It's unusual for a person concerned with Social Justice issues to be an advocate for space exploration and colonization but its not, and in fact the impulse for human kind to learn and explore just might be the thing we need to solve our long standing social problems. So I find that I am concerned about the our future and our vision for that future as much as I am about the social injustices of our time.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Where Were You On June 26, 2015?
On June 26, 2015 the Supreme Court of the United States of America recognized marriage equality and brought the nation one step closer to a place where their really is justice for all. Do you remember where you were when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, when the Berlin wall fell?,
If you are an activist, a social worker a chronic do-gooder or just a citizen who thought something should change remember that this victory was constructed not by a few great people but many people adding their small actions together.
The all too popular belief that political action futile and that " the government always wins" got taken down a notch today. Its clear that Democracy can still function if citizens remain faithful and hopeful.
There is one man who I wish had lived to see this day, my college theater processor, who helped me to challenge the attitudes of my background and see all people as people. This flamboyant and wonderful man who heard me say hateful things and yet made it his priority to teach me rather than just label me and write me off. What kind of faith in people must it take to remain that kind and that patient. Thanks Steven I know you would be joyful today.
Where were you on June 26th 2015?
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