By Ashlynne (Martin Luther King Freedom Center student) Representation is the basis of democracy.A lack of representation forces the need for liberation.Democracy is the basis of this country,And representation is the basis of democracy,Yet 250 years after …, A...
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Authentically and Compassionately Loving People
What matters is authentically and compassionately loving people. Remembering this is one ofthe biggest struggles we as humans face worldwide. We live in a society that urges us to reachfor position and wealth instead of serving the community and building relationships...
Commitment Before Chaos
My words are a weapon non-physical but emotionally.My voice is faster than a silver bullet.I live in an environment where there are violent and quiet bang bangs An ant stays in a single file line with the rest of the colony.Knowing its purpose full well.Just like a...
Beyond Busyness: Rediscovering Our Role in a Shared World
All around me are responsibilities, things that I should do, something that I must do. Every day, we have choices, things we must choose; some conscious others less noticeable. Every day, I get up at 6 or 7 am, go to school, get home, do chores, do homework, help the...
Brahms’ Requiem: Movement 1 Reflection
The night moonlight died Mountains trembled their cedar trees bowed the little stems that cascaded like stars between rivers Now to gather the tree trunks boulders, burdens the fog Legend are the fish all dead together in a cauldron of death Stiff smiles push tears...
Brahms’ Requiem: Movement 6 Reflection
By Jesus Gijon In every city there are People who help out, A few become saintly The small spit of sand Comes from montaña de piedra. These tiny crystals are not broken They are bits of a whole. To not know life as a river is the worst. Both always follow the possible...
The Need for Long Term Solutions
If every soul mattered in this world to every person, it would be a different world. If our lives were not so consumed with the shallowest of worries, perhaps our actions would better serve our Earth and our world house. If activism was a lifestyle rather than a post...
Combating Indifferences towards Homelessness
This Saturday the Freedom Center visited an encampment to meet with two comrades, Andrea and Greg, in Oakland. Greg and Andrea, two people with very different philosophies, have learned to live together. Their struggle of homelessness is one that requires forgiveness...
To Be of Use
Common good or I feel good? You don’t put a band-aid on a broken leg. Hand you an ice pack when you’re bleeding out. Give you a dollar and ignore your concussion. Where are you going to spend it when you can’t walk? That’s benefitting me alone. I feel like I did...
Organizing to Move Forward
We have goals that we not only want to achieve but need to achieve. Theories, practices, and challenges take us down the road to justice. Square wheels will not move us. Triangular wheels delay the much-needed process. Organizing, constructing relationships, and...
Hopeful World
In the morning, the sun rises,Hope across the world. Toddlers play, parents watch, hand out applesauceJoyous world. In the temple, monks meditate.Peaceful world. In the Capitol, white supremacists murder.Mocking democracy and the peopleFear wounds, fear...
The Power of Love
Love is a tool. It is a valuable resource that transforms our community into becoming a more unified and peaceful place. There are multiple ways to use love. To better our society, we have to use the power of love with good intent and for justice. White supremacy and...
Shout for Justice
Justice in our country is asked for, shouted for in the streets. Some of us fail to recognize the accounts of those who need justice. Hardly do high ranking, rich and powerful officials, judges, and policemen live in the anguish of oppression. Yet, their accounts are...