Where equality reigns

With a school-age daughter of my own, it is of the utmost importance that we keep pushing for changes in our schools, better study spaces for our kids, affordable after-school programs, and healthy lunches. Those used to be the pressing issues. The past year heightened our awareness to even broader issues:

Our children are the next generation, let’s make sure they’re prepared for anything this world throws at them.

• School Board ignoring the voices of parents.
• Silencing the voices of any concerned citizen.
• Egregious over-reach to violate a child’s civil rights, liberty and freedom.
• Social isolation, false imprisonment, bullying, punishment and more.
• A catalyst engaging in emotional and development harm absent of oversight or accountability.

The school visibility is heightened for those parents with kids in school. But as we mature, our vantage point and peripheral vision gets a little wider.

• Fiscal irresponsibility
• Election integrity
• Immigration or invasion
• Mandates, comply or lose your job
• Body autonomy only to kill baby’s or remove reproductive abilities.
• Overt racist teaching in all areas (academia, corporations, government)
• Inflation, Financial Crisis, War, drunk politicians and more

Is it logical, rational or emotional, that we’ve sat back and trusted people we claim aren’t trustworthy? Absolutely, because the fear is legitimate and real. We have become accustomed to living the delusion of being free, when we surrendered that long ago. What is becoming more uncomfortable is how frequently and hard the pain is coming at increasing magnitude. I choose not to be afraid, until the pain is like my bone marrow extraction feeling, like barbed wire is pulled through my leg.

I have been actively serving our community since before my child began school. As a vocal leader, I was perceived as the unusual person, holding elected officials accountable. The audience always thought, just give them what they want. It took a long time for the parents to understand that We The People are whom the elected officials serve and we have power. Except, so many willingly surrendered their power to individuals whom they didn’t trust, and were harming their children. Eventually, over time, a few parents learned how to lawfully stand on their rights and require those who serve the public to honor their oath.

We are helping all citizens to consider stop voluntarily surrendering based upon fear and anxiety when public servants violate their oath. Begin learning what the limits are for public servants, and how to identify when they go to far. But more importantly, what you can do when they go to far.

I run not for fame, but for the desire to hear ‘well done, good and faithful servant.’

– Cultural Contrarian