This article makes me really sad and disappointed. Why are we continually hurting each other when we should be fighting against the larger system together? He could've been my own dad...
My love goes to his family.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
count down til i can breathe
it's been a while since i've written in this. i've started writing in a physical journal again, and i hope i keep it consistent.
i'm currently writing a letter to my pen pal, part of the sasc prison outreach program, where i write letters as a form of communication to someone who is incarcerated. it's amazing how we tend to forget what we don't see. or hear. i forget my privilege that i don't have to wait for someone to check me, to already feel criminalized for being in a place, for being pushed away and forgotten in society. incarcerated individuals don't have that ability to express their needs. from this pen pal program, i definitely recognize my privilege of being able to just feel free and human even with all the injustices we face.
as i claim that i am boggled down by the pressures of uc berkeley and feel trapped, nothing can compare to being imprisoned.
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