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[Annick B]

Thanks for this post, Sari. The news yesterday was utterly horrifying, the tears are still welling up for me. Those kids, those families, that community.

I do want to add a plea, however: please don't give up on calling out those in power to do the right and reasonable thing and holding them to account. And encouraging others to do the same. While change is slower than anyone would want and can be really hard to perceive at times, please remember that it is the action of private citizens that have achieved what seemed impossible at the time, like ending slavery, enshrining women's right to vote, creating the 40 hour work week, etc. Here's a more recent example: Raphael Warnock would never have been elected to represent Georgia in the US Senate if private individuals had not worked their tails off to get people to the polls. If you haven't seen that kind of by the bootstraps on the ground work in action, you might take a closer look. It's an amazing thing to behold. So please don't give up! Write the letters to public officials, post your thoughts on social media, vote in the midterms (and help others to the same). Our kids and our country's future depends on all of us staying in the game, as flawed as it may be.

[Sari Botton]

Well said. Thank you.