Welcome
to the Twenty-First Century's
Continuation of Y~Our
Journey Toward Justice Tour
What Will We Do In Our Darkest Moments?
(What Will We Do While We Wait?)
Especially,
If We Want to Advance Holistically
'n
Well Beyond the Election?
Welcome to Y~0ur First Step: MEND
To Mend, mended, mending, mends (Merriam Webster):
verb (action not just a sentiment)
1. :to free from faults or defects: such as:
a. to improve in manners or morals: REFORM;
b. to set right: CORRECT:
c. to put into good shape or
working order again: patch-up: REPAIR;
d. to restore to health: CURE;
e. to improve or strengthen by
negotiation or conciliation
–Something such as a relationship
–Used chiefly in the phrase,
“Mend fences.” REINFORCE.
2. :to make amends or atonement for __________.
Who else can do it better?
If Not You, Who? If Not Now, When?
MEND What?
Our platonic, loving, familial, neighborly and communal relations.
Our local, state and national schools, businesses, municipalities ‘n police agencies.
Our divisions, differences, disparities ‘n diseases.
Our rifts betwixt political parties ‘n states.
Our racial and religious and cultural discord.
MEND How?
Realize the abundant reasons we have to be thankful.
Do the really hard work of negotiation, conciliation ‘n reconciliation.
Reform, Correct, Repair, Cure ‘n Reinforce our CIVIL RIGHTS ‘n Responsibilities.
Work on the six “Rs.”
No, not reading, writing ‘n arithmetic (though those would be good, too).
But Remedy, Reparation, Restitution, Relief, Recovery, Reform
Past, present and emerging
Nuts & Bolts?
Honor Y~Our fundamental civic, cultural, legal and spiritual values.
(Which we abandoned and violated too often. too long and too much, already.)
Advocate to advance Y~Our Six Life-Care Services for all to enjoy, equally and equitably.
Create ‘n participate in the ultimate advocacy: Y~Our Collective Civic Service ‘n Engagement (CCSE)
Why?
Let us do it for the most important reason: For the Sake of Our Young.
Let's Do It Again!
Our 1935 New Deal ‘Work Project Administration’ (WPA) was a major catipult for our country.
At the time of crisis, a whopping ninety years later, let us lift our voices, pride ‘n spirit through
education, training, new jobs ‘n public service in our arts, sciences ‘n six life-care services.
Let’s rebuild ‘n lay new infrastructure for our future.
The precedent has been set. Let’s do it again.
Our Modest Proposal:
A good start may be creating the long overdue:
Our Journey Toward Justice Tour
Art Installations throughout the United States of the Americas
Commemorating the Many Courageous People ‘n Vital Events
Who/that Advanced Our Perceptions ‘n Practice of Democracy
What Lies Beyond?
Our work has just begun. We must discuss, debate ‘n draw consensus through the art of negotiation.
To realize Y~Our goals of Social Equity, Advocacy is equally crucial.
There are pressing state ‘n federal bills ‘n laws to reinforce, revise or repudiate;
there are unjust ones to strike down, just ones to uphold ‘n new ones to propose;
there are constitutional, economical, educational, medical, protective, sexual,
scientific ‘n environmental issues to address with many
people precariously perched ‘n in need of our help.
If we slide into apathy, we will never provide just care for all by just caring for all.
Sentiment alone is insufficient.
Action informed by thoughtful feelings is the true course of mending.
As You Read On, Please Reflect Upon:
Y~Our Value(s) 'n Goals
