The Privilege of Waiting

On the radio the other day, I heard a song written in the voice of Ida B. Wells, journalist and educator, singing to Susan B. Anthony, who had asked Wells to put her calls for universal suffrage aside while white women got the vote. Based in an actual conversation between the two women, “Wait My Turn” exposes the privilege that some people have of being able to wait for rights. -Michael Tino (CLF)

When have you witnessed people being asked to wait while others were given rights/

Paying Attention

“We are called to pay attention to the society in which we live. We are called to understand the ways in which the lives of people we don’t know, and never will know, are made harder by political and economic policies that value some kinds of people over other kinds of people. In paying attention to our society, we give thanks for the many people who are working for justice for everyone, and we join in working with them so that all people are treated with the dignity and worth they possess.” -Amanda Udis-Kessler, from “We Are Called to Pay Attention”

What are you paying attention to today?

Community Progress

“We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community. Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.” – Cesar Chavez

How can you widen your aspirations to include your community?