i don't have a lot to say about my time today on the line.
it was short, but i got to spend much of it talking with a kind man who said he did not know how to help.
i told him that by talking, he was doing all i needed him to do. eyes on the sign, ears to the message.
silence is not acceptable.
the culture of silence and of victim blaming is not only not just unacceptable, but it is a dangerous message we send: when it happens to you, you will keep silent or you will be turned out.
the church that was so keen to silence discussion when their answer was simply to send me packing now wishes me to know my protest has been heard.
well, good. do you have a plan for action? because action is required.
they wish for me to be reasonable see that they've done everything they can do, but they truth is nobody was interested to speak about it until i hit the streets with the sign, and the truth is that we are still a long, long way from them even doing the bare minimum, which is sort of my point.
there were some other things that happened today involving a spectacularly inept email from sally stockwell metro, the church's lay leader, and a conversation with a victim advocate.
there will be time later to talk of those things.
there are many days of walking yet to come in the coming months and sadly, probably years.
as long as it takes.
ooh! and sometime tonight this blog will top 1300 views. so thanks for reading.
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