What to Do, what to do

[browngirl]

[I don't usually write about politics this often, honestly.] So, on the thought that I should do something about what I care about rather than bicker about it online, I went looking for What People Are Doing about the Voting Rights Act decision. I found this petition and http://www.freetovote.org, but mostly it's going to be up to our individual letters and calls.

I also found this poem, which I really should have just posted instead of my first post today. I should have known Audre Lorde would say what I was thinking better than I could.

"But I who am bound by my mirror
as well as my bed
see causes in colour
as well as sex
and sit here wondering
which me will survive
all these liberations.
" - Audre Lorde, Who Said It Was Simple (excerpt)

I know a lot of people think this is not a matter worthy of concern, but I disagree. We cannot effect change if our ability to vote is blocked.

Comments

[jenny_evergreen]

I had already signed another petition; thanks for the whitehouse.gov one...I like those better because I feel they get more eyes that matter on them. I liked the other one, too, and did it as well. I'm too tired to look up the first one I signed, but there's at least one more out there...maybe MoveOn? I think.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping these petitions reach the right eyes.

[gingicat]

There's an NAACP petition as well.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*goes to find and sign*

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

So I'll start with the individual letters now.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*nod* I just sent three myself.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

"Now" was always anticipated as a term of art for me. :D In fact, I spent the day on chunstuff.

[spinrabbit.livejournal.com]

thanks for the nudge, did a bit of this stuff.

[gosling.livejournal.com]

I firmly believe that Audre Lorde was pretty much the greatest font of wisdom ever.