This article is available as a video podcast on my Substack **Update: if you would like to read/see the panel, find it here. Hello good people of the world. Welcome back to Rock Rose blog. I’m Crystal, your host. And today I’m going to be talking about, of course, the Climb Malawi film fundraiser comingContinueContinue reading “Climb Malawi Community Connection Panel”
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Climb Malawi Fundraiser Event
This article is available as a video podcast on my Substack I wanted to talk about the upcoming event Climb Malawi fundraiser here in Seattle at the Seattle Mountaineers. It’s an event that I have largely been leading to organize and I’m happy to report that it’s finally going to be announced. It’s March 7thContinueContinue reading “Climb Malawi Fundraiser Event”
Rock Rose Bloom: A New Season
This article is available as a video podcast on my Substack Hello good people of the world. I am back on Rock Rose Blog to say what’s up and to give you a few updates about my activities; things for the future. I know when I left my affinity group that I helped to build,ContinueContinue reading “Rock Rose Bloom: A New Season”
Hidden Figures: The Villain Arc
This article is available as a video podcast on my Substack “Well I hear my train a comin Hear my train a comin Ayeah Well, I wait around the train station Waiting for that train Take me take me Take me away From this lonesome town Lonesome town Too bad you don’t love me noContinueContinue reading “Hidden Figures: The Villain Arc”
Eric and the Queer Mountaineers:
A continuation of the Hidden Figures episodes Also available as a video podcast on my Substack Crystal (she/her)Today I’m going to be joined by Eric Ballentine, who has been a volunteer and in leadership for both Climbers of Color and Queer Mountaineers. I previously spoke to Eric not that long ago about a topic ofContinueContinue reading “Eric and the Queer Mountaineers:”
Hidden Figures: A Chat with Eric Ballentine
This article is available as a video podcast on my Substack A continuation of the Hidden Figures in POC spaces collection in which stories by Black people are shared about their experiences in affinity spaces. This episode, listen to Eric Ballentine speak on their experience in Climbers of Color and Queer Mountaineers. We chat aboutContinueContinue reading “Hidden Figures: A Chat with Eric Ballentine”
Hidden Figures in POC Spaces: The Follow Up
This article is available as a podcast on my Substack “Still don’t know my origin Still don’t know who’s listening Still can’t tell the difference between Strength and my conditioning Something’s in the water I think there’s something in the water Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god I’ve been gone a whileContinueContinue reading “Hidden Figures in POC Spaces: The Follow Up”
Hidden Figures in POC Spaces
This article is available as a podcast on my Substack Part VI: The Kind that Poems Could Never Capture the Longing Of When a person is in crisis it shows. Overly emotional reactions, not seeing things clearly or admitting mistakes: these are all traits of someone in crisis. And from the stories this director toldContinueContinue reading “Hidden Figures in POC Spaces”
Hidden Figures in POC Spaces
This article is available as a podcast on my Substack Part V: Right Now What Cha’ll Want Gonna Lose to What Cha’ll Need to Hear When the account stuff was finally resolved near July 2023 (as in the system started working; not that I or anyone else received an apology), I was relieved but stillContinueContinue reading “Hidden Figures in POC Spaces”
Hidden Figures in POC Spaces
This article is available as a podcast on my Substack Part IV: I’m Not Gonna Tiptoe No More I Swore I’d Leave It Here With Keith out of the accountant position, we were all waiting for the account to be changed over by the deadline missing director so we could move forward with business asContinueContinue reading “Hidden Figures in POC Spaces”
