THE TIME IS NOW, MORAL MONDAY !

THE TIME IS NOW, MORAL MONDAY !

SINGIN’ WID A SWORD IN MY HAND

Singin’ wid a sword in my hand, Lord,

Singin’ wid a sword in my hand.

Purtiest singin’ ever I heard… Singin’ wid a sword in my hand.

The above lyrics to this song came from The Books of American Negro Spirituals by James Weldon Johnson & Rosamond Johnson. These words are appropriate for the context of this blog story today and with upcoming event on Feb. 2, 2015 called Moral Monday. Bishop John Selders has been on the front lines in Ferguson, Missouri in the aftermath of Michael Brown’s shooting death by a white police officer. Selders witnessed and participated in demonstrations calling for justice in the death of Michael Brown. It is in the spirit of Ferugson and New York --where black man Eric Garner was choked to death by police—that the theme of Moral Monday was born.

There have been activities in Greater Hartford by some ( not all ) people with delusions of grandeur to highlight the tragic deaths of Brown and Garner, but they have fallen far short of collecting and allowing the rage of people to be heard. At this juncture there is a sense of frustration about the way existential angst of the oppressed ( over these two deaths ) was packaged and presented to the power structure in a sanitized manner : allowing city and state leaders to feel comfortable and not threatened. However the TIME IS NOW for Moral Monday to properly demonstrate there is a segment of the population that did not buy into leadership that packaged the angst of those marching, did not have adequate representation by women or the LGBT community on the speaking agenda, and turned the rage of people into a Pollyanna love fest.

To hell with serene settings that make people feel comfortable- THE TIME IS NOW for the true vanguard to step forward.

 Moral Monday gives the people hope and a voice.

 Moral Monday is not looking for pie in the sky for salvation but realizes salvation comes through struggle.

Moral Monday states clearly the aims of the oppressed – justice now !

Moral Monday sends out a Macedonian call to man the barricades.

Moral Monday beckons all with true revolutionary fervor to come Feb. 2^nd at 3pm to Christ Church at 45 Church Street in Hartford.

THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED