Thank you Cameron so so much. Have you heard about the 11,000 square "Stolen Neighbors Quilt" in MInnesota? Each square represents someone who has been kidnapped by ICE. It was unrolled in the state capitol recently. Each soul precious. The numbers are staggering.
I’m an American living in Mexico with my wife who is from here. A few months back I met a young Mexican man who spoke with a subtly detectable American accent. I asked him where he was from and he began to tear up and speak to me in perfect English with an endearing Georgia drawl. He shared that the US had been his home since he was 7 years old. In his small Georgia town he had been living with his wife, raising two little girls, and running an HVAC repair business. One day he was picked up by ICE and thus began a three month incarceration in various holding facilities and ultimately deportation to a Mexican city where he knows no one. He is figuring out now how to navigate the language, culture, and the loneliness. He shared with me, “I’m not complaining sir. I was undocumented. But if you ask me who I am, I’m American.” For me, Pedro put a face on the numbers and on so many invisible acts of inhumanity. Now, I see. I count him as a brother.
I hate being so negative, however, with Trump and his Reich there is no religion, only loyalty to Trump. With everything he has done and nobody has tried to stop him. This week he stood at the UN and basically told the world to go to hell because I will whatever I want and nobody will stop me. At the same time Netanyahu did the same thing. What did the world do, they either left or sat and listened but no action was or will be taken to stop these people. From my stand point, the US Constitution, the Rule of Law and the UN Charter are just words on paper that really mean nothing.
The world is working around the disease but, not trying to stop or cure it. Unless you tackle the disease, all else matters not!!!
Thankyou for this great reflection!! The power of naming.
I have taken to bringing up our homeless friend's name in conversations around our community. Many see him and just call him a " homeless man". What they may not know is his name and his qualities as a person in our midst. But even this takes some care and discretion as he is a very private person. Thank you, Cameron!
This is the thing that haunts me, and grabs me in the pit of my stomach. These are human beings, being denied basic human care, and what other awful things are being done to them? And families don’t know where their loved ones are. This is awful. And why is it so hard to stop ?
Will the person remain visible to us? What a question. Thank you for taking us back to the “Genesis” of the matter. Where is the body? We are each other’s keepers! We ARE!!!
Thank you Cameron so so much. Have you heard about the 11,000 square "Stolen Neighbors Quilt" in MInnesota? Each square represents someone who has been kidnapped by ICE. It was unrolled in the state capitol recently. Each soul precious. The numbers are staggering.
I’m an American living in Mexico with my wife who is from here. A few months back I met a young Mexican man who spoke with a subtly detectable American accent. I asked him where he was from and he began to tear up and speak to me in perfect English with an endearing Georgia drawl. He shared that the US had been his home since he was 7 years old. In his small Georgia town he had been living with his wife, raising two little girls, and running an HVAC repair business. One day he was picked up by ICE and thus began a three month incarceration in various holding facilities and ultimately deportation to a Mexican city where he knows no one. He is figuring out now how to navigate the language, culture, and the loneliness. He shared with me, “I’m not complaining sir. I was undocumented. But if you ask me who I am, I’m American.” For me, Pedro put a face on the numbers and on so many invisible acts of inhumanity. Now, I see. I count him as a brother.
I hate being so negative, however, with Trump and his Reich there is no religion, only loyalty to Trump. With everything he has done and nobody has tried to stop him. This week he stood at the UN and basically told the world to go to hell because I will whatever I want and nobody will stop me. At the same time Netanyahu did the same thing. What did the world do, they either left or sat and listened but no action was or will be taken to stop these people. From my stand point, the US Constitution, the Rule of Law and the UN Charter are just words on paper that really mean nothing.
The world is working around the disease but, not trying to stop or cure it. Unless you tackle the disease, all else matters not!!!
Powerful, say their names!
Thankyou for this great reflection!! The power of naming.
I have taken to bringing up our homeless friend's name in conversations around our community. Many see him and just call him a " homeless man". What they may not know is his name and his qualities as a person in our midst. But even this takes some care and discretion as he is a very private person. Thank you, Cameron!
So well stated!!! When have we become this cruel? And it becomes challenging to stop it
This is the thing that haunts me, and grabs me in the pit of my stomach. These are human beings, being denied basic human care, and what other awful things are being done to them? And families don’t know where their loved ones are. This is awful. And why is it so hard to stop ?
Will the person remain visible to us? What a question. Thank you for taking us back to the “Genesis” of the matter. Where is the body? We are each other’s keepers! We ARE!!!