Apr6

detroit in the streets.

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thank you to my fellow michiganders for showing up

on the streets of detroit with me

and to all those who showed up anywhere

to make our voices heard

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 ‘words empowered by justice can never be silenced.’

-Isabel Ibanez, author

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  3. I’m sure it was wonderful and exhilarating to be marching with so many. I watched marches on the news and loved the homemade signs. New friendships made and plenty of stories to tell and retell. And of course to be read about in the history books by generations to come.

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  5. “Only people who have been discriminated against can really know how much it hurts. Each person feels the pain in his own way, each has his own scars. So I think I’m as concerned about fairness and justice as anybody. But what disgusts me even more are people who have no imagination. The kind T. S. Elliot calls ‘hollow men’. People who fill up that lack of imagination with heartless bits of straw, not even aware of what they’re doing. Callous people who throw a lot of empty words at you, trying to force you to do what you don’t want to.” — Haruki Murakami

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  23. Way to go, Beth. We’re traveling, otherwise I would have taken part in our hometown. I was pleased to see many photos of our great turnout.

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  28. Yes, THANK YOU, Michiganders, Minnesotans, Wisconsinites and others from around the country and world who participated in “Hands Off” protest rallies. Although I did not participate, learning only after the fact that one was held in a a nearby community, I attended a Town Hall last evening (and then blogged about it today). Continue to rise up, gather and let your voices be heard, everyone!

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