{"id":543,"date":"2012-01-24T23:32:05","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T23:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/writeherewritenow\/?p=543"},"modified":"2012-01-24T23:32:05","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T23:32:05","slug":"you-can-make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/writeherewritenow\/2012\/01\/24\/you-can-make-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"You CAN Make a Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>As we create with words, images, and ideas, we participate in a powerful pattern of transformation. When we release our creations to the world, we never know how far they will travel, how many souls they will reach.<\/p>\n

In 1848, a young man spent a night in jail for refusing to pay a poll tax, protesting against slavery and the Mexican-American War. The next morning, a friend paid his tax and he was released. A small action, unremarkable, perhaps. Yet this action inspired Henry David Thoreau to write Civil Disobedience,<\/em> which later inspired Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s campaign of nonviolence, liberating India from colonial rule; Martin Luther King\u2019s campaign of nonviolence that began liberating African Americans from oppression and segregation; and countless other acts of nonviolence, large and small, that continue to liberate the human spirit.<\/p>\n

We are all connected in the intricate pattern of life. Never doubt that your call to create is part of a process of transformation in which our individual actions ripple out to change the world.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Lately, I\u2019ve been inspired by people in the Occupy Movement, raising their voices against corporate greed, injustice, and economic inequality. Now Maxina Ventura of Occupy Berkeley, has found a creative way many of us can connect in support and solidarity. She founded the \u201cknit-in for the sit-in,\u201d inviting people to knit at the Berkeley farmers\u2019 market and send hand-knit hats, mittens, and scarves to help Occupy members keep warm this winter. So far, I\u2019ve knitted four hats which have been sent to Occupy Wall Street, Tahrir Square, and Fukushima, Japan. Knitting these hats has become a kind of spiritual exercise, affirming my personal connection with this courageous campaign for change.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Because we are all connected, everything we do makes a difference, continuously creating the world we know. How can you make a difference in your own creative life? Following your heart will show you how. Together, we can create new possibilities for our world\u2014right here and right now.<\/p>\n

For More Information<\/strong> about the \u201cknit-in,\u201d see http:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/2011\/11\/26\/crafters-organize-knit-in-in-solidarity-with-occupy-berkeley\/<\/a>.\u00a0 If you\u2019d like to knit warm items for the Occupy Movement, you may send them to Occupy Berkeley, c\/o Maxina Ventura, 2399 E. 14th<\/sup> St. No 24, San Leandro, CA 94577.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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