FOR THE LOVE OF JUSTICE

Do you feel the conscience of this nation is being shaken up? Please share your thoughts and feelings on this.

What changes are you personally going through at this time, due to the long overdue recognition of racism in America?

Frederick Douglass wrote, “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” Please respond to these words.

Do you feel you have been impacted by generational trauma? Please share to your comfort level.

If racism were a cancer, what stage would you say it would be in? Why? Can it be cured? Please share your thoughts on this.

How often do you feel scared or stressed while just walking on the streets of your city, town, etc.?

Throughout your life, do you feel your rights and liberties as a U.S. citizen have been protected?

How do you respond to the saying, “Justice delayed is Justice denied?”

Why do you think white people are finally getting it that there are deep, seemingly intractable systemic racist policies and problems in the US? Do you think they are getting it?

Someone wrote in an article “Some of us are dealing with unprecedented grief. We are broken with pain and invalidated anger. We are dealing with unanswerable grief. We are suffering.” Do you resonate with this? Please share to your comfort level.

Do you feel you have a role in this moment? If yes, please share. If not, why not?

What role does Love, if any, play in the changes we all need to make?

What songs / movies/ books, etc. would you recommend for healing?

Where does forgiveness fit into this moment, if at all?

Is this a time, collectively, for us all to grow and heal our souls?