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We'll Cry Glory


At one intersection, we stopped and listened to/sang Glory.  
It's on my cycling playlist, and it's been a good song to ride with this summer.

"No one can win the war individually
It takes the wisdom of elders and young people's energy"



Yesterday I joined MN NOC (Neighborhoods Organizing for Change), Black Lives Matter, and teachers from the AFT (American Federation of Teachers) to march for change.  The specifics surround the Philandro Castile shooting, but the march was about more than one person.  It was about bringing about change to our communities.  It was peaceful although twenty-one arrests were made.  The march ended at US Bank.  I need to do more research since the Google machine isn't helping, but it is said that US Bank and Wells Fargo make money off "state sanctioned violence."  Although I was more than happy to march, I was not willing to be arrested.  Is this lame?  Marching in support and chanting "From the schools to the streets, we want justice, we want peace" was something I could do.  In order for things to change, people need to realize the problem(s) and come together.  It's not about being anti- anyone; it's about being just.



As I looked through the tweets after I returned home, my favorite read, "THAT'S MY ENGLISH TEACHER RIGHT IN FRONT."  Another said, "Honestly as a student this is really happy and y'all are making my day." Although this is not the reason I participated, students need to see that we are real and willing to take a stand for them and their future.



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mm said…
http://www.spft.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Police-Prison-and-Profits.pdf

I hope this link works. It's interesting. If you haven't read The New Jim Crow, you should.
10:18 AM
LH said…
Loved hearing about this. Thanks for this work.
12:27 PM
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