It's been awhile since I wrote in here. I meant to start a weekly nonsensical rant space for when I needed to vent. Part-time jobs morphed into full-time graduate school and here I am moving into a work study where I counsel individuals with disabilities that also have issues of addiction. All in all, I still see the worst that can happen to a human being. My new vocation is to help them through it while advocating for them in the social, economic, civic, and cultural aspects of their lives. My daily activities lead me to this posting.
I understand people are outraged by the events of the past week. Zimmerman not guilty, voting rights being jeopardized, laws governing reproductive rights, student loans, domestic spying, you name it. Are you outraged enough to do something about it? Or is it that safe outrage from a desk or cellphone where you can say you're angry from the comfort of social media?
If you are truly angry at how government and judicial practices are not working the way you believe, then get involved. Join a lobby, start a petition, contact your local politician you support, volunteer with a civil organization, or start your own movement, find people that agree with you that also feel helpless. Use your outrage in a positive way for more than just saying you're fed up and throwing out pointless vitriol. Take that built up anger and make it work for you. Don't be afraid to use your voice. The alternative is to watch laws get passed, decisions made for you, because as an individual, the thought was planted that you couldn't make a difference. Pick a politician or dynamic historical figure, they didn't wake up as a trailblazer or an icon. They started off with an idea, a belief, a spark to hope for something better for themselves and others like them.
Talk hard, people.
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