Before You Tell Me What You Teach

No Matter What, We Always Have The Power To Choose Hope Over Despair, Engagement Over Apathy, Kindness Over Indifference, Love Over Hate.

The History In Our Country Speaks To Our Highest Values Of People Who Did Not Accept Things As They Are And Go Along With Them. They Resisted, They Refused To Accept The World As It Is, They Demanded It To Be A Better Reflection Of Their Highest Dreams And Highest Aspirations.

There Is A Tremendous Amount Of Corporate Villainy Going On In The Us, Where Corporations Are Doing Things That They Know Are Causing Harm, And They Wouldn't Do This Where Their Children Live Or Where Their Children Are Growing Up. Communities Often Don't Have The Tools Necessary To Fight Back Against Grievous Harms Being Caused Them. So To Give A Cause Of Action For Folks Who Can Demonstrate The Harm That's Being Caused, It's Critically Important That You Allow People To Have More Tools With Which To Defend Themselves And Defend Their Communities.

The War On Drugs Is A War On People, But Particularly It's Been A War On Low-income People And A War On Minorities. We Know In The United States Of America There Is No Difference In Drug Use Between Black, White And Latinos. But If You're Latino In The United States Of America, You're About Twice As Likely To Be Arrested For Drug Use Than If You're White. If You're Black, You Are About Four Times As Likely To Be Arrested If You're African American Than If You Are White. This Drug War Has Done So Much To Destroy, Undermine, Sabotage Families, Communities, Neighborhoods, Cities.

Cynicism Cripples Our Imagination And Limits Our Ability To See Faint Possibilities Amidst Glaring Problems.