{"id":67394,"date":"2017-01-11T10:19:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T18:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/?p=67394"},"modified":"2017-02-19T23:48:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T07:48:06","slug":"update-bully-president-truth-creativity-oppressive-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/update-bully-president-truth-creativity-oppressive-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on When a Bully Is President, Truth and Creativity for Oppressive Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_67398\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67398\" style=\"width: 326px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-67398\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/truth-creativity-love.jpg\" width=\"326\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/truth-creativity-love.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/truth-creativity-love-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"text-align: center\"> Flying Truth from <em>When a Bully Is President<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>UPDATE 2017:<\/p>\n<p>As I had hoped my IndieGoGo campaign and private contributions helped jump start some of the big shifts we&#8217;re making in 2017:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolofthefreemind.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">School of the Free Mind <\/a>is now expanded and independent study<\/li>\n<li>Our free <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolofthefreemind.com\/mentoring\/\" target=\"_blank\">mentorship program<\/a> will have its first meeting at the end of January<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reflectionpress.com\/\">Reflection Press\u2019<\/a> first children\u2019s book,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/bully-presidenttruth-creativity-oppressive-times\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>When a Bully Is President, Truth and Creativity for Oppressive Times<\/u><\/a><\/em>, will soon be published (although we have done children anthologies and coloring books!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67400\" style=\"width: 173px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-67400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ships-1.jpg\" width=\"173\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ships-1.jpg 250w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ships-1-111x300.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0from <em>When a Bully is President<\/em><br \/><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We are focused on making books in a big way right now, but even so Matthew and I will continue to share everything we learn about having an indie-press and using children\u2019s books as a radical act. The bigger lessons will be added to the school over time. And I\u2019ll use my blog to give an inside look into some of the more mundane lessons along the way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First off is a look into our first children\u2019s book.<\/strong>\u00a0 One of the limitations of traditional publishing is the long, slow turn-around time. It generally takes anywhere from 1-2-3 years to get a book published. In terms of current events, the momentum and depth of a story could be lost in a trek that long. If we are to see and use children\u2019s books as a radical tool, we need to be able to document and tell current stories in real time. Having a faster turn-around time expands our opportunities exponentially by allowing us to be more responsive and relevant in the moment. This gives us the chance to build on current events, activist movements and social lessons through children\u2019s books. In books we can contextualize these current events with larger historical frames so that we have tools to help our kids develop critical thinking and other skills to deal with what\u2019s going on in their lives right now.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67403\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-67403\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/walk-away.jpg\" width=\"295\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/walk-away.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/walk-away-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"text-align: center\">The Walk Away from <em>When a Bully is President<\/em><br \/><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The idea to create a children\u2019s book in response to the 2016 election was conceived on November 9. My pie in the sky fantasy was to have it in folks\u2019 hands by inauguration day, January 20. Through life and holidays and travel and all three of us getting fabulously sick and a whole bunch of other stuff, the reality looks more like it will be in hand by the end of February.<\/p>\n<p>Having never done anything like this before it\u2019s super cool to know how fast you can actually get a book out. But this isn\u2019t just a standard picture book. This is a bilingual 48 page book that includes tons of definitions and resources and references in the back matter. This is a hefty piece loaded with truth and creativity. And from conception to completion it will have taken 4 months. That\u2019s radical.<\/p>\n<p>So where are things at right now?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67402\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-67402 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ancestors-shirts.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ancestors-shirts.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ancestors-shirts-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"text-align: center\">Feeling Through from <em>When a Bully is President<\/em><br \/><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s what\u2019s done:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Text written<\/li>\n<li>Text translated\u2014thanks Marta!!!<\/li>\n<li>Layout designed<\/li>\n<li>9 pcs of arte complete<\/li>\n<li>14 pcs of arte in various stages of completion<\/li>\n<li>4 pps back matter in process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even though <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/bully-presidenttruth-creativity-oppressive-times\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>When a Bully Is President, Truth and Creativity for Oppressive Times<\/u><\/a><\/em> won\u2019t be in hand on January 20 for inauguration day, we will be sharing a video of me reading the full text and showing some of the arte. We will also have a downloadable coloring page related to the book.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67401\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-67401 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/base-of-love.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/base-of-love.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/base-of-love-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"text-align: center\"> Base of Love I AM from <em>When a Bully is President<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It has been a heart strengthening exercise creating this book. I feel stronger and bolder in a way I was ready for but had never felt before. I\u2019ve also learned a great deal about both limitation and drive. And I continue to come to terms with how silence and invisibility have always impacted me and continue to create shapes and patterns in my life. Through every step I think about the kids and the adults who will hold this book. I send you love and reflection through these pages.<\/p>\n<p>You are gorgeous.<\/p>\n<p>You belong here.<\/p>\n<p>You are the revolution and truth.<\/p>\n<p>xomaya<\/p>\n<p>Pre-orders for <em>When a Bully is President<\/em> will re-open at the end of January.<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear: both\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reflectionpress.us1.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4706450663e6e0e71ac0ab14c&amp;id=b4a2f5c3e8\" target=\"_blank\">To join our mailing list go here<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67395\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/feelings-featured-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/feelings-featured-image.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/feelings-featured-image-300x163.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/feelings-featured-image-768x418.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/feelings-featured-image-1024x557.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE 2017: As I had hoped my IndieGoGo campaign and private contributions helped jump start some of the big shifts we&#8217;re making in 2017: School of the Free Mind is now expanded and independent study Our free mentorship program will have its first meeting at the end of January Reflection &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9,7,5,6],"tags":[195,84,62,302],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.12 - 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