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April 20, 2005
advocacy
in spending some time at the calling stand trying to pursuade people to let their congresspersons know that they don't want to see education budget cuts in next year's federal budget, i was impressed by the fact that it took a issue that directly impacted us and our school for us to organize and advocate an issue.
what does it take for us to feel the same need to act for causes that do not directly affect us? why hadn't the sga set up calling tables and organized the students to advocate peace or justice issues? the difference in our quickness to argue against cutting the several million that go to education and against spending over $400 billion that goes toward military spending (6 billion/month in iraq) is that it is money that directly affects us!
what does it take to recognize that spending money on foriegn policy also affects us? as part of a common humanity that reeps what it sows in policy and relations, it is in our personal and societal best interest to advocate the best interest of other socieities.
Posted by Derrick at April 20, 2005 12:00 PM