Tag: Workers Interfaith Network

Charity Spotlight

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 9, 2013. Posted in General. 2 Comments on Charity Spotlight

Why I Like Workers Interfaith Network: They host the best damn picnic in Memphis Rebekah Jordan Gienapp sat in our living room and asked us what we thought about future campaigns They want folks to make a living wage They don’t want employers to steal employee’s wages They fight on, regardless of whether the state legislature intends to run...

Ain’t No Commies ‘Round Here

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 8, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on Ain’t No Commies ‘Round Here

“At my feet, the winter grass was yellow and bent. Some, like Maureen, might call its color dead, but it reminded me of the cow’s salt lick after it had been in the fields for a while, sides curved by the flat, black tongues of cows. I studied my hands holding the poster board, hatch-marked with thin scratches, impatient when I wouldn’t wait...