No One is Coming
We must save ourselves—we are the answer
On November 5, I looked for a leader, a hero to save us.
November passed.
Then December.
Crickets.
It struck me: we are alone. No one is coming.
After thoroughly wallowing in fear, a boisterous voice needled its way into the forefront of my mind. “Stop,” it insisted. “Stop this. Stop it now.”
“Why?! Why should I? It’s hopeless.”
She scoffed (yes, my inner dialog scoffs often). “You are the calvary.”
And she was right.
Congress, courts, and organizations have a role to play, but it is we, the people, who can stop the cancer of hate from consuming the marrow of our nation. It is we, the people, who can resist the tide of tyranny threatening our streets. We are the answer.
They want us to believe we are powerless. We are not.
They want us to believe we are fractured. We don’t need to be.
Every day, our numbers grow. Every day, their numbers shrink. With time and persistence, what has begun as a trickle can turn into a flood.
It begins today. Today, we must resist.
We must declare, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
It will not be easy, but for too long, we have lived under a mist of racism, of bigotry, of sexism. For too long, we have subsisted on crumbs while the wealthy have dined on fruits of our labor. We have funded their excess with our lives, their comfort with our pain.
No more. Together, we must persist to form a more perfect union—one built upon liberty and justice for all.
Tomorrow, Monday, February 17, there will be protests across the nation. Go.
(Information on protests and times below)
In two weeks, we are planning an economic blackout. Participate.
And through it all, spread love, reject hate, and build community.
I’ll be posting ways to get involved weekly, as well as stories from the picket lines.
Send me your pictures.
Tell me your stories.
Connect me to your protests.
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Ready to Resist?
On Monday, as a nation, we are celebrating President’s Day by defying the whims of a would-be king. Listed are over 100 protests. Join one.
I live in DC. I will be at the capital.
In Michigan where it will be 3 degrees - and my husband and I are still taking a trip from metro Detroit to Lansing to join the protest. May not be a great turnout, but we cannot sit by and do nothing. So, it's Michigan. We know how to dress warm!