what a stunning piece of writing. the humanity you describe tears deep into my soul – the spirit of community, the chanting in the streets, the songs on the bus, the small moments like grinning to each other without needing words. it's special.
"He says good luck with your journey, sister. He says thank you for supporting us."
"There, he says. It's paid for."
don't mind me, i'm over here, crying in a corner. this is what being human is about. this is what will save us.
very interesting to see how the bbc haven't changed over the course of the past year. i'm not british, but london is the city of my heart (i studied abroad for three years), and i happened to be there when the so-called "million march" went off on armistice day. i remember the bbc's fear mongering in the hours before the protest. i remember the shifty eyes of some people as we gathered on the street. i remember thinking "how can there be hundreds of thousands of people here, in this peaceful, beautiful, respectful march, sharing this heartaching moment with me?"
of course, no one made trouble except some furious white men waving british flags, whom the police promptly led away.
on a different note, it's incredible to see that the youth rebellion of the 2020s isn't about staying out late to drink, smoke and party, but about standing up for human rights. the journey you write about is the most important one i've read of in a while.
stand up, organise, shout loud, share the humanity. the world is a better place with you in it.
thank you so much for this lovely comment! community is always what will save us <3 the stuff with the bbc i truly find insane. how do they manage to not report a single thing? so many people are coming together, and they're not saying a thing?
i think young people are doing all the smoking drinking drugs and partying, don't worry. we're just trying to do the protesting as well, and it gets a bit overwhelming.
what a stunning piece of writing. the humanity you describe tears deep into my soul – the spirit of community, the chanting in the streets, the songs on the bus, the small moments like grinning to each other without needing words. it's special.
"He says good luck with your journey, sister. He says thank you for supporting us."
"There, he says. It's paid for."
don't mind me, i'm over here, crying in a corner. this is what being human is about. this is what will save us.
very interesting to see how the bbc haven't changed over the course of the past year. i'm not british, but london is the city of my heart (i studied abroad for three years), and i happened to be there when the so-called "million march" went off on armistice day. i remember the bbc's fear mongering in the hours before the protest. i remember the shifty eyes of some people as we gathered on the street. i remember thinking "how can there be hundreds of thousands of people here, in this peaceful, beautiful, respectful march, sharing this heartaching moment with me?"
of course, no one made trouble except some furious white men waving british flags, whom the police promptly led away.
on a different note, it's incredible to see that the youth rebellion of the 2020s isn't about staying out late to drink, smoke and party, but about standing up for human rights. the journey you write about is the most important one i've read of in a while.
stand up, organise, shout loud, share the humanity. the world is a better place with you in it.
thank you so much for this lovely comment! community is always what will save us <3 the stuff with the bbc i truly find insane. how do they manage to not report a single thing? so many people are coming together, and they're not saying a thing?
i think young people are doing all the smoking drinking drugs and partying, don't worry. we're just trying to do the protesting as well, and it gets a bit overwhelming.
thank u for ur kind words, man