If you live in Milwaukee get ON THIS TRAIN! Will Allen is ahead of the times and gratefully so. (If you live in Chicago there are like a bazillion organizations and groups to inquire to and join. I am going to post an extensive directory list soon!)
The older I get the more militant I get about race, gender equality, sexism, justice and the environment. I think about how the world sees me and how I see myself in this world. I try hard to change the things that add to the bull shit fed to me by our system but it’s hard. Like, caring about what others will think about me if my house is not sparkling clean when company comes over. That’s hard! I know that my limitations are mine and that at any point in my life I can change them. Sometimes when I find myself staying quiet when someone says something racist or sexist I try to muster the guts to do the right thing and sometimes I fail. Navigating this life can be hard but I never ever forget how much harder it could be. Being a woman of color with a rich but grossly misunderstood culture (Native America/American Indian) I know exactly what it feels like to be marginalized. Passive racism is everywhere and it is stealth. As quickly as things can turn dark and stormy, they can also turn bright and sunny. I don’t believe I can control the weather but I can control the way I interact with it.
The way that we view the world is tried and tired. The fact that there still is a lot of people who continue living as if there are endless resources is mind boggling. Especially those with means to be able to choose between renewable and responsible food and energy sources. That shit just pisses me off. I always feel like the real change comes from the people most affected by the ebb and flow of the world. Which are the people in need; the poor and the destitute. And from there it trickles up and slowly through the hardwork of the people, things change. It sounds corny, probably because we are all tired of seeing the same shit just different day, but I am a believer. I believe in the power of the people. I subscribe to the nutso Kool-Aid that every voice counts and as long as we fight hard for the small truths and make simple changes in our lives that the reverberation will be felt world wide!
And with that I leave you with these 2 songs to invigorate and electrify you for your day.
Dead Prez “Hip Hop”
Bikini Kill “Double Dare”
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