The civil protests of the past few weeks, OCCUPY! WALL STREET, has given me pause to reflect on what my contribution should be regarding this national event.
As a senior citizen, whose town has not initiated an "OCCUPY!" event, I decided to become an activist in my old age and speak out. And, who better to speak to the issue but one of the minorities that not only Wall Street and Corporate America has thrown under the bus, but our own representatives in Congress.
I decided it was time to put support behind the people who are standing for justice, for equality, for the American dream--which for many citizens has become a nightmare.
If your community isn't involved in "OCCUPY!" then it is time to act individually.
Choose to do the right thing--albeit a small thing--collectively we will be heard.
Email, phone, write your senators and representatives in Washington and let them know that America is saying, "enough is enough."
Their email addresses can be accessed on-line. Phone and office addresses are in the phone book.
Let's act as bravely as the men who risked treason in framing our Declaration of Independence and honor them and our current heroes "OCCUPYING" small towns and cities across America. LET'S SPEAK OUT!
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
A TIME FOR CARTWHEELS ???
Culled from her conversations with yet other published writers, we were supposed to do cartwheels, jump up and down or scream--all de rigueur for the newly initiated.
While cartwheels may be suitable for writers under the age of 30, for us "seniors," even jumping up and down may be a bit too much on the physical side. That leaves screaming as our last option.
My initial reaction, a scream, was more the type you see in cartoons, "EEEK!" Then I lapsed into the surreal realization this had really happened to me.--sans cartwheels.
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