What Would YOU Do If You Came Upon A Swastika Graffiti?

This story is remarkable.   Barbara Becker and her son were walking in Manhattan (New York, NY, USA) recently and came upon a swastika painted on an advertisement.

The child said,

"The person who did that hates me, and he doesn't even know me."

And then, later, as the parent and child processed and talked about what to do, the child had an idea:

"We could put something good over it," 

and they did just that.

and here's what the child wrote on that heart:

Go read the article - it's remarkable.


The Mom's comments were wise.  We have to talk about it when prejudice and hate of any kind rear their ugliness.  And we must respond every time.

But it's the wisdom of the child will stay with me long after that graffitied advertisement comes down.

"Choose Peace."

Beautiful.

Namaste,
Lee

ps - My thanks to Karol for sharing this story with me, so I could share it with you.

Graeme, a Gay 14 Year Old, Speaks Up To Defend A Teacher Who Stood Up To Anti-Gay Bullying

Get this.

So back on Spirit Day at Howell High School in Michigan, teacher Jay McDowell (who was wearing a purple shirt) asked a student to leave his classroom after the student made hateful comments about Gay people.

The TEACHER was suspended.

Here's a video of a students speaking out at the school board meeting in the teacher's support:



(If this embedded video doesn't work, try going here to watch it: http://bit.ly/h9IfAf)

And here's more about the teacher's suspension (note: the queerty site has adult ads on it. You can see the article here.)

Thank you, Jay, for not letting anti-gay hate speech go unchallenged in your classroom.

And Thank you, Graeme, for STANDING UP for what's right.

You both inspire me.

Namaste,
Lee

P.S. Thanks as well to Arianne for giving me the heads-up on this story, so I could share it with all of you!