Sage Lewis – The Shadow

Category: Activism

  • Dr. Anonymous

    Dr. Anonymous

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    In 1972, Dr. John Fryer (right) gave a speech in this mask stating that homosexuality was not a mental disorder. Dr. Fryer was a psychiatrist and gay. Admitting that he was gay would have admitted that he had a mental disorder and therefore would have lost his license. May 2 was the 50th anniversary of…

  • My position on eliminating the need for a concealed carry permit in Ohio

    My position on eliminating the need for a concealed carry permit in Ohio

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    I think I’m a fan of removing the requirement for needing a permit to carry a concealed gun that is coming to Ohio in June. It gives low income people access to this ability. They still have to pass the background check. THAT SAID, I believe a lot of people deeply misunderstand what “stand your…

  • Street Rules Reform

    Street Rules Reform

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    I like working on the street. I like the people. I like the excitement. I like being street smart. But this “no snitching ever” policy is beginning to infuriate me. When your boyfriend abducts you while holding 2 guns after repeatedly, severly beating you and then goes on to shoot another person in the head…

  • MY CURRENT THINKING ON HATEFUL COMMENTORS

    MY CURRENT THINKING ON HATEFUL COMMENTORS

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    (I posted this on Facebook. But it applies here. I’ve turned off commenting altogether because people create fake accounts and comment here.) I’ve always wanted people to have their say on what I discuss. I understand that the actions and ideas I present are controversial in some circles. And clearly the entire topic of homelessness…

  • My son increased his ACT score from 17 to 22

    My son increased his ACT score from 17 to 22

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    My son increased his ACT score from 17 to 22. He’s a junior. I think if he can get it to 24 he’ll qualify for a free ride to University of Akron. (but my wife always makes a point that cost is not the priority for where our son goes to college.) We probably spent…

  • I Need You To Believe

    I Need You To Believe

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    Do you ever think that maybe it wasn’t God who made us in his image, maybe it was US that made God in OUR image? As I run for mayor over the next year I have made a pact with myself to try to be as positive and hopeful as I can possibly be. At…

  • Truth To Power Is As American As It Gets

    Truth To Power Is As American As It Gets

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    There is a good article today in the Beacon Journal about working at the Romig Road Amazon warehouse. I personally know several people that work there. They all have said they like it. They all said they like the 3 12 hour shifts they work a week. That allows them to work another job. They…

  • Studying Forgiveness

    Studying Forgiveness

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    I am currently studying Forgiveness. Forgiveness is an advanced placement course because it can seem like Acceptance. Forgiveness is not acceptance of injustice. Forgiveness is not giving up and allowing oppression. Forgiveness is letting go of hatred and anger. Forgiveness is standing against what is wrong while having love and compassion for the wrong doer.…

  • So… Thanksgiving

    So… Thanksgiving

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    If, by now, you aren’t aware that this holiday is challenging you either are living in another universe than the rest of us, or you are exhibiting selective ignorance racism. Did we inflict genocide on the original owners of this land? Yes. Did we steal the land that was never ours to begin with? Yes.…

  • My Thoughts On Terri Heckman’s Retirement as CEO of the Battered Women’s Shelter.

    My Thoughts On Terri Heckman’s Retirement as CEO of the Battered Women’s Shelter.

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    Terri has an article in the Akron Beacon Journal on her retirement entitled “‘How do you replace her?’ Terri Heckman retiring as leader of two victim agencies.”  You will find that the Beacon often writes fluff pieces about corporate insiders. If the Beacon is still around when I die I guarantee their coverage will not…

  • “It makes you lose faith in the system”

    “It makes you lose faith in the system”

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    Did you read this incredible story of the massive civilian deaths that are continually being covered up by the US military: How the U.S. Hid an Airstrike That Killed Dozens of Civilians in Syria – The New York Times I pulled some quotes out of the article that seemed profound to me. But the point…

  • The Akron Uprising Is Coming

    The Akron Uprising Is Coming

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    A Print Newspaper For The People Of Akron The truth of Akron is that for decades it has been run by puppets of the corporations that use Akron tax dollars to make themselves incredibly rich. We can end this.  Revolutions are won through the dissemination of information. People have been killed by cruel governments for…

  • Me Reacting to Russell Brand Reacting to Jon Stewart on CNN

    Me Reacting to Russell Brand Reacting to Jon Stewart on CNN

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    The only way we are going to have meaningful change in this country and the world is if we can talk about nuanced topics for what they truly are.

  • The Shadow Of Death

    The Shadow Of Death

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    I am walking in hell. You see me on your Earth. But I am not there. I am in the Other. The place I am standing today is the shadow of your world. You would call it the anti-world. I call it Reality. It’s a place of anti-hope. Anti-humanity. It’s not just hopelessness. That’s a…

  • Why I Wrote The Homeless Activist

    Why I Wrote The Homeless Activist

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    I have become incredibly drawn to the mystical and magical forces of the universes these days. The incredible flatness of our universe, quantum wave theory, whether or not we are living in a simulation. These ideas, and so many others, fill my mind with endless exciting possibilities. Then throw in ideas of God and reincarnation…

  • Sage’s Birthday Only Special Offers For His New Book

    Sage’s Birthday Only Special Offers For His New Book

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    My newest book, “The Homeless Activist” is coming out on my birthday, September 28. I’ll be 50 years old. The whole lead-up to this day has been very strange for me. Life feels like an unstoppable freight train. There really isn’t anything you can do other than just keep riding it. Doing activist work has…

  • How I became a homeless activist

    How I became a homeless activist

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    My son, who is currently 16, asked me why I no longer run a marketing firm with a bunch of employees. At our peak we had about 16 employees and, as Wikipedia reports accurately, we were generating about $1.5 million in sales. (please keep in mind that top line revenue has nothing to do with…

  • Sage Against The Machine Podcast – Episode 43

    Sage Against The Machine Podcast – Episode 43

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    Is it all just hopeless and pointless? Here it is in audio: https://radiofree-rss.streamguys1.com/player/player2108180913195.html

  • My Letter to Akron City Councilwoman Margo Sommerville

    My Letter to Akron City Councilwoman Margo Sommerville

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    Akron City Councilwoman Margo Sommerville asked me to call her today because she felt I was being too negative. I tried to reach out to her but I couldn’t get her. This is what I wrote to here: Hi Councilwoman. I tried you a couple times this morning. But your mailbox is full. I really…

  • The Attack On Homeless People In Akron Ohio

    The Attack On Homeless People In Akron Ohio

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    I put this information together in a post on Facebook but thought I’d organize it all here for future reference. First, I posted this document showing the housing code violations the Houseless Movement house has recently acquired. For the record, we received this notice earlier. My official response on social media was: Dear City of…