I Love This Country
- Peggy O'Neal
- 21 hours ago
- 2 min read
You know what I love about this country?
The people. I love that from NY to LA, the country is full of so many different people, most of whom are here because somebody at some time decided to move to a totally new place and try to make a home for themselves. I love that you can experience the world in little ways all across this country - the food, the music, the languages, the cultures from all over, here in one place. I love that I never stop learning new things. I love the wide open spaces and the land we live on. I love the indigenous communities fighting to retain their autonomy and reclaim their prosperity. I love the communities that build each other up and the ones supporting each other. I love the uniquely American experience I’ve had.
I love my freedom of speech, something that needs to be protected like the unique thing it is.
And I know that my experience is a privileged one, informed by my ability to travel outside the US, a good education, and parents who raised me with empathy and wisdom. But that also means that I want everyone in the country to experience what I love about it. So today I went out and marched. And I’m leaving a list of links (thanks for curating, Elizabeth Barrial!) for you if you want to help build the same America with me.
The American Civil Liberties Union
RAICES
The National Network of Abortion Funds
The Afiya Center
Indigenous Women Rising
Mariposa Fund
Planned Parenthood
The Loveland Foundation
Trans Justice Funding Project
Transgender Law Center
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Trans Lifeline
Lambda Legal
the NAACP
the NAACP Defense Fund
the ACLU
EMILY's List
Know Your IX
Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
The National Police Accountability Project
By Laura Gosnell
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