Water and Other Stuff

There has been so much going on; I am having difficulty focusing on something to write about. We have moved into our home and most of the boxes are unpacked, but for a couple of weeks I did not have access to the Internet. It was crazy. Now we are trying to get back to normal.

Tina is working for a large insurance company and I work for a non profit. Imani is in preschool full time. I have worried about her the most, but no need. She is the most resilient of all of us. She is attending a Montessori preschool and seems to like it. Our biggest issue over the next year will be deciding where Imani will attend school. Private or Public? Tina went to public schools only and I attended both public and private schools. We are leaning toward public school. There are so many issues facing our schools, I feel it is important to become involved as a parent to fix the problems . I feel the public school system takes a lot of hits and the issues are too important to abandon the system all together by putting Imani in a private school.

I am taking a class at Sacramento City College. Global Women’s Issues. It is very heavy. I love it, but I also feel overwhelmed when I leave class. 3 hours on Saturday mornings discussing human trafficking, Walmart, globalization, capitalism, and the privatization of water is a little much. Each time I leave class, I wonder if there  really is anything that can been done to change the injustice. The only way I can try without becoming totally overwhelmed is to take one step at a time. I have decided never to shop at Walmart again. I mean never. Not when I am broke. Not when it is convenient. Not when I need to buy a big ticket item. Never. I am also trying to avoid Coke and Pepsi product, but that is nearly impossible. We have stopped buying bottled water. There are a couple of issues I have become aware of. First are all the plastic bottles produced for bottled water polluting landfills and waterways. Then there is the issue of the privatization of water. Apparently Coke, Pepsi and others are trying to buy up water sources so they can sell it to us. Water should always be one of those public domain necessities. It’s just something to think about. See, I am overwhelmed again. Don’t even mention McDonald’s and those little toys in the Happy Meals being made by 7 year olds trapped in slave labor in China.

~ by Paula on October 8, 2007.