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Reconstructing Democracy
Notes from history unfolding, Sept. 9., 2020 Democracyby Langston Hughes Democracy will not comeToday, this yearNor everThrough compromise and fear.I have as much rightAs the other fellow hasTo standOn my two feetAnd own the land.I tire so of hearing people say,Let things take their course.Tomorrow is another day.I do not need my freedom when I’m…
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Do not seek too much fame…
Do not seek too much fame,but do not seek obscurity.Be proud.But do not remind the world of your deeds.Excel when you must,but do not excel the world.Many heroes are not yet born,many have already died.To be alive to hear this song is a victory. ~West African song
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The Tiger by William Blake
Tiger! Tiger! burning bright In the forest of the night What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare seize the fire? And What shoulder, and what art, Could twist the sinews…
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Earth Prayer from Manitoba Buddhist Temple
We gently caress you, the Earth, our planet and our home. Our vision has brought us closer to you, making us aware of the harm we have done to the life-network upon which we ourselves depend. We are reminded that we have poisoned your waters, your lands, your air. We have filled you with the…
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Unarmed truth and unconditional love
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Frida y Diego
“Diego is neither defeatist or sad. He is primarily a researcher, a builder, but on top of everything, an architect. No matter whether his composition is a painting, a house, or an argument.” ~ Frida Kahlo “It is said that revolution doesn’t need art, but that art needs a revolution. That is not true. Revolution…
The Sacred & The Profane 