Yesterday was the first day of school. I managed to snag a long-term assignment for a vacant art class (I'll talk more about this next week), and I asked for and was granted an extra day to get things set up. Of course, this was the big welcome back meeting day, and like last year, I got to attend.
One of the points that came up during the meeting was what to do if ICE shows up at our campus. And... That this even has to be discussed just sucks big time.
The school is in a highly "brown" neighborhood. Lots of Latinos. (And there's a large middle eastern population, too.) So, yeah, with the crazy masked kidnappers around, we have to be cautious.
Someone on social media made the point that what the regime is doing is not due to strength but due to weakness. They're trying to consolidate power. Which is why it's important for us to resist them, even in little ways, so they have to work harder to get less done.
I just wish more people in power were resisting, rather than rolling over and letting the regime get away with its many atrocities.
Oh, and by the way, there's a change.org petition for impeachment. In case you're interested.
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A lot of things don't seem to be okay, right?
ReplyDeleteThings I never would've considered worrying about a couple years ago.
ReplyDeleteHi Liz - I am glad I live over here. Good luck to you all in the coming days, weeks and months - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteI've heard that a lot of parents have chosen to home school their kids because they are afraid that Ice will come to the school and take the kids.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post and subject.
ReplyDeleteLots of immigrant neighborhoods here, too. Scary times for them, isn’t it?
ReplyDeleteI have two cousins whose mother (married to one of my first cousins) is from Mexico. She's a naturalized U.S. citizen and has been for years, but speaks with a heavy Spanish accent. Both their children were born in the United States. One of their children, in turn, has two children. So, in a way, this hits home, even though they live in a blue state.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know school started so early. It is really crazy what is going on.
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Just like that, school's back. Countdown to June in 1,2,3....
ReplyDeleteWe live in Nazi regime.
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