SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA

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Al pueblo de Ihuatzio

Es la otra hora, la noche, el espectáculo de las estrellas, en la oscuridad y lo infinito del cielo, o en la neblina que flota y se mezcla, en una añeja y tradicional alianza, con el humo que exhalan el copal, las fogatas, el incienso, las veladoras y los cirios. Son instantes nocturnos, envueltos con el prodigio de la vida y el retorno de los muertos, de acuerdo con la concepción purépecha, en su tierra nativa, en Ihuatzio.

Hay una fecha, en especial, en que las familias purépechas, reunidas en el cementerio, entre los altares con flores de cempasúchil y otros elementos indígenas, esperan a las ánimas, a sus difuntos, a la gente que a una hora y a otra, un día y muchos más, coexistió a su lado y protagonizó capítulos de una historia…

The actions of Republican state legislators to curtail absentee voting, limit days for early voting and seize control of local election boards have prompted 188 scholars to sign a “Statement of Concern: The Threats to American Democracy and the Need for National Voting and Election Administration Standards.” 

Their words are wise and prophetic …

Statement of Concern

The Threats to American Democracy and the Need for National Voting and Election Administration Standards

STATEMENT

June 1, 2021

We, the undersigned, are scholars of democracy who have watched the recent deterioration of U.S. elections and liberal democracy with growing alarm. Specifically, we have watched with deep concern as Republican-led state legislatures across the country have in recent months proposed or implemented what we consider radical changes to core electoral procedures in response to unproven and intentionally destructive allegations of a stolen election. Collectively, these initiatives are transforming several states into political systems…

This post continues the rough draft of  Chapter 1 of my non-fiction WiP, Baby Acres.  This is the next outline section, chapter 1, section II A.

I think I’ve finally managed to stay within my word count guideline for this section, with 288 words for a 250 plan!  🙂

And once again, by way of disclaimer, the overall goal is now to explain why we need both equ. + justice, & why in 4 phases.  This chapter will transition to a chapter (2-5) for each phase, showing what Phases I-IV could look like as part of a possible roadmap for a fully inclusive society for all of us.  This vision is laid out in the hope that All HumanKind  will eventually have each person’s basic needs  met, without taking anything from anyone, and without violence, intimidation, nor coercion of any kind. 

Chapter One, section II A:

Phase II with respect…