tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16607511.post4321789888142773333..comments2008-02-14T15:06:25.078-03:00Phillipe Copelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18342490962831946701noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16607511.post-24961281669114361322008-02-14T15:06:00.000-03:002008-02-14T15:06:00.000-03:00Phillipe, i sought this site hoping to find some Dayfinders posting alight on your site. but i know the time's been brief, though it seems an age since i was in that Zion. <BR/>i wanted to add one thing to this conversation regarding the Kenyan conflagration. some of us forget that much of what is happening is a deeply entrenched behest by those well-practiced at divide and conquer tactics. this imprinted artifice of division is one of the reasons the Baha'i teachings urge us toward emphasizing those things that bring us together, fully cognizant that we have unique qualities that set us apart. rather than seeing these as destructive, these qualities, blended with those of others, form the reagent that bonds us into an organic, indissoluble bond...sorta like epoxies work! and again, we've got the intrinsic agreement between science and religion coming into play here...vernycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01691070153175272368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16607511.post-85949469780658122922008-01-22T07:33:00.000-03:002008-01-22T07:33:00.000-03:00Angela, thanks for responding and wow, if you made it to the conference that would be amazing. Hopefully you could blog about your experience. I'm planning to do that myself along with photos. It would be wonderful to meet you in person after all this time.<BR/>Glad to know this post was meaningful for you and others as well. It inspires me to press on with this humble endeavor.Phillipe Copelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18342490962831946701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16607511.post-23486331083699569282008-01-21T22:04:00.000-03:002008-01-21T22:04:00.000-03:00Phillipe'<BR/><BR/>Your blog hit me square in the gut. I had to read it a few times to wrap my brain around it. It's not so much that I didn't understand the words, but the MEANING of the words, and how it applies to me and everyone else who is of African descent. <BR/><BR/>I've been "a problem". People look at me as "a problem" until I show them through my behavior and words that I'm not. Even worse,I've been trying all of my life to PROVE that I'm NOT a problem! (I'm hearing Brother Malcolm say "no sell out" in my head right now.) But that's the lie I've bought, and your post has pointed that out to me. I'm not a problem, and not because I act "decent":<BR/><BR/>I AM PART OF THE SOLUTION!!!!!<BR/><BR/>That is heady, powerful thinking right there. I can feel the blood rushing to my head.<BR/><BR/>I wanted to say that I'm one step closer to making it to The Dayfinders Conference. But forget that. I will be there.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the prayers, Phillipe!Angelfly72http://www.blogger.com/profile/05454650271889661774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16607511.post-45414381464168605552008-01-21T20:52:00.000-03:002008-01-21T20:52:00.000-03:00Dorri, you tell it girl!Phillipe Copelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18342490962831946701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16607511.post-36523649084515798812008-01-21T19:10:00.000-03:002008-01-21T19:10:00.000-03:00I'm overwhelmed by the thought of how different the life of any individual, not just blatantly oppressed but also casually marginalized, would be if he grew up expecting to make a positive impact on the world, as opposed to being told he is a problem or a nuisance. How much pain would be spared if members of our human family no longer had to fight to believe in their own nobility and beauty... how much wisdom would rush forth if those souls were given a voice! <BR/><BR/>We seem to convince ourselves that tolerating each other is enough, but tolerance won't find the solution to our ills. We need love and an unshakable recognition of our need for each other. <BR/><BR/>Thanks Phillipe :)dorrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293244888532182356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16607511.post-62295200642797446692008-01-21T14:53:00.000-03:002008-01-21T14:53:00.000-03:00Lev, thanks for commenting. I think might make an excellent model for the "How Does It Feel to Be a Solution?" T-Shirt.Phillipe Copelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18342490962831946701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16607511.post-15702461566586945212008-01-21T14:46:00.000-03:002008-01-21T14:46:00.000-03:00Mark Doyle at the BBC wrote a similar analysis of the tribalism frame for stories about violence in Kenya: <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7168551.stm" REL="nofollow">Kenya Tribalism Debate at the BBC</A>. He doesn't call for a reframing as strongly as Sasha Chanoff in the Globe, but goes into greater detail about some economic and land issues that get obscured by the tribalism headlines. <BR/><BR/>P.S. While all of Du Bois' work is powerful, that passage from "The Strivings of the Negro People" is one of the most beautiful, straightforward encapsulations of race in America. I'm stunned as usual.levhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12004142261129393752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16607511.post-49402894954055219162008-01-21T09:40:00.000-03:002008-01-21T09:40:00.000-03:00That is a really cool idea actually about having that on a T-Shirt. I might have to look into that. Thanks for the idea. <BR/>So glad you are a Baha'i my sister!Phillipe Copelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18342490962831946701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16607511.post-76180988966038624032008-01-20T19:27:00.000-03:002008-01-20T19:27:00.000-03:00One more reason I'm a Baha'i!<BR/><BR/>Would make for a great T-shirt logo...<BR/><BR/>I'm the solution!!!lifeAgifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418311682244488890noreply@blogger.com