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Thank You to those who care

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:35:53 +0100

I must say, while I am shocked at the negative responses of some who think they have no time to sit for an hour and commemorate the people who died for their rights, I am touched by those of you who have donated and/or will attend the event.

Strangers, even, when told of this event, reached into their pockets to help students. People off the street have asked if they could chip in a dollar when they didn't even have 10 to donate. Forget the economy and all the excuses it brings... Brotherhood/Sisterhood is what's going to save this generation and our future.

Thank you to all of you who care. It takes a village, and when we all work together, we are a family.

DID THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT EVEN WORK?

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:30:39 +0100

I am utterly shocked. Or am I just naive?
On January 15, 2011, "The Mountain Top" will premiere in theaters to teach young teens and their families, as well as caring community members about the Civil Rights Movement in a shocking and emotional way. It will remind us how far we've come, and where we've yet to go. It will bring back the memory of two men who died in their 30s...their 30s!! fighting for our equality. The men and women who fought and died for this were living in a time when war was not in Afghanistan, but in their own homes! Because of their bravery and selfless acts, we now have the freedom to love our fellow man, black or white.

My shock? That many people who I looked up to...educated people...when asked to donate a ticket to a student to see the film, or when asked to come and join the event, replied with, "I have something else to do" or "I don't know if I can fit in it to my schedule."

These people DIED so that we could do simple things like watch a movie together in the same theater, ride the same bus, use the same restroom and get human respect.

I guess we really do take these little things for granted.

Well, they're not little. And neither is an entire generation of children who, by now, do not even have parents old enough to remember first-hand what the Civil Rights Movement involved. Soon, it will be forgotten, and with that, the lessons we learned to tolerate and love.

So don't tell me you can't come because you have something against me, or the person who bought a ticket before you, or the person who told you it wasn't the "hip" thing to do. Don't tell me you can't buy a ticket for a student because you have to take your kids to soccer that day or your sitter canceled. Don't tell me this event is not worth your time. Because it was worth the lives of many young people just like you.

So come. Join us. Do something good. Or donate and send a child in your place. Is making excuses really easier than that?

Journey to the Mountain

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:58:48 +0100

This blog will be set to document this film's journey. Well post emails from teachers, students anyone who sees this film. We will talk about the civil rights movement and how it is taught. Tell us and we will post it and comment.

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