelationship #RelationshipwithFood #FoodAsMedicine #veganuary #veganuary2020 #vegan #vegetarian #beyondvegan #whatveganseat #beyondveganism #foodstagram #food #eatingwell #january2020 #january #newyear #recipes #cooking #newyearnewfood #newyearnewgoals #lifelonglearning #committedtojustice #everyday #tuesdaymotivation](http://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/81424323_516361709002043_2092285002632517833_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=111&_nc_ohc=sQL9w-zhR-AAX-RkITw&oh=09643821009430c8b3ec1827335361cd&oe=5EA052F5 "I’m offering a new webinar in just two weeks (Tuesday, January 28th at 8pm Eastern), and I’d love for you to join.
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During this hour-long webinar, we’ll use contemplative practices and freewriting to ground and guide a conversation about our relationships with food. We’ll also prioritize storytelling, reflect on lived experiences, and set intentions.
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See in link in bio to learn more and register.
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Why hold this webinar in January?
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Relationships with food are tricky at all times of year, but this is especially the case in January. From the pressures of new year resolutions to weight-loss goals and fitness challenges, January highlights the swing from decadent December eating to body-shaming that’s associated with “getting in shape.” Or, in the words of a recent article by Zoe Fenson: “January is the month of body shaming. I’m tuning out.”
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In recent years, January has also been fashioned as “Veganuary,” which has tied vegan eating with the body-shaming, fat phobia, and the weight loss goals of January. This conflation marginalizes bodies not associated with the “mythical norm,” centers whiteness in veganism, and undercuts the potential of veganism to counter injustice. (And let me add that of the many reasons I’m vegan, weight loss hasn’t and won’t make the list.)
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So, this January—within this messy context—let’s talk about our relationships with food.
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. [This photo shares the webinar’s name “A Conversation about Our Relationships with Food,” the date “Tuesday, January 28th at 8pm EST,” and the website address “Heart-Head-Hands.com.” Colorful foods are arranged along the bottom, and the background shows light gray wooden planks.]
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#Webinar #Conversation #Food #MindfulEating #RightRelationship #RelationshipwithFood #FoodAsMedicine #veganuary #veganuary2020 #vegan #vegetarian #beyondvegan #whatveganseat #beyondveganism #foodstagram #food #eatingwell #january2020 #january #newyear #recipes #cooking #newyearnewfood #newyearnewgoals #lifelonglearning #committedtojustice #everyday #tuesdaymotivation")
![With the start of 2020, I’m now offering coaching, which can support processes of taking accountability, making life decisions, and articulating and acting on commitments.
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Coaching can address a wide range of questions, including:
-- How do I navigate tricky interactions and show up for racial justice?
-- How can my commitments guide my career?
-- How do I bring this writing into the world?
-- How do I sit with discomfort?
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These examples are starting places, and it’s possible to combine coaching and Reiki. Learn more through link in bio.
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Reach out if you’d like to know more or to schedule a free 20-minute consultation to see if coaching feels right for you.
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[Image: The word COACHING is spelled out of scrabble blocks in the foreground with a faded image of a world map in the background.]
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#Coaching #Coach #Reiki #IntuitiveCoaching #NewYear #2020 #Commitments #Support #SocialJusticeEducation #SocialJustice #RacialJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #OngoingEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment #LifelongLearning #Learning #Unlearning #CareerDiscernment #WithaPhD #AcademicLife #EverydayLife #WritingLife #mentoring #feedback #processing #communitycare #thursdaymotivation #thursdayvibes](http://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c265.0.910.910a/s640x640/81458949_784917178641430_3309769956175065553_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=1uVT5WjcKIcAX9PUBKn&oh=894a88bf47316ae90490eab7469225ec&oe=5EB52927 "With the start of 2020, I’m now offering coaching, which can support processes of taking accountability, making life decisions, and articulating and acting on commitments.
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Coaching can address a wide range of questions, including:
-- How do I navigate tricky interactions and show up for racial justice?
-- How can my commitments guide my career?
-- How do I bring this writing into the world?
-- How do I sit with discomfort?
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These examples are starting places, and it’s possible to combine coaching and Reiki. Learn more through link in bio.
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Reach out if you’d like to know more or to schedule a free 20-minute consultation to see if coaching feels right for you.
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[Image: The word COACHING is spelled out of scrabble blocks in the foreground with a faded image of a world map in the background.]
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#Coaching #Coach #Reiki #IntuitiveCoaching #NewYear #2020 #Commitments #Support #SocialJusticeEducation #SocialJustice #RacialJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #OngoingEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment #LifelongLearning #Learning #Unlearning #CareerDiscernment #WithaPhD #AcademicLife #EverydayLife #WritingLife #mentoring #feedback #processing #communitycare #thursdaymotivation #thursdayvibes")
