Christopher Wilcox – A Red Circle

...because all blood is red

County Council Comment 10/25/2022

October 28, 2022

Christopher Wilcox

It has never felt real to me over the last two years when we have been told repeatedly that everything is getting better. So much better, in fact, that the Federal Reserve decides, while corporate profits have never been Continue reading →

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St. Louis County Council Comment 6/28/2022

June 29, 2022

Christopher Wilcox

This is far from a novel observation, but we have strange definitions of words like “freedom” and “life” in public discourse. Freedom is somehow having the right to carry an AR-15 into a school but not to avoid having Continue reading →

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Abortion, Basic Needs, Eviction, Food, Freedom, Homelessness, Housing, Police

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St. Louis County Council Comment 6/21/2022

June 29, 2022

Christopher Wilcox

One of the frustrations I’ve had over the last two years is the insistence that things go “back to normal”. From most people, this is understandable. None of us enjoyed the disruptions caused by COVID-19 and living within Continue reading →

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Community Wealth, Cooperatives, COVID-19, Housing, Police

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St. Louis County Council Comment 6/14/2022

June 29, 2022

Christopher Wilcox

When I read the story about how a public official with the title of “Change Management Coordinator” tried to split the proceeds of $15,000 worth of fraudulent CARES Act grants with a friend that owned five businesses, I could Continue reading →

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ARPA, CARES Act, Community Wealth, Corruption, Housing, PPP Loans

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St. Louis County Council Comment 5/31/2022

June 29, 2022

Christopher Wilcox

It’s a common observation, at least in social work, that everything is connected by systems we interact with every day. Some people pay big money to hire someone to draw fancy eco maps, but I want to try and Continue reading →

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ARPA, Basic Needs, Food, Police, Security

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St. Louis County Council Comment 6/7/2022

June 29, 2022

Christopher Wilcox

Once again, St. Louis is in the headlines for corruption. It’s so common now, that we might be tempted to see it as just another move in the game of who gets to be in office and who doesn’t. Continue reading →

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ARPA, CARES Act, Corruption, COVID-19, Housing, LGBT+, St. Louis County Council

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Public Comment: Ferguson PD Search Policy

December 15, 2021

Christopher Wilcox

I would like to express concern about the proposed strip and cavity search policy and its implications for residents of the City of Ferguson. The policy gives wide latitude to police officers to invade and violate the bodily autonomy of Continue reading →

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