Please follow this above link, listen. The patriots honored in this video have a lot of wisdom to share with us in our fight.
"It did not happen in a month." "The work was bone wearying." It is amazing.
I know that people don't want to keep reading these blogs and posts. We are all tired. It is overwhelming.
We are only a month into the new administration. Really, just a month. It feels like a year. Every day is a new affront. We are actively fighting to protect our public schools, the EPA, voting rights, religious freedom, free press, and the reality of science and the scientific method. Sadly there are many of our neighbors that find those things threatening. It is surreal.
We are in Alaska. We want to be doing our winter crafts and sports. We want to be in our homes with our families and friends without worry. We are all tired, but we aren't done. Those working to hijack our democracy aren't done.
In 1965 patriots worked so hard and succeeded in laying down the foundation for civil rights in America. Many of us thought the work was done. We thought we could rest, happy in our pursuits.
The last ten years men have been working to chip away at the Civil Rights act. More laws are being passed all the time. They have been successful at suppressing and negating votes of Americans through gerrymandering. Our democracy is truly under attack.
It has been picking from many directions. Now they are bringing out the sledgehammers, to weaken our foundation. The four walls of our civil society are under attack; Law and Order, Separation of Powers, Separation of Church and State, and true Democratic Process. Students of history can see down that dark tunnel they are steering us down. I do want to fight the return of those darkest days in America. I know that I have to resist. We have to fight. This effects all of us.
We have to protect our foundation. We have to stay awake and engaged.
Let their words inspire you. Let's "Suck it up," "Keep on Keepin On."
"We are the foot soldiers and the sergeants."
Please join us at the rally this Sunday.
That cold Selma Rights Rally has passed, but our perdicament has not changed. We know now our fears were not exaggerated. Our hard work continues. Right now I am asking my fellow weary advocates to consider putting some of their work into the Poor People's Campaign.
"In the Spring of 2018, the Campaign will launch with 40 days of moral action (from May 13th until June 21st) in at least 25 states and Washington D.C. By engaging in coordinated and collective nonviolent civil disobedience and direct action across the nation, we will confront the enmeshed and inseparable evils of systemic racism and other forms of discrimination, poverty, the war economy, and ecological devastation, begin to shift the distorted moral narrative of our nation, advance common demands for transformative change, and build power to continue this fight long after June 2018." Rev Barber,
This is a resumption of work initiated by Martin Luther King. This is what he was working on when he was assassinated; a year to the day after coming out against the war in Vietnam. He was connecting the war economy with white supremacy, poverty, and fermented racial unrest. He was working to unite the working poor of all races to become the leading voice for moral social change. Meaning the poor would be the voice for change. That is the goal of the Poor People's Movement.
Coming up in January there is going to be training in Rally, North Carolina for some of the team. It will be musicologists, and an artist, and video historian, January 25 until Sunday, January 28, 2018. for a Theomusicology and Cultural Arts Convening. We believe we have the theomusicologist identified, but are still not settled for artist and videographer activists. This will be a training on the music, visual representation, art of this movement, and civil disobedience strategies. We need to be on message and coordinated. I attended a training with Dr. Rev Barber in Seattle last month. The training was no charge, but I paid for travel and housing on my own. My understanding is that we are looking for ways to pay for the travel and lodging for those attending this training.
We will be looking for 1000 people to participate per state in civil disobedience in the 40 days. We will be looking for people to travel to Washington in a caravan across the country like they did 50 years ago. We need a single Alaskan Lawyer who will coordinate the national team of lawyers assisting in maintaining legality, and helping manage our civil disobedience plan in the state. We will be looking for people to assist in a myriad of ways. It is going to be big.
We especially need to expand our First Alaskans leadership core. That is our biggest deficit. We can not lead and represent First Alaskans without their guidance. So any and all connections you can help foster will be helpful. We are about to identify a date for an informational meeting. I will pass that on as soon as I get it. In the meantime, I have tons of literature and information I can share.
I was motivated to be engaged and assisted in organizing the local Women's March, and the March for Science because I do not believe that my country is standing up to its ideal of Liberty and Justice for All. I feel that National Poor People's campaign has the potential to do more in the fight for lasting change in the social structure of our country. At this time of protracted war, lack of moral leadership, and expanding poverty, we the people are looking for viable ways to enact change.
Even if you aren't able to participate in organizing, please pass on the information.
Here is the specific link to a form you can fill out to volunteer. This will add your information to our state and national database.
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