ella-she-her | hija de inmigrantes | bilingual worship pastora | peanut butter and redwood tree enthusiast | salvadoran-estadounidense | ni de aquí ni de allá |
Qué desgracia. Esto no es un juego. The sacredness of the lives of those seeking refuge cannot be reduced to numbers or political pawns no matter who is in la casa blanca.
Confirmed from a WH official on refugee cap: President Biden will keep the refugee cap number at 15,000. He is going to be changing the regional allocation of those refugees.
Note: This is Biden is walking back an earlier pledge to welcome more than 60,000 refugees into the U.S.
13-year old Adam Toledo was shot by police while his empty hands were up. His family was informed 48 hours after he was murdered.
You do not need video to know that this is absolutely horrific and egregious.
You do not need a qualifier to lament.
#JusticeForAdamToledo
Jesus told Peter to put away his sword.
He healed wounds created by the sword.
Jesus said, “if you live by the sword you die by the sword”.
And started a non-violence movement which called us to be peacemakers.
Time for Jesus followers to demand #GunReformNow
NOW.
Grateful to all of the Asian American scholars, writers, and activists, esp. Asian American women, who have been writing and speaking out in the media this week. Here's a thread of some of the best articles I've seen; feel free to add others I've missed.
Stop Asian Hate means call out white supremacy and dismantle it. Stop Asian Hate means learn from and move alongside Black liberation and disability justice. Stop Asian Hate means demand visibility and don't settle there. Stop Asian Hate means abolish ICE and stop deportations.
I think the reason the “bad day” excuse doesn’t shock me is because it’s been use to justify most isms I’ve experienced personally and how faith leaders have used it to talk around white supremacy.