If you feel weighed down and constrained by COVID-19 and police violence, take strength. These issues are putting activists on the same page. Together, we exponentially increase our power, and ARE changing the world. Below, are some of the strengthening voices I heard this week…
Taking the Knee
Matt Orfalea, “independent media beast,” illuminates why Colin Kaepernick chose to “take a knee” in 2016 to protest police violence against black people. A particular military veteran had a lot to do with it.
The Spiritual Health of Our Country
Marianne Williamson ran for President in 2020. Her platform centered on a national moral and spiritual awakening. Anand Giridharadas interviewed her the other day. She explains that American people are intelligent and decent, yet need to be given the opportunity to do the right thing. What blocks such an opportunity? Watch, and find out. Williamson lucidly ties all the spiritual and systemic loose ends together.
Movement for a People’s Party
You hear a lot of people calling for a third party. Nick Brana has been working on that for four years! He founded Movement for a People’s Party in 2016, right after Bernie Sanders lost the Democratic nomination. Hard Lens Media interviewed Brana the other day, and we learn that coalitions are building!
Voices of the Poor Rise Up
Rev. William Barber and the Poor People’s Campaign have been planning the June 20th “Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington” for a year and a half. Due to the corona crisis, the march is NOT cancelled — it’s going digital! Rev. Barber talks about the issues and the goals with Tim Black.
Lifelong Activist Protests Police Violence
At age 75, Martin Gugino joined the Albany, NY protest against police violence — though he feared being “pummelled.” Indeed, police officers brutally pushed him to the ground, where his head cracked on the pavement. TYT host Cenk Uygur reveals Gugino’s history as a lifelong activist.
As of Friday evening, Gugino was still hospitalized, in stable condition.
Again, all this is just to say… If you feel weighed down and constrained, take strength. Bright lights in many long, good fights are converging NOW.
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Thanks for sharing, JoAnn. Hope for real change still lives.
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Yes it does, thankfully.
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As always, you bring a ray of hope into an otherwise dark day. Thank you, my friend.
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You’re welcome. Stay strong.
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I’m trying … not easy these days.
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Thank you JoAnn. The world needs change. Too many have been downtrodden for far too long. Justice and equality!
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Yes, a global change is needed. We are all, everywhere, under the thumb of greedy Big Money. I hear the organization Progressive International is picking up some momentum. I’ll post about it, when I learn more.
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