Democracy is under threat on both sides of the Atlantic and yet politicians are quick to get their photographs taken with veterans who 'fought bravely to defend our freedoms.'
So beautiful. Thank you. I’m Canada, King Charles is considered our King. An interesting dichotomy in these days. I watch from our tiny Gulf Island the goings on of this world, and in particular, what is happening in your beautiful country and my heart feels heavy. And so…. I remember the joy and say thank you and in my remembering, and gratitude, hope stirs. Hugs.
Thank you for sharing this. Yes, it is sad what's happening here under Trump. I'm so glad Canada stood up against him. I've heard other countries are holding protests today in support of us. So heartening.
Yes. There were many ‘No Tyrants’ day protests here. We had to name them that to avoid confusion over who the ‘King’ referred to. I am in awe of how many people turned out to your marches. Bravo!!!!👏
Thank you for this post, Deborah. I will be participating in the No Kings protest this weekend and with great enthusiasm. This administration has been so destructive in so many ways but.... I see people fighting back. I just watched the video of Senator Padilla confronting DHS person Kristi Noemi . I very much appreciated the comments made by Senator Padilla shortly after his assault. If they attacked a senator, imagine if you were a worker or a mom or a teenager and your skin is brown?
Sorry for the rant but I am so looking forward to participating in such a collective call for change. But, I also value what you and Anne Sexton wrote. Finding and sharing joy is critical to fighting the injustices of the world. I wasn't familiar with this Anne Sexton poem -though likely I read it years ago and forgot it :)
You are welcome, Gracie. We are all in this together, and the more we raise our voices as defenders of democracy, the more confident I am that we will save it. I'm looking forward to witnessing democracy in action in our small town on Saturday and hearing how millions protested across the nation. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts here and being such a strong voice in defending our country against Trump.
Unfortunately, in the UK, people get arrested for holding a placard saying, 'Not my King!' (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/06/not-my-king-they-chanted-then-the-police-took-their-megaphones).
Democracy is under threat on both sides of the Atlantic and yet politicians are quick to get their photographs taken with veterans who 'fought bravely to defend our freedoms.'
Yes, the hypocrisy is unbelievable! I didn't realize this kind of stuff was going on in the UK though. Thanks for sharing this article.
So beautiful. Thank you. I’m Canada, King Charles is considered our King. An interesting dichotomy in these days. I watch from our tiny Gulf Island the goings on of this world, and in particular, what is happening in your beautiful country and my heart feels heavy. And so…. I remember the joy and say thank you and in my remembering, and gratitude, hope stirs. Hugs.
Thank you for sharing this. Yes, it is sad what's happening here under Trump. I'm so glad Canada stood up against him. I've heard other countries are holding protests today in support of us. So heartening.
Yes. There were many ‘No Tyrants’ day protests here. We had to name them that to avoid confusion over who the ‘King’ referred to. I am in awe of how many people turned out to your marches. Bravo!!!!👏
I like that title too—no tyrants! It was an amazing turnout all over world. I am in awe as well.
Thank you for this post, Deborah. I will be participating in the No Kings protest this weekend and with great enthusiasm. This administration has been so destructive in so many ways but.... I see people fighting back. I just watched the video of Senator Padilla confronting DHS person Kristi Noemi . I very much appreciated the comments made by Senator Padilla shortly after his assault. If they attacked a senator, imagine if you were a worker or a mom or a teenager and your skin is brown?
Sorry for the rant but I am so looking forward to participating in such a collective call for change. But, I also value what you and Anne Sexton wrote. Finding and sharing joy is critical to fighting the injustices of the world. I wasn't familiar with this Anne Sexton poem -though likely I read it years ago and forgot it :)
Thank you for posting.
You are welcome, Gracie. We are all in this together, and the more we raise our voices as defenders of democracy, the more confident I am that we will save it. I'm looking forward to witnessing democracy in action in our small town on Saturday and hearing how millions protested across the nation. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts here and being such a strong voice in defending our country against Trump.