VOTE FOR PEACE.
today i'm voting for those who don't have a vote or simply can't vote. it's important that we give voice to the people who are most affected by the issues that we are voting on but are unfortunately (and ironically) not able to vote...such as convicted felons (although some have completely turned their lives around..check out the film: democracy's ghosts..be critical of propositions 5, 6 & 9) or young womyn who cannot vote because they are not old enough but should have the CHOICE of having an abortion if she really wants to (challenge prop 4)...or the undocumented people that we live, eat and breathe with at school, work, the gym, our favorite restaurants, etc. let's vote for them! let's break the cycle by which the electoral process denies and disregards them and invisibilizes (yes i just created that word) these communities in our "democracy". let's check our privilege of being educated and being able to vote (without restrictions like tests or lolo clauses). let's make much needed change in this world TOGETHER.
critical question: why did our communities organize to vote down props 6 & 9 and at the same time rally in support of prop 5 which would, in my opinion, be a proactive move towards addressing the prison industrial complex in our communities which props 6 & 9 were trying to expand and further institutionalize. where were our priorities? how can we move towards being more proactive and less reactionary to the political process? thank you brian and isaac for letting me always be critical with ya'll.
today, i'm also starting my teach for america application. its due real soon. REAL soon.
i've never ever changed my mind about wanting to make change in the classroom. i'm going to do it. watch me.
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