[Peace] My letter to NG

[Debra Schrishuhn]

Yup. When we compartmentalize and prioritize who is worthy or what is
worthy, we lose sight of the reality that if one is worthy, then all are
worthy. If one is expendable, then all are expendable.We are all connected,
and as a wise man once sang: "Silence like a cancer grows...."

On Sat, Jul 3, 2021 at 6:04 AM karen <karenaram at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> Thanks Deb,
>
> One might say it’s little different than the silence of so many people in
> relation to the lives we destroy with our bombs overseas, and bullets here.
> “Some are more worthy of peace and justice than others.”
>
>
>
> On Jul 3, 2021, at 5:18 AM, Debra Schrishuhn <deb.pdamerica at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks for your letter, Karen. Quite a few prominent citizens live in
> Beringer Commons. And their silence on the goose slaughter is deafening. I
> guess some are more worthy of Peace and Justice than others.
> Deb
>
> On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 5:17 PM karen via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net>
> wrote:
>
>>  I love Champaign Urbana, after living in as many as seven states and
>> three Asian nations. I settled here little over ten years ago to be near my
>> daughter in grad school at the U of I.
>>
>> There are many reasons to love this city, a politically active community
>> is one. The many trees and parks another.
>>
>> Most of all is the people, rich with diversity, and a strong community
>> sense one doesn’t find everywhere.
>>
>> I was thinking about all of this when stuck in traffic recently, as I
>> watched a gaggle of geese crossing the road at Market Square. Adults and
>> babies taking their rightful place in nature. So many cars stopping
>> patiently to allow them to pass. I almost forgot the senseless slaughter at
>> Crystal Lake Park last year, when one hundred seventy five were mercilessly
>> gassed. There are more humane ways of dealing with over population.
>>
>> Today I heard of another geese slaughter, horrifying many residents in
>> the Beringer Commons.
>>
>> Just as our bombs continue to drop across the globe killing and
>> horrifying, we continue the needless slaughter of both geese and people.
>>
>> Saturday, July 3 at 10-11am protest the slaughter. At the entrance gates
>> to Beringer Commons—East Main/Rt. 150 & High Cross Road, Urbana 61801.
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