great pics..long time no chat with you. hope all is well. yep, right now we are concerned about new gang injunctions coming our way. Marshal law. Had one city councilman that wants to lock down our neighborhoods at 7pm. stating he wants to save us from ourselves, meaning our neighborhoods. There may be only on gang house on a block, but he wants to lock us all down, said he didn't care about the constitution. Crazyness. And the struggle continues......
I wholeheartedly agree with the points you made in your article "The Differences: Being Black or White and a Murderer." Your organizational mission is so on point as well. With regard to childhood incarceration, it is so ironic that the criminal justice system overlooks itself as a major cause of recidivism... Thank you for your great work!
Conversation creates possibility and within that space, miracles happen!
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.
Wsup sister,
This is Jaron it was good seeing you the other day on the bart. I hope that all is well with you and the fam. Peace
Jaron
At 8:43pm on September 6, 2008, Juan Pacheco said…
Hola Hermana!
Hope things are well with you and your familia! Things are going well here. I have been busy moving so that has been a blessing (tough though). Te cuidas!
Peace and Love,
JP
Peace Krea, How you been? It's great to here form you and I pray all is well with you and your family. I'll be in the bay for the CR 10 hope to see you then. Peace
Thank you for your support sister. Jonathan and I are excited about the new opportunities with California. We are actually together right, we are preparing for the training in Cali. Much love!
No, I couldn't make it to simba camp this year. I am in the process of working out my travel dates with John so I will k.i.t. and let you know when i will be in the bay
Yeah Girl, I am apart of the education team. I was at Seed of Fire and on the facilitation team. Part of my background is youth work, that's actually how I first came in contact with Highlander. Happy you heard we were off the hook. Ya know....we do...what we do...baby!!
Hey christina, C.A.V. is based in Milwaukee, WI.. The wedding was beautiful and we had so much fun. I was just in L.A. for a month I will be returning to the bay soon..
Hey Girl,
I am down here trippin. You know I live between Arkansas and Tennessee. Well, not even three weeks ago his dude walked into a church in Knoxville killed these folk because he was mad that "the Liberals were taking over the world". Today this crazy man walked into the Arkansas Democratic Party Headquarters and killed the freaking chairperson. This is the place where my family has volunteered for decades. Just trying to figure out how we gonna address these folk loosing their freakin minds. How yall doing?
I am doing well. I have been doing a little mission work. It has been hard. You know, ever person from any walk of life, has to go through trails to learn to understand truth. So, wut is new with you. I hope all is well.
The mission of The Gathering is to build an Intergenerational, movement, rooted in history, cultures and non-violent direct action to heal communities, build collective strength and generate an environment of hope and opportunity.
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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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.
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mad love,
ori
This is Jaron it was good seeing you the other day on the bart. I hope that all is well with you and the fam. Peace
Jaron
Hope things are well with you and your familia! Things are going well here. I have been busy moving so that has been a blessing (tough though). Te cuidas!
Peace and Love,
JP
I am down here trippin. You know I live between Arkansas and Tennessee. Well, not even three weeks ago his dude walked into a church in Knoxville killed these folk because he was mad that "the Liberals were taking over the world". Today this crazy man walked into the Arkansas Democratic Party Headquarters and killed the freaking chairperson. This is the place where my family has volunteered for decades. Just trying to figure out how we gonna address these folk loosing their freakin minds. How yall doing?
I am doing well. I have been doing a little mission work. It has been hard. You know, ever person from any walk of life, has to go through trails to learn to understand truth. So, wut is new with you. I hope all is well.
Peace
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