This Pride Month, 2018, let us speak of liberation

I am a proud warrior for social justice.
I’ve been at it for most of my life.
I am not nostalgic for the gay and feminist movements
of the late 20th Century.
I see these movements as unfinished business.
The Civil Rights Movement is not over.
To paraphrase Hillary Clinton:
The civil rights of people of color are Human Rights
The civil rights of women are Human Rights
The civil rights of LGBTQ people are Human Rights.
The Civil Rights of Immigrants are Human Rights.
The right of equal access to schools, housing and medical care
are Human Rights.
We seek the liberation of all human beings from all forms
of bondage
This Pride Month, 2018, let us speak of liberation.
Let us unite with people of good will regardless of race, creed, gender,
gender identity, sexuality, religion, and political affiliation; let us unite to
liberate ourselves from the stifling oppression of a corrupt and toxic patriarchy.
(c) Rob Goldstein 2018
Wonderful! Even though I (we) didn’t get to go this year, and even though it was stupid hot, Indianapolis had a record turn-out! 😀
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What I find so weird is that in less than two years our government has regressed almost
a 100 years. This corruption gave us the Great Depression. Trump distinction is that is our first President to work for an enemy nation.
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Unfinished business — so true! Yes Rob, you are indeed a warrior. Hugs.
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Rights are tenuous. They are given and
they can be taken away.
Class systems that reward predatory behavior are the source of inequality.
We must make human rights central again to our discussions of economic policy.
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Yes, HUMAN Rights are for everyone. Well done RMG. This fight is not over yet, not at all.
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Thanks, Paula!
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I love that you are a warrior for justice
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So are you…so is anyone who speaks out. Silence is not our friend. 🙂
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A very good post, R
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Thank you !
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Reblogged this on Survivors Blog Here.
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It means in some areas the London government allows us to make our own laws and to be responsible for certain issue. For example the Scottish Government can decide how to run the national health service and education. However, we are not ‘allowed’ to decide on matters such as immigration. In Scotland, we need immigrants to come here but London says we can’t have them. One day, we’ll be independent and free to make our own laws and even our own mistakes.
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Now I understand–Yes.
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Well said, Rob. I totally agree. If we fight for human rights then everyone wins, regardless of which country you live in.
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Thank you, Mary.
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In Scotland, our devolved Parliament ensures that every law enacted is enshrined in human rights law. Unfortunately, there are some laws we can’t enact because we are not yet an independent country.
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devolved???
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