Representation matters.
We didn’t come to Congress to be silent.
We came to Congress to be a voice for families who are displaced in refugee camps and those seeking justice around the world.
Because that’s what this child survivor of war would have wanted.
Senator Lana Theis accused me by name of grooming and sexualizing children in an attempt to marginalize me for standing up against her marginalizing the LGBTQ community...in a fundraising email, for herself.
Hate wins when people like me stand by and let it happen. I won't.
And we must destroy it so that the hateful GOP doesn't destroy the lives of LGBTQ kids who just want to be seen and supported as they are, so teaching the reality of history and slavery and racism isn't erased from our schools. Hate won't win.
Palestinians in Hebron call on the international community to join in the Dismantle the Ghetto campaign and take action to evacuate Israeli settlers from Hebron.
https://t.co/mpH4Yx59W3
President Zelensky reminds that Ukraine has been a shield for Europe against Russian aggression for 8 years: “There is NO such thing as 'It is NOT my war' in the 21st century...This is not about war in Ukraine, it is about war in Europe—The world needs to act…Not just Ukraine.”
Breathtaking bravery, 2021’s Afghan women are protesting the Taliban regime on the day an all-male Gov’t is appointed…Women are standing their ground!
Their message: We aren’t the same women of 20 year ago; we WON’T be silently sent back to the dark ages.
My latest: Amnesty and the wider human rights community are holding back from clarifying the full implications of Israel’s apartheid character – because they still fear being accused of antisemitism https://t.co/XmMpeqfRp0
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from the Birmingham Jail
@presoutlook I stand with the Stated Clerk and with the PCUSA’s General Assembly position on Palestine and the numerous statements related to just-peace.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from the Birmingham Jail