My Letter to Governor Nathan Deal

Your silence will not protect you. ~ Audre Lorde Last Thursday, like many people, I was devastated. I cried and did not want to interact with anyone, even though I had a job to go to. Worse yet, at my job I am expected to be an optimistic person who embraces recovery, but I did not feel that way at all then. I am still devastated, but fortunately I am no longer in the pits of despair. Just because Trump is the president elect does not mean that all hope is lost - it does mean, however, that no one with a conscience can rest and be silent anymore. A friend of mine said that we just need to wait and trust in the Lord, well, my theology is different. I believe that the Lord acts through us and so the time for waiting is over if we truly want to show others that ours is a God of Love and not a God of discrimination. Activism, for me, is also a form of self-care. It makes me feel powerful and useful and it prevents the darkness from consuming me. I decided to write my governor