V-Day and One Billion Rising Helena

I had the pleasure of being on a nationwide conference call with Women’s March organizers. When we did roll call, 34 state + DC, London, and Canada organizers were on the phone. And Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, Bernice King. (yes, I know the controversy that surrounds some of her beliefs and activism. there were several people on the phone from the LGBTQ community, and we acknowledged that baggage comes with every one of us. she still was very motivating and had wonderful advice).

Bernice King was asked to talk to us organizers and offer advice, words of wisdom, and support. I want to share some quotes with you that she shared with us. One from her father, her mother, and one from her. I’m not sure there was a dry eye on the phone.

She referenced Michelle Obama’s “when they go low, we go high” before quoting her dad: we shall “forever conduct our struggles on the plane of dignity and discipline.”

Bernice King: “This is just the beginning. It’s not going to be easy. This is a revolution for real. This will be a spectrum of colors, consciousness, and inclusiveness like never before.”

Coretta Scott King: “Women. When the soul of the nation is to be saved, you must become its soul.”

Oh yes.

I am so honored to be a part of this revolution. I will not sit this out quietly. Please join me.