The Courage to Create Change Hope and goodness have a way of showing up, even while we’re preoccupied with what appears dark and frozen.

I published a new Substack and invite you to have a read. From an a cappella music festival to voter suppression legislation in the U.S., sprinkled with the wisdom of the Canadian PM, I weave it all together into a call for mutual aid. Maybe grab a coffee first… 😉 open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...

Tell Your Members of Congress: Halt the ICE Terror Machine On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...

Tell Your Members of Congress: ICE and CBP must be reined in and restructured. There's no "us and them" in this situation. This impacts all of US!! act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

We should be sharing this widely! Thank you, @brucespringsteen.net 🙏
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“Please get the truth out about our son.”

Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

If you've already contacted your US Senators and Representative, please add Congressional leadership staff to your contact efforts. Our leaders need to lead.

Ripples What makes us stronger.

It’s a heavy week in the world. In Substack, I share how small acts of loving-kindness have the power to break ice. Thanks for reading! open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...

December A love poem

My final Substack for 2025 is a deep bow to those of us experiencing grief and loss, where December is not so merry and bright. Beneath the cold, love still grows. jctetrault77.substack.com/p/december?r...

Renovating a Life After the unexpected changes of last summer, my life was in need of a makeover.

Written during Writers Hour with @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social, a flow of thoughts about moving through the experiences of unemployment and an empty nest. open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...

Well, since this has gone more viral than expected:

In the absence of my cunning plans, here's a resource to find food banks locally. Volunteer and contribute if you can, and don't be ashamed to get help if you need it.

We're all in it together.

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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

Growing Pains I’m no stranger to change, yet this is a lot - even for me.

My current Substack explores the experience of adjusting to unemployment and an empty nest. There's hope. open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...

What do these corporate donors expect in return for their money?

It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.

We had a brass band, too, in Western Massachusetts! Democracy loves music!

#NoKings Pioneer Valley

Let's Go, Pioneer Valley! #NoKings

Yellow background NO KINGS Crown x-ed out.

It's August! Support your local farmers and the neighborhood lemonade stand❣️ #BuyLocal #PioneerValley

Appreciate the Now August is my reminder that nothing loved remains unchanged.

I just published a new Substack on how the fleeting days of summer make the present moment so juicy. I hope you’ll take a look - it’s a quick read with a bit of salsa music added at the end! open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...

J. Catherine Tetrault (@jctetrault77) This evening's view. Support your local farms… their cows make excellent ice cream! #BuyLocal #CommunityFarms #PioneerValley

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Thresholds Crossing a threshold alters our way of being and leads somewhere new, whether there’s joy, sorrow, anger, or fear in the process.

A week-long writing retreat brings me down a rabbit hole about thresholds. You can read about it in this Substack - and enjoy the photos!
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Time to get creative! Here's your #NoKings follow-up task.
Propose an Amendment to Delay and Disrupt the Reconciliation Bill act.indivisible.org/letter/amend...

Lessons from a Smoketree One piece in one moment was not the whole.

Just published a new Substack on how things aren't always as they first appear. A useful lesson for these times.
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Tell the Senate: Judges Must Be Allowed to Prevent our Rights From Being Trampled House Republicans hid a provision deep in their Medicaid-slashing megabill to shield Trump and his cronies from contempt of court citations. And now, Senate Republicans have stripped their No Contempt...

#NoKings was a powerful day, AND there's more work to be done! Tell the Senate: Judges Must Be Allowed to Prevent our Rights From Being Trampled act.indivisible.org/sign/senator...

Go, Troy! Riverfront was full!

Western Mass, let's go!!

#NoKings

Is this what a military parade is for?! Bullying veterans?!

Western Mass representing today! The park rally was so big the police kindly closed off the street. There are good people everywhere supporting democracy! #NoKings

An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure What Ben Franklin, Desmond Tutu, and I share in common - and other May Day musings.

Early morning airport thoughts on prevention, protests, and public education. Amazingly, it all makes sense!
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