{"id":4262,"date":"2022-02-23T13:35:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T18:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/?p=4262"},"modified":"2022-02-23T13:35:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T18:35:13","slug":"reading-listening-love-ing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/?p=4262","title":{"rendered":"reading, listening, love -ing&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Currently what I am reading is A Taste of Power by Elaine Brown\u00a0<br>one woman\u2019s story of resistance and resilience \u00a0<br>of, for the most part, young disenfranchised \u00a0<br>inspired people \u00a0<br>coming up in the Black Panther organization\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>while also last night revisiting the\u00a0remarkable revolutionary,\u00a0<br>dedicated, kind, kind hearted, genuine soul\u00a0<br>that was \u00a0<br>John Lewis, whom I admire \u00a0<br>and have so much reverence for, always\u00a0<br>in his dedication to changing the world \u00a0<br>regardless of what he and many others faced\u00a0<br>and experienced\u00a0<br>in a genuine unfailing commitment\u00a0<br>to non-violence\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>the great, indomitable\u00a0strength\u00a0<br>and\u00a0spirit\u00a0<br>of a great, great man\u00a0<br>who believed in the power of\u00a0<br>the people\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am listening and\u00a0paying attention to, \u00a0<br>applauding, as well as backing\u00a0<br>the astounding Autumn Peltier\u00a0<br>a young, Canadian Anishinaabe Indigenous rights advocate\u00a0<br>also, the Chief Water commissioner of the Aniishnabek Nation\u00a0<br>and Global Water Activist\u00a0<br>who is once again, (re)issuing the call for the government\u00a0<br>of any and all stripe\u00a0<br>to make good on promises of clean drinking water\u00a0<br>for all First Nations\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>and for those who are currently counting infringements &#8211;<br> \u00a0<br><strong>The right to water is recognized by the United Nations. 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