![]() It was by the blood, sweat and tears of my ancestors that I am free today. My grandparents-Eastern Europeans who escaped annihilation Ensure religious freedom Descendant generations will not forget But assimilation accomplished to constitute part of fabric of American culture While equality (which we fight so hard for)ĭemocracy is eating a banana in the sunlight and discarding the peel We all get a fur cape draped over our shoulders. We all get a chance to wear a crown and hold a scepter. I think if we would just come together on the race and background differences we would all be able to work things out and there would be a lot less fighting and drive-bys Passing on his legacy of changing the world. Reading copies of his letters to Congress, The colors on my walls are different shades. It is also like a rainbow, pretty, colorful, but useless. ![]() It is a dream inside a dream inside a dream, limitless. ![]() My Democracy is being free and protecting my family.ĭemocracy is one minute of power and the rest is powerless. They march past the obstacles with difficulty They ask for freedom, democracy promised to all There is strength in the earth at the place of many hearts.Ī true heart with fire is the healing medicine of the earth.Īn escape from the totalitarian regime that exists beyond these boundaries. Did I mention that I saw a bird fall off a limb this morning? Too much fog not enough, stirring only sip it. I’ll wait awhile, stir this soup a little longer taste is important. I live here and you live here and we all live here. Hope and heartache and slow healing for a better life Green-eyed, my fair-skinned Mexican mother held jobs, denied others. World War II brought my Polish father, hungry and dazed. MAX GOLDSTEIN, AGED 16, CAME THRU ELLIS ISLAND WITH A 10-ROUBLE NOTE PINNED INSIDE HIS POCKET, THE ONLY ONE IN HIS FAMILY TO MAKE THE TRIP TO AMERICA.īuilds bonds of a shared human experience, My Democracy means you can’t step on any toes, and you have to tread lightly and not say what needs to be said sometimes, like “Shut up, you idiot.”Īre needed to deal with real inequalities. My Democracy means letting everybody have a say and that the best person isn’t always chosen. Let us pass this diamond from hand to hand. What we need to say, because your democracy may not be mine. Between two great oceans we must find our PericlesĪnd say what we want to say, whether right or wrong, “correct” or not. I do not take for granted that my freedoms will survive.Īnd I never neglect my privilege to vote.Īt funerals my democracy leaks into the conversation when it turns away from the dead My Democracy is a being I nourish to keep alive. What is it made of, how you can attain it, what do we all need to do to make it ours? In a few powerful words, make your democracy blossom alongside others. In this La Casa de Colores theme, think about YOUR democracy. It can be effortless, of course-in your own heart, that is: being open, being filled with acceptance, patience, compassion, creativity and concern for others. “This is our democracy, our voice must be heard,” they say as they move along with difficulty and hope.ĭemocracy does not come easy. “We want a different kind of society!” they scream. “Life, children, homes and families are waiting,” they chant, “We shall not be moved.” Everything is at stake. “Time is of essence-it is an emergency,” their songs say. Their songs, raw and sweet, move thousands. Their painted cardboard signs push toward the rough sky.
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