I don’t know about you, but I am trying to wrap my head around all of it. As I am teaching my classes I see all sides, somebody I know is going to Washington D.C. to march, and others are saying that the media and money is trying to sway the country, what do you think?
http://humanevents.com/2011/04/02/top-10-reasons-george-soros-is-dangerous/
As Americans, I want to hear from you, talk to you, know about you, and figure it out together. Calling people names and taking sides does not make sense to me. I am all for protest, but am completely against hate mongering and violence.
I respect everybody’s point of view,
That is what makes this country unique,
Nobody can tell me or you how to feel and act,
Real, Authentic expression,
Even extremes give us a guage,
I would like to think we are all at a place that we are strong enough to speak up for ourselves and respect others,
Our freedom of speech and independence is for everybody,
Coach Yulia
What do public actions // protesting do?
– allows for people who have a common issue to gather in public space;
– redefines public space for assembly, dialogue, expression instead of silence, isolation, violence;
– connects people’s hearts, feelings and voices energetically;- gives us practice in trusting our intuition, collectively;
– interrupts the “normal” way of being in public space when normal is protecting oppressive ways of being.
– a form of collective communication– shows the national what is concerning locally, and international community solidarity and outrage through media, social media;
– helps those most impacted feel like they have support, a voice, even when state-controlled media, education systems, are silencing/isolating stories of oppression and violence.
– practicing a protected right under the constitution– freedom of assembly.
– practice being in solidarity, what your role is, while confronting the police state.
– a way to garner masses to for social, political, economic change, a space to reject whats wrong and envision what we want.
Protesting is about holding a space.
Whether you take the streets or not, now is the time to figure out your role in standing in solidarity with most impacted communities, many of whom have been out here on these streets for decades.