Event Invite: In my 30+ years as a Tucsonan, I’ve been so fortunate to amass amazing friends who are the best collaborators - and I'm excited to cheers to my 50 years on Planet Earth with y'all! Let's celebrate friendship + Scorpio birthdays + toast to my successful completion of grad school at Che’s on Saturday, November 8. Featuring some of the best Tucson musicians performing with Leila Lopez and Greyhound Soul. Live music starts @ 7:30 p.m. Stay tuned for other delights and … [Read more...]
Manslander 2024 Year in Review
Happy New Year la familia y los amigos! The end of the year gets busy, so we’re sharing our 2024 year in review at the beginning of 2025. I made a short video (5:11) of 2024’s photos which can be viewed on YouTube here: This written re-cap is in reverse chronological order to match the video. In reviewing, it is cool to note that 2024 was a year of firsts! 2024 was the first year I had the opportunity to spend with the Rylander clan in Davidson, NC for Christmas. The … [Read more...]
14th Anniversary of United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v Espinosa SCOTUS Decision
While researching SCOTUS Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for my MLS 512 class digital archive assignment, I was inspired to look up the SCOTUS ruling on United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v Espinosa. Today is the 14th anniversary of when the March 23, 2010 decision was issued. United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v Espinosa landed with SCOTUS in part due to Dan’s legal briefs and record on appeal. The student loan company had repeatedly violated Dan’s client Espinosa’s bankruptcy discharge … [Read more...]
Easing Suffering Through Community Activism, Cultural Humility, Research for Social Benefit + More!
This video portfolio is a reflective culmination and artifact capture of the academic work I produced for my MLS 511: Advanced Liberal Studies & Worlds of Possibility class, as part of the ASU Masters of Liberal Studies program. The protfolio’s focus is on research as community collaborations that amplify the voices of historically marginalized communities. It is an overview of capitalism, shifting of dominant paradigms, mapping of social change ecosystems, imagining alternative world … [Read more...]
Canopy of Clouds
"Canopy of Clouds," by Carlos Arzate & The Kind Souls, was playing in my head when I was looking at the photos from our trip to visit Brent and Ami in August 2022. I wanted to try making a video, and asked Carlos if I could use his song for this photo gallery. He kindly permitted me to. Thank you Carlos! Please check out his music at ArzateMusica.com. … [Read more...]