tamarjacobson

Quote of the day:

We’re the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the
change that we seek … what started as a whisper has swelled to a
chorus. It is a chorus that cannot be ignored. Barack Obama, February 5, 2008

I’ve been thinking.

Is feminism only for white women?

Is eradication
of racism more … or … less important than feminism?

Do white women
only stick to what is closest to themselves?

Lately, when I think of Clinton, for some reason, I am reminded of the Angel in Angels in America, saying "I, I, I ,I …" and how, therefore, Hillary can no longer represent me – a white woman.

For, I want to be a part of something bigger, wider, deeper, more inclusive – a diverse "we" – a chorus that cannot be ignored.

I remember what it felt like standing among so many others as different as we seemed, at the rally in Wilmington
on just this past Sunday, and how closely bonded – similar in our
humanity, hopes, dreams and hunger for justice we all were. I felt represented more
than I have felt in a long, long time.

I remember, only yesterday, the signs on our campus side-walks written in chalk by students all "fired up:"

I don’t remember seeing youth this charged and involved for a long, long time. Indeed, I am reminded of a young Tamarika,
long ago and far away in Africa, all idealistic and full of hope for the world, for the future, and I cherish
that memory of me. It is not nostalgia. It is real and true and strong. Those life cynics have not succeeded in "boiling" or "stewing" the hope out of me yet!

Yes indeed I am a feminist, but that’s no reason to vote for someone
who does not represent me, you, everyone of every color, religion,
class, sexual orientation, creed, gender.

So, Barack Obama, this gray haired, white woman, with her age sixty close by on the horizon, is sticking with you, as hard as it might be, for the days and weeks and months ahead.

A year ago at Mining Nuggets: I have a dream