How To Speak Up For 3,000 Fellow Citizens & Yourself

Much like Ellen-Out-Loud was saying, when I was a youngin' I was surrounded with folks who were regularly bickering too!

And I agree, they seemed to be arguing about everything; pot, whether a women should work or not, gain an higher education or remain in the kitchen and civil rights, rights for our disabled and the Vietnam War and whether we would become the Police of the world or focus on Educating all of our citizens...and that's not all. Yes, they seemed to be arguing about everything.

Yet, when we attempted to speak up, we were informed that we were "too young" to understand; however, it seemed pretty clear to us... all the bickering was stunting our growth, slowing our progress and injuring our families.

And now that our American Family is finally coming back together and joining hands, it seems that "they" are arguing for us... bickering about us.

About whether America's Children deserve solid quality Educations.

About whether our workers are worthy of a strong-living-wage with benefits and pensions in trade for the many years of work that our family members do to create fortunes for other citizens.

About whether our grandparents and parents, 50 to 60 years of labor is enough to have earned them food to eat, secure shelter and winter heat... when they have become to old to work and depend on a walker to get around.

About our young adults, who are now looking at their daily lives and the current choices that they have and are wondering about the futures that they were promised; when we told them ourselves, that when they grow up that they could go to college and be whatever they wanted to be and earn a strong income, build a great standard of living and provide a good life for their families and themselves.

And even our soldiers and their families are having to stand in food lines monthly, our military men and women regularly aren't supplied with the equipment that is required, and they have had to pay for the food they receive, when they are hospitalized and recovering from their injuries.

So, while we, the people of the United States, are busily searching for our Safety-Net and the programs that our own relatives developed -- a small group of our current citizen elected leaders are claiming that it is all a "Game" -- this is because they might actually think that the rules that they are creating for us, won't eventually apply to their families and themselves. They have forgotten is that when folks advocate for the "survival of the fittest" Ideology; one day they, themselves, are inevitably viewed as "unfit" as well.

Yes, it is time for us to combine our efforts, stand up as one and speak with a unified voice; just as our own relatives had done, when the Stock Market Crashed in 1929. We learned two huge lessons, during those times... when our citizens are made stronger, our country becomes stronger as well and when we join hands from coast to coast... There Is Nothing More Powerful than America's People!

So, speak up, speak up proud, and speak up regularly. And remember to speak from your hearts and minds and stand up for what you believe in. Yes, compromise is healthy and tends to create pathways for further growth; however, compromise, indicates that both sides are giving, to receive something great. And our students, elders and workers have already participated in “Shared Sacrifice” – our pocket books reveal this. So remember, when you raise your voice to speak, and do so daily and often, remember to speak for what you believe in and know; and realize, there are plenty of us speaking with a unified voice and backing you up.

Brave Hearted Sisters Unite!
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