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Archives for January 2017

What It Means to Stay Awake

Lyn Hawks · January 26, 2017 · Leave a Comment

What It Means to Stay Awake As a white girl riding on a whole lot of privilege, I sometimes come late to the party of awareness. I get some curiosity, learn something, then try to join the mission. One that might not be mine and may have been a Movement long before I decided … [Read more...] about What It Means to Stay Awake

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: #StayWoke, activism, activism, civil rights, racism, The Women's March, white privilege, whiteness, Women's March

Why I Will March

Lyn Hawks · January 16, 2017 · 5 Comments

Diane Nash and C.T. Vivian lead a demonstration in Nashville. Credit: The Nashville Tennessean.

“Sometimes you have to find a way to get in the way…or get in trouble…good trouble…necessary trouble.”—John Lewis “Tell me why you are marching,” a friend said. My heart is full of so many reasons. Crafting a poster is hard. I have carried these reasons with me for a … [Read more...] about Why I Will March

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: #WhyWeMarch, #WomensMarch, #WomensMarchonWashington, action, activism, civil rights, community, Diane Nash, Dr. King, Dr. Martin Luther King, John Lewis

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