“america is a tune. it must be sung together.”
-gerald stanley lee
Nov17
Tag Archives: equality
Jan17
the final word.
Dec8
open society.
powerful messages found everywhere
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“in an open society, no idea can be above scrutiny, just as no people should be beneath dignity.”
-maajid nawaz
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grand trunk pub, detroit, michigan, usa -2020
Jul31
get in the way.
The Bloodiest Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a cruel incident that occurred on March 7, 1965 in Selma, Alabama. Six hundred orderly protesters were ready to march to Selma on a Sunday to support the Voting Rights Movement. They were led by John Lewis, SNCC, and SCLC activists. All six hundred of them crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, but were blocked by Alabama State Troopers. The police commanded them to turn around, but the protesters refused. The police say ‘they had no choice’ other than to start shooting teargas into the crowd, and beating the non-violent protesters. Sadly, they hospitalized over sixty people. To this day, Lewis still has a visible scar on his forehead from Bloody Sunday. This week, I watched as you made one final trip over that bridge, in your casket, with Alabama State Troopers saluting you, and people holding you in their hearts for all you did for them. You will always be remembered as a brave and compassionate leader who truly led by example.
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RIP, John Lewis, thank you for always getting in the way, and showing us how it’s done.
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“you must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way… to get in the way.”
-john lewis
Jun15
we.
‘Friends Who Share Balloons’
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“peace is not merely the absence of warfare,
any more than true health is simply the absence of a disease.
nor is peace simply a quiet state of equilibrium –
impossible to achieve in an evolving system.
though refraining from harm is an essential first step,
lasting peace is created by actively redressing harm done.
peace is a creative process of joining i and thou into a co-creative we.
it requires authentic communication, empathic listening, and wildly creative solutions.”
-anodea judith
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image credit: willowdayflowerproject by gina – Leaves, Twigs, Iris, Geraniums, Lilacs, Delphiniums, Hydrangeas, Marigolds all got together and became “Friends who share balloons.”
Jan21
each other.
“people fail to get along because they fear each other;
they fear each other because they don’t know each other;
they don’t know each other
because they have not communicated with each other.”
– dr. martin luther king, jr.
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image credit: shutterstock
Aug14
solidarity.
spent tonight at a rally
on the diag at the university of michigan
with mayor chris taylor addressing our city
as we stand in solidarity with charlottesville
and for all those who continue to stand against
racism, hate, violence, and inequality
organized in 10 hours
through grass roots movements
and a lot of heart and passion
a police officer, a mayor, a photographer, a bagpiper, a retiree
and hundreds of others
all different
yet all here for the same reason
kindness.
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“it is the kindness …that finally decides our fate.”
— barack obama
Jan22
“walking through darkness with thoughts full of colors”.” ― prajakta mhadnak
what a lovely day for a walk in ann arbor
with some of my friends and neighbors
“today is one of those excellent January partly cloudies in which light
chooses an unexpected part of the landscape to trick out in gilt,
and then the shadow sweeps it away. you know you’re alive. you take huge steps,
trying to feel the planet’s roundness arc between your feet.”
― annie dillard
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image 1 credit: ann arbor townies
Jan21
march.
“women hold up half the sky. “
-mao zedong
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image credit: google images
Dec9
all.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 