We Need You in the Fight!
Sisters,
We have every right and a ton of reasons to take our rest from politics. This country has not shown us any love from the moment our ancestor’s feet touched American shores.
America is OUR country, too. And let’s face it, OUR country is on fire. The crap has hit the fan, and no matter what we do, we and our families, and our communities will suffer the most. Do you remember the saying that when a white person gets a cold, black people get pneumonia? We don’t have to look too far to find examples of this.
So it is with a heavy heart that I come to you today, especially those of you who have chosen to rest, to PLEAD with you to get back in the fight.
We cannot afford to let the evil deeds of those who want to take America back to her horrible past win. And YES WE CAN STILL WIN! All is NOT YET LOST.
I come today PLEADING with you to do three things.
First, as I said in a previous post, practice radical self-care. Take time to reflect on what self-care means to you. I used to think that self-care was a good mani/pedi/spa visit. But now I know radical self-care for me means waking up early to pray, meditate, and move my body. If you comment on this post, I will send you an exercise you can use to help you reflect on what self-care means for you.
Second, watch this video by New York Times columnist Ezra Klein. I hope you will find his perspective as enlightening and hopeful as I did. We MUST ignore the noise and FOCUS!
Third, join or create a WE CAN Action Team. An Action Team is a groups of at least 4 sisters who come together to learn and do social change together. Want to get a stop light at a dangerous intersection in your community? Action Team! Want your state legislature to approve mental health first aid training for teachers and coaches? Action Team! On Saturday, February 22nd at 10:30 am, WE CAN will do a one-hour training about Action Teams. The link to sign up is below.
Our opposition wants us to give up. They want us to feel overwhelmed and paralyzed. But they don’t know us. To paraphrase the poet Christianopoulos said, “They thought they were burying us, but they didn’t know we are seeds.”
WE CAN do what we’ve always done: turn our pain into progress.
Let’s show them just how determined WE CAN be! We need each other in this fight for our lives.
As always, in solidarity
Stephanie