| Dear friends, comrades, and supporters, A new year dawns tomorrow. Introspection seems to be a requirement of the occasion, along with ample servings of black- eyed peas and greens with cornbread for those of us whose roots lie in the southern USA. Our family has lit the Kwanzaa candles and reflected on the Seven Principles: Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self Determination), Ujima (Collective Work & Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith). These are not just directives for African Americans; they form an excellent roadmap for liberation everywhere. The idea that most resonates with me today is this: Poder es servir. Power is service. That’s what I was taught at the family dinner table, in civics class, at Sunday school. My parents, teachers, coaches, mentors were of one voice about this: we are, each of us, free to choose our own paths but regardless of our choices, the bottom line is that we should leave the world better than we found it. The staff and board of AFGJ have taken this to heart. We all strive to serve the people. Our resistance to oppression of all kinds is service. Our work to teach, inform, organize, build, cultivate, and resist is service. Our quest to build people power is service, because with greater power in the hands of the people instead of the miserly grip of the financial barons, the wealth we produce through our labor can be used to serve our needs. This power, like the other human rights we are all entitled to, is at the core of our purpose, our struggle, and if we succeed in our work for justice, it will be our future. Thank you for your service to humanity and your dedication to building people power. Thank you for working toward a just peace in our works. Thank you for traveling this path with us. Thank you for your support, both past and future. May the new year bring renewed hope and vigor to all of us and to our movement. May you have a healthy, productive, and purpose-filled year that brings you love, contentment, and joy. In hopes of greater power and service, Camille Landry, Coordinator for the Lucy Parsons Human Rights School on behalf of The Staff & Board of Alliance for Global Justice 31 December 2023 |
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