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Today, the California Innocence Project secured the exoneration of Brian Banks, who spent over 5 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. Banks was a 17 year old college football prospect at the time he was sent to prison.
At 2 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, May 25 in Room 2B, Brian will address the San Diego media to thank CIP and CWSL students, faculty, and staff for supporting him in his fight to clear his name.
All CWSL and San Diego communities are invited to attend to celebrate the exoneration of Brian Banks and to hear Banks and Attorney Justin Brooks discuss the work of the California Innocence Project.
Please share this event far and wide! If you cannot attend, please help support this amazing cause to free the wrongfully convicted by donating to the California Innocence Project at the link below.
“I’ve learned to value failed conversations, missed connections, confusions. What remains is what’s unsaid, what’s underneath. Understanding on another level of being.” — Anna Kamienska, from A Nest of Quiet: A Notebook (translated by Clare Cavanagh)
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“I want to know you. You seem like someone worth knowing. Every day I feel like I’m surrounded by people with hard edges and sour faces but I get the sense that you’re different. Too often people seem to think that they have the answers to everything. Their faces are trapped in permascowls and they can’t be bothered with anything besides their own narcissism. You aren’t like that. You still ask questions. You’re still looking for the answers.” — Ryan O’Connell, I Want To Know You (via sorakeem)
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Anonymous asked: I love your productive nature, but relaxing is good too! Love you!
Thanks, mom! Happy Mother’s Day <3
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In the past year and a half, I’ve gotten so much done. Almost everything I could’ve wanted to get done, and a few more things. I’ve been a to-do list machine, and I’ve never felt more productive.
In getting to where I’m at, though, I think I’ve literally become addicted to productivity. There have been times where I have to tell myself it’s ok to take breaks, and I have to remind myself of how ridiculous it is to sit with a full bladder for 15 more minutes of work done. Productive I may be, but balanced, not so much. I think I have literally became addicted to being busy. Sometimes, it felt good and industrious. Other times, I’d feel guilty if I read the entirety of an article, short story, or poem, even if I had genuinely enjoyed it.
Then, this month happened. My internship and classes fell together so that I had a bit of an unplanned vacation. I started this little vacation by catching up on romantic comedies and indulging in plenty of friend and family time. After a week or so, though, my productivity withdraws kicked in, and I began to compile to do lists of projects that I had ignored for months. I completed them all, and it felt good.
But, eventually, even those projects ran out, and for the past week (which is eternity in law student time), I’ve had a huge amount of time to reflect. Through this unproductive reflection time, I’ve decided that I need to stop being so obsessed with how much I can get done in a period of time. I love what I’m doing with my school and my internships, and racing through all of it isn’t helping anyone. Plus, I’m getting just plain boring. Focusing on what task is on my list next is no way to be a good friend, sister, or daughter. So, I’ve decided that this summer is about massaging my funny bone, going on adventures, and getting a whole lot less done.
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” — Carl Jung (via everythngisamiracle)
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