So inspiring and heartening to read in these very dark times. I think (at least according to my child who lives in MSP and has participated) another motivating factor for the huge response: the lessons of history. Where were all the decent neighbors in Germany when Jews and others were getting rounded up? No one wants to say, later on, I just stood around and watched as they took people away. ICE operates like a roving death squad and we know how that ends up. Bravo MSP for having a conscience and a courage not seen too often.
These articles are so very, very beautiful-deeply moving and inspiring. If there is light in these dark months-you are surely a radiant one. I will remember your words friend. LOVE ALWAYS.
the rich and powerful have cordoned and oppressed and displaced and tried to crush community for so long. i am so grateful that people are recognizing the evil we face.
Big yes for this: “We are getting to know each other as more than just people who happen to live near each other. We are changing what it means to be a neighbor. These connections could be the beginning of something so much bigger than getting ICE off our streets.”
So inspiring and heartening to read in these very dark times. I think (at least according to my child who lives in MSP and has participated) another motivating factor for the huge response: the lessons of history. Where were all the decent neighbors in Germany when Jews and others were getting rounded up? No one wants to say, later on, I just stood around and watched as they took people away. ICE operates like a roving death squad and we know how that ends up. Bravo MSP for having a conscience and a courage not seen too often.
These articles are so very, very beautiful-deeply moving and inspiring. If there is light in these dark months-you are surely a radiant one. I will remember your words friend. LOVE ALWAYS.
the rich and powerful have cordoned and oppressed and displaced and tried to crush community for so long. i am so grateful that people are recognizing the evil we face.
Big yes for this: “We are getting to know each other as more than just people who happen to live near each other. We are changing what it means to be a neighbor. These connections could be the beginning of something so much bigger than getting ICE off our streets.”
Minnesota has so much to teach us and we have so few messengers to bring us the lessons. Thanks for being a force for good.