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This is sickening- literally. The physical reaction I am having to this is almost intense as the emotional one. Grateful for the info.
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- At 4:18pm on January 12, 2009,
Kevin Sanchez said… - Rhyme with No Reason?
By: Curly X
This poem is dedicated to Oscar Grant and the other Oscar Grant’s
Bullets piercing the bodies of my people,
I thought the constitution said we are all equal.
Puppets in this world voicing our sad stories,
Eyeballs filled with sanction killings by police sissies.
When will the shooting stop from the hired guns,
Good men die while marksmen freely run.
Mothers hanging on to the last breath of there child,
Minutes go by and she grows more, wild.
Murders are banging Her heart to death,
Riots seem old, it outgrows the poor, and defiles.
Bigots were crushed by the hands of peaceful men,
Cries didn’t come from guns, but from there mouth and pen.
Lead an army of soldiers with guns and rocks, and we will be crushed,
Because violence begets violence, when we are rushed.
Heal our broken hearts with sage and gospel song,
The real ordeal is to fix the pain of wrong.
Forgive and forget, seems to far fetch,
But I promise, you,
Brother Killing Brother, Sister Killing Sister,
Others shooting others to enact revenge,
Its like rhyme with no reason, it doesn’t end.
I want to thank Paradise, for being my inspiration. I hope that our words reach Oakland, and we can be there for them, and heal, organize, and do things the right way. Because you and I know, riots are what the oppressor wants. It gives them a reason to oppress. Destroy the violence, and they have no tools against us.
Peace and Love
Grow your goddamn comfort zone, then, okay?
"People are always talking about their comfort zones, you ever heard that expression? "This is outside of my comfort zone." Grow your goddamn comfort zone then, okay? 'Cause we are running out of time. My suggestion is to grow the comfort zone....
...And so I'm hard on people, I try to tell a few jokes, you know, to make it go down easier, but I'm hard on people. But I will tell you why I am hard on people. This is the real ball, this is the last chance, this is it. I'm not telling you that... You go to the places I go, and the Pentagon will tell you that. This is the real ball and people, for whatever reason, need sometimes a little encouragement. You walk up to that limit of yourself and you want that limit, 'cause that wasn't your limit yesterday and you go Whooo! I made it, now let me start telling everyone else what to do. But the goal is over there and every step hurts and every step is challenging and every step is humbling, but every step has to be taken or we're not going to be here.
So what I'm saying to you is, you have to make a friend of the pain. It doesn't mean you don't get hugs, doesn't mean you become a martyr, doesn't mean you're self flagellating, no, no, no-- you're precious, you're beautiful; take care of yourself, love yourself, laugh-- but it can't be only that."
~Van Jones
...And so I'm hard on people, I try to tell a few jokes, you know, to make it go down easier, but I'm hard on people. But I will tell you why I am hard on people. This is the real ball, this is the last chance, this is it. I'm not telling you that... You go to the places I go, and the Pentagon will tell you that. This is the real ball and people, for whatever reason, need sometimes a little encouragement. You walk up to that limit of yourself and you want that limit, 'cause that wasn't your limit yesterday and you go Whooo! I made it, now let me start telling everyone else what to do. But the goal is over there and every step hurts and every step is challenging and every step is humbling, but every step has to be taken or we're not going to be here.
So what I'm saying to you is, you have to make a friend of the pain. It doesn't mean you don't get hugs, doesn't mean you become a martyr, doesn't mean you're self flagellating, no, no, no-- you're precious, you're beautiful; take care of yourself, love yourself, laugh-- but it can't be only that."
~Van Jones
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Changing schools from the inside out
I have had the honor of working in many schools in many places. I have explored, worked with, researched countless social-emotional, positive school climate programs. Sadly, most programs reflect and replicate the individualistic, top down, outside-in , prison-like approach to schools, further embedding the disempowerment of youth. Community Matter's Safe School Ambassador program takes a totally different approach, empowering and engaging youth to create change from the inside out. Yes, as a tr… Continue
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Civil rights and social justice organizations have come to understand that collective action on a national basis is required to stop child incarceration and challenge the immoral process which perpetuates an unjust justice system. These groups are working under extremely difficult circumstances and many of them with little or no resources. The Gathering is a national movement that creates a coordinated space to 1) fortify relationships between regional groups, 2) support local endeavors and 3) enhance the ongoing organizing of non-violent direct action training. Central to its mission is strengthening our moral environment.
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"The Gathering" is a project of Tides Center 501c3
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