Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i1BFumI06170; Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:56:48 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:56:48 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200402111554.i1BFs65q003247@mail5.mx.voyager.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Barb Linek" <eslmax@voyager.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9891] Re: Black History Month X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-Mailer: CoreCommMail Status: O Content-Length: 2087 Lines: 72 Here in the Chicago suburbs something exciting is happening. About 50 churches, mosques, synagogues, and unions have united to form a coalition called DuPage United. They are working together to bring about change. Their issues for this year are: bringing health care to the poor, keeping jobs in the area (unemployment is high due to telecommunications layoffs), and affordable housing. They will succeed because they have thousands of members and a board with tremendous experience in community organizing and working through the political system. > How can each individual tear down his "wall." > > Get organized and overthrough the government, ask for free healthcare, education, affordable housing and jobs that pay more than minimum wage? Ask for equal rights for women, gays, minorities, and the disable? > Ask for restoration to be paid to oppressed minorities? > > They could simply start with a gardening project. It will be soothing and calming. They could defolliate the Bushes. > > Andres > > In a message dated 2/11/2004 7:19:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, arconn@juno.com writes: > > > AS I GROW OLDER > > > > Langston Hughes 1926 > > > >It was a long time ago, > >I have almost forgotten my dream. > > > >But it was there then, > >In front of me, > >Bright like a sun - > >My dream. > > > >And then the wall rose, > >Rose slowly, slowly, > >Between me and my dream > >Rose Slowly, slowly, > >Dimming, > >Hiding, > >The light of my dream. > >Rose until it touched the sky- > >The wall. > >Shadow. > >I am black. > >_____ > > > >The last line doesn't have to mean color of skin (as my men told me). It > >can mean your mood. I teach in jail so we talk about what MLK 's wall > >was built of and what their wall is built of. How did MLK tear it down?. > > How can each individual tear down his "wall." > > > > > -- > go here: www.geocities.com/andresmuro/art.html > > Barb Linek Adult Education Coordinator Illinois Migrant Education Even Start (815) 609-9935
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