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Mary Fisher

Oh, The Noise!

I want to cover my ears and, when I drop my hands, know that this was all just a bad dream. It hasn’t really happened: Shutting off the…

4d ago

Oh, The Noise!

4d ago

Complicity

Okay, we’ve seen enough. In less than two weeks we’ve seen how things will go for four more years: poorly. How quickly he made America the…

Feb 6

Complicity

Feb 6

Singing a Song of Gratitude

In January, I have a new book coming out, Uneasy Silence: An Activist Seeks Justice and Courage over a Lifetime of Change. The book’s only…

Nov 26, 2024

Singing a Song of Gratitude

Nov 26, 2024

Ordering up a Helping of Hatred

It was doubly crazy. First, it was a crazy idea that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio were slaughtering people’s pets and eating…

Sep 16, 2024

Ordering up a Helping of Hatred

Sep 16, 2024

A Timeless Message

I was privileged to deliver the keynote address at the August 19, 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston. We imagined, then, that…

Aug 19, 2024

A Timeless Message

Aug 19, 2024

Reflections on ‘92

Tomorrow is the thirty-second anniversary of my keynote address to the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston. I spoke two nights…

Aug 19, 2024

Reflections on ‘92

Aug 19, 2024

Keeping On

“There are moments in our lives, as individuals and as institutions, when we grow weary of the work to which we’re called. The biggest…

Oct 4, 2023

Keeping On

Oct 4, 2023

The Power of Community

“The power of community, you know, is largely the power of communication. It is the voice of the neighbor who calls to be sure you’re well…

Sep 29, 2023

The Power of Community

Sep 29, 2023

Returning to the Ashes

It was thirty years ago today, a hot September Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama. I’d been invited to deliver the memorial sermon at the 16th…

Sep 15, 2023

Returning to the Ashes

Sep 15, 2023

Collaborative Creativity

“The long-standing image of the lonely artist wasting away in obscure isolation is a bit overdone. Not all artists are recognized; some are…

Sep 8, 2023

Collaborative Creativity

Sep 8, 2023

Mary Fisher

Mary Fisher

Speaker, artist and author. Activist calling for courage, compassion and integrity. Mom/Grandma. 1st Female White House Advanceman. Keynoted ’92 RNC.

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