Ruminate This on the right to march for peace:
So, how about that parade…
“I’m marching,” she says.
What if they don’t allow it?
“I’ll go out anyway. How can they stop me? Tell me. Who the hell is going to stop me
from carrying a sign and walking down that block? I’m an American. I’m a taxpayer of
the City of New York. They can’t shut me down.”Sure they can.
This woman is no radical. You know people just like her – she’s a hard worker, she’s
on the Parents Association at the kids’ school, she’s a mental health professional who
volunteers clinical time at the local center. She’s big into family and community. Even
if you’ve not crossed paths, I guarantee – you know someone just like her. She’s an American
who thought she was living the American dream. Now, she and her husband struggle to keep afloat
with job uncertainties and repeated layoffs. Code Orange? The least of her concerns.
Sing the petition demanding that
New York City will allow the march to go through. There were just over 6,000 signatures when I signed,
let’s double it at least.