Make your statement
I have to say, I'm a little hesitant to bring this up, but I'm just so excited about it and I think it's incredibly relevant to what we've been discussing.
Recent posts have focused on diversity and its state in our community today. It's been on my mind these past couple weeks as I've been reflecting on our staff's recent diversity training. And again this morning as I watched Good Morning America, which hosted the first of several town hall meetings with 2008 presidential candidates.
I'm not much of a political geek, though I have a double major in Poli Sci and live vicariously through West Wing reruns, but I am anxious beyond belief about the upcoming elections. It's not even a Democrat v. Republican v. Green v. Libertarian thing for me. I'm not even at the point where I know who sides where on what, and I'm definitely not sure who I will vote for. What I do know is that never before have we had such diverse choices for a future president.
In about a year and a half, we could elect the first African American president. Or the first Mormon. Or the first woman. Or the first Latino. We could elect a celebrated mayor who led a city and by extension, a country, through the most difficult time it has seen in decades. It's up to us.
We have the power to make a statement to the world about the value of diversity in our country, and all we have to do is check a box. Not many people in this world get that opportunity.
So, I'm using this medium to urge everyone to get educated and make your statement. Check out wikipedia, tune in to Good Morning America, and get informed. And if you're not registered to vote, United Way's got you covered. Check here for information on how to get started.
Recent posts have focused on diversity and its state in our community today. It's been on my mind these past couple weeks as I've been reflecting on our staff's recent diversity training. And again this morning as I watched Good Morning America, which hosted the first of several town hall meetings with 2008 presidential candidates.
I'm not much of a political geek, though I have a double major in Poli Sci and live vicariously through West Wing reruns, but I am anxious beyond belief about the upcoming elections. It's not even a Democrat v. Republican v. Green v. Libertarian thing for me. I'm not even at the point where I know who sides where on what, and I'm definitely not sure who I will vote for. What I do know is that never before have we had such diverse choices for a future president.
In about a year and a half, we could elect the first African American president. Or the first Mormon. Or the first woman. Or the first Latino. We could elect a celebrated mayor who led a city and by extension, a country, through the most difficult time it has seen in decades. It's up to us.
We have the power to make a statement to the world about the value of diversity in our country, and all we have to do is check a box. Not many people in this world get that opportunity.
So, I'm using this medium to urge everyone to get educated and make your statement. Check out wikipedia, tune in to Good Morning America, and get informed. And if you're not registered to vote, United Way's got you covered. Check here for information on how to get started.
posted by Megan at
12:14 PM
1 Comments:
Megan,
Thanks for putting the links in your post. I have been a voter for decades, but have never had such rich resource material so early on in the election process.
And I agree with you -- this could be a very exciting election.
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Peggy Brennan, at 5:25 PM
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