only 4 or 5 years ago it would have been a struggle to hold a tennessee caucus at the annual southern regional conference of amnesty international...no, it WAS a struggle cause i was there! ... i mean 3 people do not a rich caucus make...and from where i sit at the moment that was a looooooooooooooooooooooooong time ago...last night 12 people merged into 2 minivans and drove over 500 miles from nashville to nawlins' representing spring hill, nashville, middle tennessee state university, and tennessee tech ... 3 more people flew in today (all from mtsu) and more from other parts of the state may yet appear...
all that is to say that as a longtime amnesty international activist cum organizer this is very exciting...we have passionate, youthful people just beginning to acquire the tools they will need to help build a stronger human rights network and movement ... i'm committed to offering them the support, encouragement, and perhaps wisdom to become the next wave of leaders in the struggle to make human rights tangible in people's live around the world and to imbue their lives with the dignity we each deserve...
peace out from the big easy... <3
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