Welcoming Massachusetts

I just want to take a moment and a little bit of blogspace to plug an initiative that I was working on back in the US of A.

It's called Welcoming Massachusetts, and for me the main point is that people speaking with messages of hate and fear have been speaking in a louder voice than those of us that believe our state should be respectful, tolerant and welcoming. This is not a "pro-immigrant" initiative; it is calling for open and honest discussion about immigration issues, rather than reacting from a place of ignorance, fear and hatred.

www.welcomingma.org/form/sign-pledge

Take a minute and check out this website, it explains the initiative in much more eloquent terms and allows you to add your name to the list if you so desire.

I'm currently helping them comb thru the list of signatures and eliminate repeat entries (I'm listed 3 times!!), make corrections, etc. I'm happy to help, especially during these weeks before classes start when I have so much free time on my hands...