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"The Struggle. The Struggle"

Artist and comrade  Carl A Affarian​ reminded me in a beautiful post today that our struggle for social justice continues. "The Struggle. The Struggle" I'm reminded of the words of two of our sisters in the struggle, first  #AudreLorde said, “Everything we do must contribute to the struggle, because everything they do contributes to grinding us into dust, and we will not be ground.” and second, Maxine Wolfe "It doesn't matter who's on the inside. Anybody can cut you a fucking deal.What matters it who's on the outside and how loud they're screaming." Keep screaming! Stonewall Riots New York City June 28,1969

10 things I learned on Jury Duty

1 While there are indeed two sides to every story, sometimes both sides are stupid. 2 if you think your life is crappy take a walk through the halls of Family Court at 111 Hill Street in Los Angeles. Your life is great. 3 Dress for comfort. Someone will always look worse than you. Always. 4 Judges and lawyers earn every dime they make. Mostly because they have to deal each other. 5 No one will confess. No matter how much you want them to. 6 No one will shout "You can't handle the truth ". No matter how much you want them to. 7 "Good" cafeteria meatloaf is still cafeteria meatloaf. 8 The courtrooms are kind of crummy. Those big impressive courts that you see on TV are...well...on TV. 9 The  ‪#‎ LemonadeLA‬  @MoCA might be the best lunch spot in Downtown LA 10 Law is beautiful and terrible and justice is a funny thing.