Let George Do It!
LET GEORGE DO IT!
When I see the faces of many young women entering the
Chicago abortion clinic early on Saturday mornings– looking like they probably
didn’t sleep the preceding night and scared, I feel both:
1. Angry
– that they are treated like they are not doing an honorable, correct thing for
themselves, and
2. Sad
– that so few of us – are actively supporting them.
When I hear peers say to me:
“George, I really admire what you are doing…”, I want
to hear,
“George, I really admire what you are doing. Can you suggest how I could get involved in …”
or
“George, I really admire what you are doing. Climate change is most important to me. How can I kick in a few bucks or effectively
reach my Congressperson to support…”
When I am angered and saddened, I am motivated to try
to do more.
Far too many people I see around me may be affected by
similar things, and react differently.
They may ridicule “the enemy”.
Their emotions may lead them to being scared they will say the wrong
words, or do “the wrong thing.
A Grieving Mother - The Most Horrible Loss
Most, if not all, of us have traumas or other
difficult things to work through about our lives. 52 weeks ago – and a few minutes more – I was
severely traumatized, arriving on the pier near my home – just missing seeing a
young man go under water, drowning in front of me. Please see:
Sacred
Space and more significantly: Lost in My
Sadness. (Crying significantly as I
write now,) Today, I will try to honor his mother and her family and deal with
my grief, attending a memorial mass in his honor.
A week ago, August 14, 2022, I attended and helped
facilitate: (Dr.) Shelly Tochluk (https://shellytochluk.com/
and: https://www.awarela.org/ - leading
us in a Most Incredible Anti-Racism Workshop for white people – the YouTube
link for – I will add HERE when it will become available
for anyone choosing to watch it. If you
lack the capacity to take in the full 165 minutes of amazing wisdom of Shelly,
please at least view the last hour of Q&A.
Shelly teaches us the importance of calling in (rather
than calling out) others – recognizing their capacities for: hearing and taking
in our messages. She also makes clear the
importance facing the pressures for “immediate action: of us being strategic, patient, and when necessary, despite the
pressures for “immediate action”.
I agree fully with what she says!
I also feel that it is urgent that we “do
better immediately”.
Women and some trans people lack the luxury of
patience related to reproductive justice.
Waiting a few years – to have an abortion is not an option.
The 2022 elections are vitally important! Defeating reactionary politicians in
November, and at least moderately allowing a little breathing room for many is
vitally necessary!
Read the important words of authors such as:
Shelly
(spend the $32 for volume three if you can), Heather
McGhee, Charlene
Carruthers, John
Feinstein
Or many more.
A year ago, I was amazed to hear a woman I met on the
beach tell me how her 13 year old son was learning a lot about his white
identity. She told me that he was ashamed
of his white privilege. I was aghast a
few minutes later, when she said something like: “But, what can I, a 40’s white woman do…” (implying that she had no potential power to
work for substantive change.
I am particularly upset that most “woke” white men I
know, seemingly may work on their personal privilege sharing with others, but
continue to do almost nothing actively working for positive, systemic change.
There are many important issues! Palestinian People – are important to me
related to me being Jewish. Believing
that they are as important as we are, as Jews, is a simple concept. Being horrified at the injustices they face,
significantly because the U.S. Government – Biden, Trump, Obama, Bushes, etc. –
all continuing and allowing the Apartheid to grow, is disgusting and
hypocritical.
Others – have many more issues, that are also most
significant!
Recently, I wrote a major writing: White boy
– Get Off your a$$
It is easiest to read it (slightly edited) separately (more
slowly) through the sub-sections below:
Original
– White boy – Get Off You’re a$$ - April 12, 2022 - https://www.georgemarx.org/2022/04/white-boy-get-off-your-a.html
White boy – Get Off your A$$ - July
23 - https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/white-boy-get-off-your-a/
The Death Trap – July 24 -
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/the-death-trap/
The Income Trap – July 25 -
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/the-income-trap/
Manliness – July 26 –
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/manliness/
Privilege – July 27 –
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/privilege/
Privilege Revisited – July 28 -
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/privilege-revisited/
So, What Can We Do – July 29 - https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/so-what-do-we-do/
Men for Equity and Reproductive Justice:
https://www.endthepatriarchy.org/
Caring
White Men Sharing Together:
http://www.caringwhitemen.com/
My
Personal Blog - https://www.georgemarx.org/
My Anti-Racism Blog - http://www.workingtowardsendingracism.org/
Marxgeo(at)gmale(dot)com – note the “misspelling”
My life – my journey, is a lifelong
process. Much of my life was limited
significantly by depression and what I would call “under-achievement”.
Dialog is always welcome! Contrasting views are always welcome! Suggestions are always welcome!
Thanks!
George
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