Julia Kristeva, Keynote Speaker, La Pensée Féconde: The Fertility of Thought in Julia Kristeva, University of Humboldt, Berlin. My photographic images were projected behind Kristeva as she lectured. Above image is one of my video stills from

"Digesting The Stranger Within: le monstre du carrefour:."

Mother Pelican - A Journal of Solidarity and Sustainability

*From Elaine Scarry’s: On Beauty and Being Just, Princeton University Press.

Beginning in January 2021, this monthly article series explores the roots and implications of perceived solutions to climate crisis and environmental racism. It is also the story of my family's off-grid journey.

This year we celebrated our 5th winter living in our LoveBus:

also translated and published in Spanish: The Esperanza Project

and published in The Good Men Project

Zazu, Wild, WoofMac and I on the roof (above) and inside (below) of our LoveBus with used solar panels (entire solar power system is used) and all reclaimed / repurposed materials (down to the last screw).

One of my previous newsletter recipients expressed the following concern:

"Why are there gloves if it's an unassisted homebirth?"

My response:

Since the early 1990s I have used synthetic objects that have a sensual, "organic" nature (such as latex) as props in my photographs. Colored and "natural" latex have been some of my primary photo props for decades.

And, I'm happy to be in dialogue--please reach out with your reflections!

Book cover above from my chapter; “Decolonizing Our Wombs: Gender Justice and PetroPharma Culture,” Women, Violence and Resistance, ed. Hager Ben Driss, University of Tunis, Tunisia

Click to see my previous 2023 newsletters:

April: Beauty, Birth, and Edge Consciousness + Recordings

March: Cara's UCLA Keynote and NPR interviews +

February: Visual Arts, Literature, and the Environment +

2022 Past Newsletters:

July: Boycott Civilization: MLK, Jr., Environmental Justice, and Zazu Dreams

Thank you and Enjoy!