A drunk driver destroyed community activist Peggy Flynn’s parked car — and with it, she lost her hard-earned sense of independence, security and accomplishment. Now she’s navigating insurance companies, rental cars, unexpected expenses and the exhausting search for a replacement she – a woman in her 70s living on a fixed income – might never be able to afford. Even the missing hair clips from her wrecked car have become symbols of everything she lost — and the fairness she hopes to reclaim.
Peggy Flynn
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The Squigglers: Carmel Jud’s path from selling jingles to fighting human trafficking
After a chance encounter with a Deepak Chopra book, Soquel’s Carmel Jud abandoned her successful career selling jingles to businesses across the country to launch a nonprofit that works to empower women and combat global exploitation.
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Meet the Squigglers, career-changers who found their true calling: How Santa Cruz’s John Flores made the leap from hairstylist to watercolor artist
In a Lookout Q&A, John Flores talks about his zigzag from hairstylist to watercolors, his inspirations and his advice to other would-be Squigglers.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Terrified about climate change? Me, too. Let’s have a ‘community conversation’ March 16
The Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County will host “A Community Conversation on Climate Change” on March 16. Peggy Flynn, a longtime community activist and the co-president of the DWC, says fear and frustration led her to plan the event. She is tired of hearing all the doomsday predictions about the planet and wants concrete ideas about what she — and you — can do to help mitigate the effects. The event, she says, will offer action plans and ways to make a difference locally.
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Election Reaction: Peggy Flynn says students ‘do right’ by democracy and Stevenson College
Democratic Party activist Peggy Flynn spent Election Day helping at the polls at UC Santa Cruz and was amazed by the turnout — and the enthusiasm of young voters. Unfortunately, she writes, some students arrived too late to vote. She thinks local election officials could have done a better job of informing students and the community about voting opportunities before Election Day.
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I’ve never talked about my abortion. It’s time.
Peggy Flynn had an abortion in the 1980s, when she was in her 20s and single. She never told her family. She has also never regretted it, nor had children. She is talking about it now — for the first time — because she is horrified at the leaked Supreme Court decision, which, if finalized, could overturn nearly 50 years of case law. Women have to speak up, she says. All women deserve control over their bodies and the right to decide what constitutes a fulfilling life.
