Spoken Word Piece on Measure R, by Cathia Barrow
By: Jackie, August 16th, 2009
sharing stories of a greener LA
amplifying the impact of environmental justice organizations
By: Jackie, July 24th, 2009
Spoken Word Piece: Untitled
As I walk thru the valley of the shadow of death, I take a step back to realize the social injustice brought out by the increase police presence of the plea by Mayor Antonio Villaragiosa of a 1,000 more police to target black and brown youth. Spearheaded by the police, the split between black and brown, I spit this pleas so you can scrutinize my every word, memorize my every line, that my plea is real.Increase police presence orchestrates the fear for the green in the eye and the “nine” close by to protect from the entity hired to protect and serve. As I spit this pleas of a 1,000 less police, as I mosh with BRU behind me, I exercise my right to express to impress those ears, how you interpret it is on you. I put my voice behind a 1,000 less police and a 1,000 more buses. If you don’t understand, don’t bother to ask. 1,000 more teachers protects the minds corrupted in the unjustified latter of nothin more in this world. A 1,000 more parks protects the targeted black and brown youth with a place to go and a spot to kick it. As I mosh with the BRU behind me, we gon’ charge, we gon’ stomp, we gon’ march thru the swamp, we gon’ step to those doors, we gon’ make our demands ” 1,000 Less Police, 1,000 more buses, 1,000 more teachers, 1,000 more parks. All you’ll see is a sea of people, some black some brown even white, no matter the color; all that matters is we’re together to demonstrate the same cause to show what a 1,000 more police looks like, by millions of black and brown youth locked up in record numbers, deaths of Devin Brown and Suzie Pena, and the beating of Rodney King. As I provide just enough spark that we need to proceed to carry on with the demands; Respectively, I disagree with a 1,000 more police
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