STAND TOGETHER FOR CHANGE
Enough is enough!
This past week has been so dark. I have failed to keep hold of my emotions. I have felt so much anger, sadness, and disbelief in what my eyes have seen. I am completely overcome with rage at the sight of such blatant disregard for the lives of our people. The injustice that we are seeing our brothers and sisters face all over the world time and time again is disgusting and MUST stop.
So many people seem surprised, but to us, unfortunately, it is not surprising. Those of us who are black, brown, or in between, see it every day and should not have to feel as though we were born guilty, don’t belong, or fear for our lives based on the colour of our skin. Will Smith said it best, racism is not getting worse, it’s being filmed. Only now that the world is so well equipped with cameras has this issue been able to come to light in such a big way.
It is only when there are riots and screams for justice that the powers that be caved in and do something, but by then it is far too late and not enough has been done. It took hundreds of thousands of people’s complaints and buildings to burn before officials reacted and decided to arrest Derek Chauvin for murder, and that is sad.
Unfortunately, America is not the only place where racism lives and we continue to fail as humans when we cannot stand up for what is right. Please do not sit in silence, no matter the colour of your skin. Black Lives Matter.
The mission of words from the Black Lives Matter Movement.
We call for an END to the systemic racism that allows this culture of corruption to go unchecked and our lives to be taken.
We call for radical, sustainable solutions that affirm the prosperity of Black lives throughout America and the rest of the world.
1. We demand acknowledgment and accountability for our pain and injustice
2. We demand divestment in the police force
3. We demand investment in the health and prosperity of our communities
‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere’... 🙏🏻
Black Lives Matter Fist of Unity
We shall remember…
Gone but not forgotten
Keep the movement alive
