Fifty Years On - SELMA

A  L  O  H  A !

“ Dignity is as 

essential to human life 

as water, food, 

and oxygen. ” 

                   Laura Hillenbrand

Hawaii People Were There

" The single most powerful

 word in our democracy is...

“we.” WE the people. 

WE shall overcome. 

Yes WE can. 

It is owned by no one. " 

                                 President Obama

" What enormous faith 

these men and women had 

- faith in God 

but also faith in America. "

                         President Obama 

                                           at Selma

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Yesterday we recalled

Bloody Sunday.

50 years ago

marchers for fair voting rights

were met by the violence

of police with guns, clubs,

and trained attack dogs,

while attempting to walk

across a bridge.

Yesterday, President Obama,

Congressman John Lewis

(one of the beaten marchers

as a young man of 25)

and many others

walked that bridge

again.

We still march vigilant

against today's encroachments

on equality before our law.

Nothing Earthly is perfect,

No person, No Nation.

That is why we strive.

The desire to climb,

to explore, to grow,

are the deepest core

of our shared humanity.

But so are fear,

un-examined bias,

and lazy thinking.

I love my country.

I love what she stands for.

We call her to her

higher nature.

Dignity is on the march

still today.

All around the world.

It is not humans

that we battle,

but attitudes, shallow thinking,

shallow love.

Hate,

even so-called

"Righteous Anger"

chases away

light & understanding.

It is not the solution.

Don't fight-

Shed light!

Thank You

for shouldering

this wheel too.

Together. Friends.

My Prayer.

Lots of Love, 

                              cloudia